Monthly Archives: July 2012

SEC Charges Equity Research Firm Founder Tai Nguyen with Insider Trading

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Tai Nguyen, Case No. 12-CIV-5009 (S.D.N.Y.).  On June 26, 2012 the SEC charged Tai Nguyen, owner of equity research firm Insight Research, with insider trading.  The Nguyen case stems from the SEC’s investigation of “expert … Continue reading

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SEC Charges Aubrey Lee Price With Fraud and Freezes His Assets

Securities And Exchange Commission v. Aubrey Lee Price; PFG, LLC; PFGBI, LLC; Montgomery Asset Management, LLC f/k/a PFG Asset Management, LLC, (Florida limited liability company); and Montgomery Asset Management, LLC f/k/a PFG Asset Management, LLC, (Georgia limited liability company), Case No. … Continue reading

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Fund Adviser AMMB Consultant Sendirian Berhad Agrees to Pay More than $1.5 million to settle SEC Charges

Securities and Exchange Commission v. AMMB Consultant Sendirian Berhad, Case No. 1:12-cv-01052 (D.D.C.).  On June 26, 2012, the SEC sued AMMB Consultant Sendirian Berhad (“AMC”), a Malaysian investment adviser, for charging a U.S. registered fund for over a decade for advisory services that AMC did … Continue reading

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SEC Charges Wayne Palmer and National Note of Utah with $100 Million Real-Estate Based Ponzi Scheme

Securities and Exchange Commission v. National Note of Utah, LC and Wayne LaMar Palmer, Case No. 2:12-cv-00591.  On June 25, 2012, the SEC obtained a temporary restraining order and asset freeze against Wayne L. Palmer and his firm, National Note … Continue reading

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FINRA Fines Merrill Lynch $2.8 for Overcharging Customers

On June 21, 2012, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced that it fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. $2.8 million for supervisory failures and the resulting overcharge to customers of $32 million in unwarranted fees, and for failing to … Continue reading

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CFTC Obtains Order requiring Linda Harris, Chance Harris, CDH Forex Investments, LLC, and CDH Global Holdings, LLC, to Pay More than $5.4 Million in Forex Fraud.

CFTC v. CDH Forex Investments, LLC et al., Case No. 3:11 cv-02862-F (N.D. Tex.).  On June 12, 2012, the CFTC obtained a federal court order requiring Linda Harris, Chance Harris, and their companies, CDH Forex Investments, LLC and CDH Global Holdings to pay more … Continue reading

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