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SEC Grants Second “Bad Actor” Waiver

The SEC has issued its second “bad actor” waiver in the case of Instinet. Instinet agreed to a settlement order arising from its payments requested by Instinet’s customer J.S. Oliver Capital Management, L.P. (“JS Oliver”) for expenses that JS Oliver had not … Continue reading

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ABA Weighs In on Crowdfunding

The American Bar Association’s Business Law Section, a group of influential securities attorneys, last week filed their (belated?) comments with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the Crowd Fund Act. Because many of these lawyers used to be on the … Continue reading

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