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Comment Period Ends: Leaving Something from Everybody
By Staff WriterWASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com)--Despite calls for extension, the Securities and Exchange Commission has let the clock run out on the comment period for its proposed rule requiring most hedge funds to register as investment advisers. A comment from the National Futures Association proposed that any final SEC rule exclude from its coverage...
September 10, 2004
Invesco Employees Settle with SECDENVER (HedgeWorld.com)--Three former Invesco Funds Group Inc. employees have settled Securities and Exchange Commission charges they helped outside investors conduct extensive market timing in Invesco mutual funds. Timothy J. Miller, former chief investment officer and a portfolio manager; Thomas A. Kolbe, former national sales manager; and Michael D. Legoski, former...
August 20, 2004
SEC Asks For More Comments About Fee-Based AdvisorsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is asking for more advice about how it should treat brokers who get asset-based fees rather than traditional ...
August 11, 2004
Conseco, Inviva Settle With SEC Over Market Timing ChargesConseco, Inviva Settle With SEC Over Market Timing ChargesByConseco Inc. and Inviva Inc. agreed to pay $20 million to settle regulators charges that they helped ...
August 09, 2004
Conseco, Inviva Settle VA Charges With SECNU Online News Service, August 9, 2004, 3:00 p.m. ESTConseco Inc. and Inviva Inc. agreed to pay $20 million to settle regulators' charges that ...
August 01, 2004
FPA sues the SEC over "merrill" ruleAfter years of debate, the Financial Planning Association has sued the Securities & Exchange Commission to block the "Merrill Lynch" rule. Proposed in 1999 but...
August 01, 2004
Getting a Handle on Plan ExpensesThe Securities and Exchange Commission's probe of payments that mutual fund companies make to 401(k) plan administrators and consultants should make it easier for advisors...
July 21, 2004
New SEC Requirements Should Prompt Variable Insurer Talks With Underlying FundsNew SEC Requirements Should Prompt Variable Insurer Talks With Underlying FundsThe Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new requirements for prospectus disclosure of policies and ...