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SEC Issues Investor Warning Related to Single-Stock ETFs

Posted on July 26th, 2022 at 3:32 PM
SEC Issues Investor Warning Related to Single-Stock ETFs

While the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has regularly updated its regulatory framework to address the introduction of complex exchange-traded products (ETPs), the SEC now is warning investors about single-stock exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are set to soon hit the market.

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$1.8 Million SEC Judgement Against Advisor Upheld on Appeal

Posted on July 25th, 2022 at 1:27 PM
$1.8 Million SEC Judgement Against Advisor Upheld on Appeal

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has convinced the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to uphold a $1.8 million judgment imposed on an advisor accused of fraud.

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SEC Charges Former LPL Advisor With Misappropriating $1.7 Million

Posted on July 20th, 2022 at 2:39 PM
SEC Charges Former LPL Advisor With Misappropriating $1.7 Million

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a former LPL advisor with misappropriating $1.7 million from at least three clients to cover personal expenses, including the purchase of a house.

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UBS Agrees to Pay $25 Million to Settle SEC Fraud Charges Related to YES

Posted on July 13th, 2022 at 3:33 PM
UBS Agrees to Pay $25 Million to Settle SEC Fraud Charges Related to YES

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to a settlement with UBS Financial Services. The firm has agreed to pay $25 million to settle fraud charges pertaining to a complex options trading strategy known as YES, or Yield Enhancement Strategy.

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Infinity Q Founder Charged by SEC For Overvaluing Assets

Posted on July 12th, 2022 at 3:13 PM
Infinity Q Founder Charged by SEC For Overvaluing Assets

Infinity Q, a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), oversaw a now-shuttered mutual fund, the Infinity Q Diversified Alpha Fund, as well as a parallel hedge fund, the Infinity Q Volatility Alpha Fund. 

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SEC Investigates A.G. Morgan Financial Advisors and Others For Selling Unregistered Securities

Posted on June 27th, 2022 at 12:49 PM
SEC Investigates A.G. Morgan Financial Advisors and Others For Selling Unregistered Securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Vincent Camarda, James McArthur, and A.G. Morgan Financial Advisors.

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SEC Charges Advisors and Their Firm With Reg BI Violations Over Sales of GWG L Bonds

Posted on June 24th, 2022 at 10:45 AM
SEC Charges Advisors and Their Firm With Reg BI Violations Over Sales of GWG L Bonds

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Western International Securities and five of its advisors with violating Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) when they recommended and sold high-risk debt securities known as L Bonds to retirees and other retail investors.

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SEC Charges Three Additional Advisors for Recommending Horizon Ponzi Scheme to Investors

Posted on June 22nd, 2022 at 1:17 PM
SEC Charges Three Additional Advisors for Recommending Horizon Ponzi Scheme to Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed suit against Michael Mooney, Britt Wright, and Penny Flippen pertaining to their engagement with a Ponzi scheme, which raised at least $110 million from nearly 400 investors.

 
 

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SEC Seeks to Have Court Appoint Receiver For GPB Capital

Posted on June 17th, 2022 at 12:53 PM
SEC Seeks to Have Court Appoint Receiver For GPB Capital

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has presented a plan to a New York federal judge that would place GPB Capital Holdings into receivership with the objective to return money to what the SEC terms “defrauded investors”.

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SEC Charges Hedge Fund Advisor Over Alleged $39 Million Fraud

Posted on June 9th, 2022 at 1:01 PM
SEC Charges Hedge Fund Advisor Over Alleged $39 Million Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges against EIA All Weather Alpha Fund I Partners LLC (EIA) and its owner, Andrew Middlebrooks, for allegedly operating a multi-year scheme that involved the misappropriation of investor funds.

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