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If you are an adviser who sold these investments without knowledge that they were unlawful, or have received a notice from regulators, take steps to protect yourself and your retail clients.
If you are an adviser who sold these investments without knowledge that they were unlawful, or have received a notice from regulators, take steps to protect yourself and your retail clients.
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By Larry Lee Colorado lawmakers have had a busy legislative session. Six new employment laws were enacted in the state addressing equal gender pay, criminal history inquiries, felony convictions for wage violations, local government rule for minimum wage, garnishments and a study of a family and medical leave insurance program. Here’s the highlights and effective… Read more »
By Dave Thayer Doing business has become riskier for broker-dealers giving investment advice. On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted “Regulation Best Interest” which in a nutshell says that broker-dealers cannot put their own pocketbooks ahead of their clients’ “best interest.” For years, broker-dealers were viewed as purveyors of investment products… Read more »
By Dave Thayer On May 3, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to improve and streamline financial disclosures relating to business acquisitions and dispositions. The proposed amendments are primarily to rules contained in Article 11 of Regulation S-X, but include changes to other related rules and disclosures, such as Form 8-K. The SEC… Read more »
By Reid A. Godbolt The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently adopted amendments (available at https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/2017/33-10425.pdf) to its Regulation S-K and related rules and forms in seeking to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements for public companies, investment advisers and investment companies. The amendments are intended to improve the readability and navigability of disclosure documents and… Read more »
By Paul L. Vorndran Selling an annuity while advising investors about their securities investments will subject you to enforcement action by the Colorado Securities Commissioner. In the summer of 2018, the Colorado Securities Commissioner (Commissioner) adopted a rule which provides that an insurance agent who receives commissions from the sale of insurance products, where the… Read more »