Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Regulatory & Compliance

Joseph A. Riley | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

All corporate issuers of stock, other than regulated investment companies, that during 2011 underwent a corporate action, defined below, affecting the basis of their securities must file or post on their websites a completed U.S. Form 8937 (the “Form”)[1] by January 17, 2012. The Form...

Regulatory & Compliance

Martin R. Miller | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Effective July 21, 2010, the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act modified the $1 million net worth test for qualifying as an “accredited investor” under Regulation D to exclude for the first time the value of a person’s primary residence.[1] The...

Technology

Paul McCurdy, Evan Barnes | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The SEC charged an Illinois-based investment adviser on January 4, 2012 with trying to sell fictitious securities, allegedly offering more than $500 billion of the bogus investments on various social media web sites such as LinkedIn. In the SEC’s order instituting administrative proceedings...