The importance of adequate and effective Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) programs should never be underestimated in the current US regulatory environment, as the Financial Industry Regulatory Agency’s (“FINRA’s”) January 28, 2014 announcement of penalties against the firm Banorte-Ixe clearly illustrates. The…
Michelle L. Jacko wrote a Legal Tip for Jacko Law Group titled Gabelli V. Sec – Us Supreme Court Decision Defines Sec Enforcement Time Table in February, 2014.… Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) began the first month of the year 2014 with a range of new regulatory charges and fines issued against financial individuals and advising firms, including a portfolio manager formerly associated with a private equity…
On January 7, 2014, a deferred prosecution agreement was released, describing the settlement between J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (“J.P. Morgan”) and U.S. prosecutors regarding J.P. Morgan’s compliance failures in its dealings with Bernard Madoff (“Madoff”) and his firm Bernard…
The Legal Tip for Jacko Law Group titled 2013 Sec Enforcement Cases – A Year In Review was written in December, 2013.… Read More
As part of its “Fiscal Year 2013 Agency Financial Report” released by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 17, 2013, the SEC discussed how the agency’s new and “more aggressive enforcement actions” fared in 2013. According to the…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently ordered a cease-and-desist against hedge fund adviser Agamas Capital Management, LP (“Agamas”). The SEC alleged, among other things, that Agamas failed to adopt and implement written compliance policies and procedures as required by…
The role of the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) is to ensure that a firm complies with its outside regulatory requirements and internal policies. This requires the CCO to administer, test and supervise the policies and procedures (P&Ps) of a firm…
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an Order Instituting Administrative Cease-and-Desist Proceedings against Ronald S. Rollins (“Rollins”) of Plainfield, New Jersey (Rel. 34-70058). Rollins is the former Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of Comprehensive Capital Management, Inc. (“CCM”), a…
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged a penny stock promoter, David F. Bahr of Rancho Santa Fe, California, with fraudulently arranging the purchase of over $2.5 million worth of shares in a penny stock company in an attempt to…