Doug Cornelius on compliance for private equity real estate
Few things make a compliance officer’s eyes roll more than the case the SEC was fighting against an adviser who used the word “may” in its Form ADV when the SEC thought it should say “will.” One of the SEC’s own administrative judges slapped down the SEC and dismissed the case. According to the SEC … Read more »
These are some of the compliance-related stories that recent caught my attention. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Sharply Criticizes SEC Chairman in Letter in the Wall Street Journal Ms. Warren took aim at several issues in Tuesday’s letter, including a long-delayed executive compensation rule mandated by the 2010 Dodd-Frank law requiring companies disclose the pay gap … Read more »
With graduation season upon us we are lauding those students who have excelled in academic achievement, or at least did just enough to earn their degrees. It is all too easy for a fraudster to concoct false degrees, titles and awards to lure in unwary investors. With two recent fraud cases, the Securities and Exchange … Read more »
Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a sharp letter to Mary Jo White, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. “You have now been SEC Chair for over two years, and to date, your leadership of the Commission has been extremely disappointing.” Senator Warren raises four major issues: The SEC’s failure to finalize the rules for disclosure … Read more »
I was not at all surprised when it was revealed that the Transportation Security Administration had a 95% failure rate during a recent series of tests. I’m sure the TSA screeners found a much higher percentage of water bottles and laptops left in their cases. An internal investigation of TSA security checkpoints at the nation’s … Read more »
These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. Whistleblowers Find SEC Rewards Slow and Scarce by Jean Eaglesham and Rachel Louise Ensign in the Wall Street Journal An SEC spokeswoman declined to say how much money has been collected for any of the 658 enforcement actions the agency’s website lists as … Read more »
When the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 506(d), it did not define “voting equity securities.” That left many fund managers having to take an aggressive approach on compliance with the “bad actor rule.” The SEC has provided some additional clarity. I have to admit that I did not pay much attention to the recent … Read more »
Co-investment is an area that many institutional investors look for when investing with a fund manager. It’s generally a good deal for them because the investment is overseen by the fund manager without having to pay the fund management fee. Depending on the program, it may be a lesser fee or no fee. And of … Read more »
It’s a day early because of the long weekend. If you’re looking to read some other compliance-related stories this weekend, these are some that recently caught my attention. Former SEC Chairman Cox Weighs in on Administrative Proceedings by Bruce Carton in Compliance Week On Wednesday, former SEC Chairman Christopher Cox offered his own interesting perspective … Read more »
Marc Wyatt had been on the job for 16 days as the Acting Director Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations when he took his first shots at private fund managers. He took a shot directly at real estate fund managers and indirectly at other types of fund managers with vertical integration. The Speech While we … Read more »