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Digital World SPAC Settles SEC Charges for Material Misrepresentations to Investors

Posted on July 24th, 2023 at 3:17 PM
Digital World SPAC Settles SEC Charges for Material Misrepresentations to Investors

Digital World Acquisition Corporation (DWAC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), settled fraud charges for making material misrepresentations in forms filed with the SEC as part of DWAC’s initial public offering and proposed merger with Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (TMTG).

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House Approves Several Bills Expanding Investment Opportunities

Posted on June 6th, 2023 at 10:52 AM
House Approves Several Bills Expanding Investment Opportunities

The full House has passed the Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2023, which among other things would require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to devise a test for investors to be certified as accredited investors.

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SEC Issues New Warning Regarding Reg BI Compliance Lapses

Posted on February 10th, 2023 at 1:54 PM
SEC Issues New Warning Regarding Reg BI Compliance Lapses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning indicating that financial advisory firms are relying on outdated systems to achieve compliance with Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI). 

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SEC Charges Pennsylvania Investment Advisor With Operating Fraudulent Scheme

Posted on February 7th, 2023 at 1:48 PM
SEC Charges Pennsylvania Investment Advisor With Operating Fraudulent Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a former investment advisor, Joshua Coleman, with allegedly operating a fraudulent scheme that generated nearly $200 million in ill-gained proceeds. 

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Morgan Stanley Expected To Soon Resolve Due Diligence Backlog

Posted on February 6th, 2023 at 12:44 PM
Morgan Stanley Expected To Soon Resolve Due Diligence Backlog

Morgan Stanley is expected to resolve an issue pertaining to financial advisors whose client accounts have been recently entangled in a due diligence backlog. 

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SEC Charges Wisconsin Financial Advisor For Allegedly Defrauding Senior Investors

Posted on February 3rd, 2023 at 2:00 PM
SEC Charges Wisconsin Financial Advisor For Allegedly Defrauding Senior Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a Wisconsin-based financial advisor, Anthony Liddle, with misappropriating $1.9 million from at least 13 investors.

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Clients Increase Their Demands to Cash Out of REITs Amidst Potential Recession

Posted on February 2nd, 2023 at 1:50 PM
Clients Increase Their Demands to Cash Out of REITs Amidst Potential Recession

Investors collectively have rushed to cash out of some non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) during the fourth quarter, which has boosted the demand to redeem shares of net asset value REITs by $1 billion, according to investment bank Robert A. Stanger & Co. 

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Former LPL Advisor Receives 8-Year Prison Sentence For Misappropriation of Client Funds

Posted on January 31st, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Former LPL Advisor Receives 8-Year Prison Sentence For Misappropriation of Client Funds

A former LPL financial advisor recently was sentenced to more than eight years in prison, or 100 months, for his role in a scheme that misappropriated $2.8 million from six clients. 

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Silvergate Shares Skyrocket Amidst FTX Meltdown

Posted on January 30th, 2023 at 12:54 PM
Silvergate Shares Skyrocket Amidst FTX Meltdown

Silvergate Capital share prices increased after the company announced its fourth-quarter results, even after FTX’s collapse, which forced Silvergate to fire staff and sell assets.

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SEC Files Suit Against Gemini and Genesis Over Crypto “Earn” Program

Posted on January 27th, 2023 at 1:46 PM
SEC Files Suit Against Gemini and Genesis Over Crypto “Earn” Program

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed suit against two crypto brokerages, Genesis Global Capital and Gemini Trust Co., for breaching federal securities laws. 

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