Securities Law

SEC Charges Angel Oak Capital Advisors with Misleading Investors in $90 Million Fix-and-Flip Securitization

August 10, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Atlanta-based Angel Oak Capital Advisors, LLC and its portfolio manager Ashish Negandhi for misleading investors about the firm’s fix-and-flip loan securitization’s delinquency rates. Angel Oak and… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Awards More Than $16 Million to Two Whistleblowers

August 9, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards of more than $16 million to two whistleblowers who provided information and assistance in a successful SEC enforcement action.   The first whistleblower prompted the opening of the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Proposes Rules to Improve Clearing Agency Governance and to Mitigate Conflicts of Interest

August 8, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed new rules to help improve governance arrangements across all registered clearing agencies by reducing the likelihood that conflicts of interest may influence the board of directors or equivalent… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Surgical Implant Manufacturer Surgalign and Former Senior Executives with Accounting and Disclosure Fraud

August 3, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Surgalign Holdings, Inc., formerly RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., and former executives Brian Hutchison and Robert Jordheim for masking disappointing sales numbers by shipping future orders ahead of… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Appoints Anthony C. Thompson to Second Term on PCAOB

August 2, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Anthony (Tony) C. Thompson to a second term as a Board Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Mr. Thompson joined the Board on January 3, 2022, filling a… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Convertible Note Dealer and its Long Island-Based Owners for Failure to Register

August 2, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against a convertible note dealer, Crown Bridge Partners, LLC, and its managing members, Soheil and Sepas Ahdoot of Great Neck, N.Y., for failing to register with the SEC as… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Eleven Individuals in $300 Million Crypto Pyramid Scheme

August 1, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 11 individuals for their roles in creating and promoting Forsage, a fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme that raised more than $300 million from millions of retail investors worldwide, including… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Re-Proposes Amendments to Exemption From National Securities Association Membership

July 29, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today re-proposed rule amendments that would narrow the exemption from Section 15(b)(8) of the Securities Exchange Act, which requires any broker or dealer registered with the Commission to become a member of a… Full report at: Read More

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New Report from the Small Business Forum Includes Recommendations to Improve Capital Raising

July 28, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released a report to Congress, which summarizes policy recommendations made during the 41st Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. The report provides a summary of the forum… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges JPMorgan, UBS, and TradeStation for Deficiencies Relating to the Prevention of Customer Identity Theft

July 27, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today separately charged J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., and TradeStation Securities, Inc. for deficiencies in their programs to prevent customer identity theft, in violation of the SEC’s… Full report at: Read More

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