by Ara Jabrayan | Mar 11, 2025 | Compliance Violations, Conflicts of Interest, Duty of Care, Fiduciary Duty, Investment Adviser Representative, policies and procedures, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, Standards of Conduct, Suitability, Violations
On February 14, 2025, the SEC settled charges against a New York-based Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) and a former Investment Adviser Representative (IAR) of that firm. The RIA and IAR allegedly breached the fiduciary duty they owed to their clients. The RIA and...
by Ara Jabrayan | Mar 6, 2025 | Advisory Contract, Code of Ethics, Fiduciary Duty, Investment Adviser Representative, Penalty, policies and procedures, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), RIA Compliance, RIA Compliance Policies, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, SEC Rules
On January 17, 2025, the SEC announced that it had settled charges against two Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), as well as against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (Merrill Lynch). Aside from being a broker-dealer, Merrill Lynch is an...
by Ara Jabrayan | Mar 6, 2025 | Chief Compliance Officer, RIA Compliance, Rule 503, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, SEC Rules, Violations
On December 20, 2024, the SEC settled charges involving two private companies, as well as one Registered Investment Adviser (RIA), that failed to file their required Forms D in a timely manner. The RIA and the other companies were accused of violating Rule 503 of...
by Ara Jabrayan | Feb 13, 2025 | Account Recommendations, Advisory Contract, Best Execution, Broker-Dealer, Candidate, Chief Compliance Officer, Code of Ethics, commissions, Communication, Compliance Violations, Deceit, Disgorgement, Dually Licensed, Fee Calculations, fees, Fines, investment management agreement, Penalties, policies and procedures, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs), RIA Compliance Policies, Risk, SEC Investment Adviser Compliance, SEC NEWS, Share Class Selection, Suitability, Violations, Whistleblower, Whistleblower Protection Rule
On September 25, 2024, the SEC charged two firms with ignoring clients’ instructions and exceeding their designated investment limits for over two years. The two firms charged were Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”), a registered...
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...
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