by Ara Jabrayan | Sep 23, 2024 | Code of Ethics, Communication, Compliance Violations, Deceit, Fiduciary Duty, RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, SEC Rules
SEC Charges RIA with Misleading Investors about its Investment Strategy On September 19, 2024, the SEC charged an Idaho-based Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) with making misleading statements, as well as compliance failures, related to the firm’s execution of its...
by Ara Jabrayan | Sep 6, 2024 | Advisory Contract, Audit, Books and Records, Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance Violations, Custody Rule, Deceit, Deficiencies, Duty of Care, Fiduciary Duty, Fines, Hedge Clause, Investment Adviser Representative, Investment Advisers Act - Section 206(4), Liability, Penalty, policies and procedures, Private Funds, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), Retail Investors, RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, SEC NEWS
On September 3, 2024, the SEC announced that it had settled charges against a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) that failed to comply with requirements pertaining to the safekeeping of client assets. The SEC also alleged that the RIA used impermissible liability...
by Ara Jabrayan | Sep 5, 2024 | "Off-Channel" Communications, Best Execution, Books and Records, Chief Compliance Officer, Code of Ethics, Communication, compliance deficiencies, Compliance Violations, Conflicts of Interest, Cybersecurity, Deceit, Deficiencies, Division of Enforcement, Division of Examinations, Duty of Care, Electronic Communications Archiving Service, Fiduciary Duty, Fines, FINRA, Fraud, Investment Adviser Code of Ethics, Investment Adviser Representative, Investment Advisers Act, Investment Advisers Act - Section 206(4), policies and procedures, Recordkeeping, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), Regulation Best Interest (BI), Restitution, RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, SEC NEWS
On August 12, 2024, the SEC announced that it had settled charges against a New York-based Registered Investment Adviser (RIA). The SEC ordered the RIA to pay over $6 million and to return funds to clients who were harmed by the firm’s undisclosed conflicts of...
by Ara Jabrayan | Apr 29, 2024 | Code of Ethics, Communication, Compliance Violations, Deceit, Division of Enforcement, Fines, Fraud, Investment Adviser Code of Ethics, Investment Adviser Representative, Investment Advisers Act - Section 206(2), Marketing Rule, RIA Compliance
On April 22, 2024, the SEC resolved an enforcement action against an investment adviser and the firm’s owner based in Fort Lauderdale. The enforcement action demonstrates how important it is for investment advisers and Investment Adviser Representatives to be accurate...
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