Asset Management

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Latest News in Asset Management

  • June 05, 2026

    Investment Adviser Took Millions From Clients, SEC Says

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday accused a purported Chicago investment adviser in federal court of stealing millions from family, friends and others by convincing them to put their money toward an investment pool he then "perpetually drained" through unsuccessful trading and personal spending.

  • June 05, 2026

    Fla. Judge Tosses Nearly All Counts In PE Fund Dispute

    A Florida federal judge tossed most of the counts in a lawsuit brought by two men who alleged their former partner defrauded them in a private equity fund operation, saying the complaint contains repetitive claims and provides little information of wrongdoing. 

  • June 05, 2026

    Wamco Inks $100M SEC Deal Over 'Cherry-Picking' Scheme

    Western Asset Management Co. LLC on Friday agreed to pay $100 million to settle allegations from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the investment management firm "failed to take reasonable steps to detect and prevent" its former executive's purported cherry-picking practices.

  • June 05, 2026

    Justices Signal Openness To Future SEC Disgorgement Cases

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's victory before the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday is likely to give the agency a leg up in settlement negotiations, but attorneys say that some defendants will continue to press judges to review the agency's disgorgement requests based on questions that the high court still hasn't answered.

  • June 05, 2026

    FINRA's 'Absolute Immunity' Claim Fails, Broker-Dealers Say

    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority isn't immune to claims it improperly interfered with Nasdaq membership applications as it pushed two broker-dealers to settle anti-money-laundering compliance claims, the broker-dealers have argued.

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