Compliance Bricks and Mortar for May 5

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. House Panel Approves Plan to Undo Parts of Dodd-Frank Financial Law by Rachel Witkowski The House Financial Services Committee launched a Republican-supported rollback of Obama-era financial regulations, voting 34-26 along party lines Thursday for a plan to undo significant parts of the 2010 … Read more »

Headline Risk

On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal published an article on conflicts between the top executives of some private equity firms and their personal investments: “Fund Kings Open Family Offices.” The article focused on two aspects of the executives’ wealth management: (1) distractions from activities outside the funds and (2) conflicting investments with the funds. On … Read more »

Compliance Bricks and Mortar for April 28

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. District Court Rules Plaintiff Failed To Plead Real Estate Investment Was A “Security” by Keith Paul Bishop in California Corporate & Securities Law In ruling on the defendants’ motion, Judge Benitez correctly observed that the plaintiff’s securities law claims require that there be … Read more »