Securities Law

SEC Charges Advisory Firm and Part-Owner for Breach of Fiduciary Duty in Connection with Use of Leveraged ETFs

May 4, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Fargo, North Dakota-based investment adviser Classic Asset Management LLC (CAM) and indirect part-owner and investment adviser representative Douglas G. Schmitz for breach of… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Announces New Members of Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee

May 4, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced 14 new members of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. The new members were appointed to four-year terms to fill vacancies arising primarily from the expiration of prior members’… Full report at: Read More

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GPL Ventures LLC, GPL Management LLC, Alexander J. Dillon, and Cosmin I. Panait

May 3, 2023

SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Firm and Its Principals for Acting as Unregistered Dealers and Engaging in a Penny Stock Fraud Scheme Read the full report at Read More

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Brett M. Bartlett et al.

May 3, 2023

SEC Alleges Son and Father-In-Law Touted Faith to Target Church Members in $20 Million Offering Fraud Read the full report at Read More

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Enhance Private Fund Reporting

May 3, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds. The amendments are designed to enhance the ability of the Financial Stability… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize Share Repurchase Disclosure

May 3, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to modernize the disclosure requirements relating to repurchases of an issuer’s equity securities, including requiring issuers to provide daily repurchase activity on a quarterly or semi-… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Alleges Son and Father-in-Law Touted Faith to Target Church Members in $20 Million Offering Fraud

May 2, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Brett M. Bartlett, his father-in-law Scott A. Miller, and their companies for fraudulent securities offerings that raised at least $20.5 million, some of which Bartlett and Miller misused for personal… Full report at: Read More

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Carlos Eduardo Reyes Alvarez.

May 2, 2023

SEC Charges Florida Trader with Microcap Stock Manipulation Scheme and Obtains Final Judgment Read the full report at Read More

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SEC Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Rule Amendments to Modernize Beneficial Ownership Reporting

May 2, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today reopened the comment period for its proposed amendments to modernize the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting, and the staff of the Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis released a… Full report at: Read More

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Charles Winn LLC

April 23, 2023

SEC Files Charges in Fine Wine Investment Fraud Scheme Read the full report at Read More

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