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Investment Management Law: Monthly Archives for May 2011

SEC Smacks RIA for Weak Compliance Program and CCO

SEC Proposal Would Prohibit Reliance on Reg D by Bad Actors

SEC Adopts Expansive Whistleblower Rules

FINRA Fines Closed-End Fund Distributor $3 Million for Misleading ARPS Marketing Materials

SEC Permits Web Service for Streaming Road Shows

Federal Judge Acquits In-House Lawyer of Charges of Lying to Government

FINRA Makes Disciplinary Actions Available Online

New FINRA Rule Would Require Point-of-Sale Disclosure of Mutual Fund Revenue-Sharing

SEC Chairman Confirms that Fund Manger Registration Will Wait Until 2012

SEC Expects to Raise Bar for Advisers and Fund Managers Charging Performance Fees

SEC Charges Adviser with Lying about SEC Deficiencies in RFPs

BD Whacked with $1 Million Fine for Late Prospectus Delivery

BD/RIA Sanctioned for Failing to Supervise Firm's Owner/Principal

SEC Staff Says that Pay-to-Play Rule Does not Extend to Affiliates

Regulators Propose Expansive Definitions of "Swaps" and "Security-Based Swaps"

SEC Proposal Requires BDs to Assess Credit for Net Capital Calculation