Tag Archives: Investment Advisers Act

SEC Charges Edward M. Laborio In Boiler Room Scheme

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Edward M. Laborio, Jonathan Fraiman, Matthew K. Lazar, Envit Capital, LLC, Envit Capital Group, Inc., Envit Capital Holdings, Inc., Envit Capital Private Wealth Management, LLC, Envit Capital Multi Strategy Mixed Investment Fund I LP, Aetius … Continue reading

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SEC Charges Fund Manager Peter Siris and Others With Fraud Related to Chinese Reverse Merger Company

SEC v. Peter Siris, et al.; SEC v. Alan Sheinwald, et al.; In the Matter of Peter Dong Zhou; In the Matter of Stephen Mazuchowski (A/K/A Steve Mazur); In the Matter of James Fuld, Jr.  On July 30, 2012, the … Continue reading

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SEC Charges Mizuho Securities USA With Misleading Investors By Obtaining False Credit Ratings for Collateralized Debt Obligation.

SEC v. Mizuho Securities USA Inc., Case No. 12-cv-5550 (S.D.N.Y); In the Matter of Alexander V. Rekeda, Admin. Proc. No. 3-14953; In the Matter of Xavier Capdepon and Gwen Snorteland, Admin. Proc. No. 3-14954; In the Matter of Delaware Asset Advisers … Continue reading

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SEC Charges Peter Madoff Charged with Fraud

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Peter B. Madoff, Case No. 12-civ-5100.  On June 29, 2012, the SEC charged Peter Madoff, brother of Bernie Madoff, with fraud, making false statements to regulators, and falsifying books and records.  Madoff served as Chief … 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 Settles With Hedge Fund Adviser Charged With Misleading Investors

In the Matter of Quantek Asset Management, LLC, Bulltick Capital Markets Holdings, LP, Javier Guerra, and Ralph Patino, AP File No. 3-14893.  On May 29, 2012, the SEC issued an Order Instituting Administrative and Cease-And-Desist Proceedings against Quantek, Bulltick, Guerra and Patino.  … Continue reading

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Oppenheimerfunds Agrees to Pay $35 Million to Settle SEC Charges for Misleading Statements During Financial Crisis

In the Matter of Oppenheimerfunds, Inc. and Oppenheimerfunds Distributor, Inc., AP File No. 3-14909.  On June 6, 2012, the SEC issued an Order Instituting Cease-And-Desist Proceedings against Oppenheimerfunds, Inc. (“OFI”) and Oppenheimerfunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”) for making misleading statements about … Continue reading

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SEC Charges Walter Clarke and Investment Firm With Fraud

In the Matter of Oxford Investment Partners, LLC and Walter J. Clarke, AP File No. 3-14899.  On May 30, 2012, the SEC issued an Order Instituting Cease-And-Desist Proceedings against Phoenix-based investment adviser Walter Clarke for concealing his personal stake in … Continue reading

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SEC Charges Investment Advisers Jorge Gomez and Roberto Aleph Espinosa With Fraud

SEC v. Jorge Gomez and Roberto Aleph Espinosa, Case No. 1:12-CV-21962 (S.D. Fl.). On May 29, 2012, the SEC charged Jorge Gomez, an investment adviser, with perpetrating a fraudulent scheme to misappropriate millions from an investment advisory client.  The SEC … Continue reading

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