Our securities fraud blog has previously addressed the risks to investors regarding inverse and leveraged ETFs. A new type of ETF has emerged, however, which can carry even higher risks. The North American Securities Administrators Association recently issued an advisory to investors regarding single stock ETFs. Inverse and leveraged single…
The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued a Staff Bulletin which discussed the use of sales contests or other sales incentives by FINRA Broker-Dealer firms in the context of SEC Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI). Reg BI, 17 CFR 240-15l-1, specifically describes the “best interest” obligation as follows…
As set out in this Washington Post article, federal prosecutors in Virginia have set up the Virginia Financial and Securities Fraud Task Force. This task force is comprised of members of the FBI, the Postal Inspection Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the Virginia…
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