Selected Press Releases
SEC Charges Oregon-Based Investment Adviser for Failing to Disclose Revenue Sharing Payments
09/06/2012
The Securities and Exchange Commission today instituted a settled administrative proceeding against two Portland, Oregon-based investment advisory firms and their owner regarding the failure to disclose a revenue-sharing agreement and other potential conflicts of interest to clients.Read moreSEC Charges Radio Personality for Conducting Misleading Investment Seminars
09/05/2012
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a nationally syndicated radio personality and financial advice author for spreading misleading information about his “Buckets of Money” strategy at a series of investment seminars that he and his company hosted for potential clients.Read moreSEC Charges Attorney and Two Other South Florida Residents in $27.5 Million Investment Fraud
09/05/2012
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an attorney and two others living in South Florida for their roles in a $27.5 million investment scheme that led investors to believe they were purchasing securities consisting of “pre-sold” commodities contracts with a pre-determined profit. However, the supposed profits actually distributed to investors were largely taken from other investors’ funds.Read moreSEC Charges Public Relations Executive With Insider Trading in Client's Stock
09/05/2012
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the CEO of a Los Angeles-based public relations firm with insider trading on nonpublic information she learned from a client that was about to acquire a bank in a deal assisted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).Read moreSEC Charges California Man for Illegal Tips to Hedge Fund Manager
09/04/2012
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a California man with illegally tipping a hedge fund manager with inside information about Nvidia Corporation’s quarterly earnings that he learned from his friend who worked at the company.Read more