Frauds & Scandals

Deutsche Bank Subsidiary DWS to Pay $25 Million for Anti-Money Laundering Violations and Misstatements Regarding ESG Investments

September 25, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged registered investment adviser DWS Investment Management Americas Inc. (DIMA or DWS), a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, in two separate enforcement actions, one addressing its failure to develop a mutual fund Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program, and the other concerning […]

SEC Charges Citadel Securities for Violating Order Marking Requirements of Short Sale Regulations

September 22, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against broker-dealer Citadel Securities LLC for violating a provision of Regulation SHO, the regulatory framework designed to address abusive short selling practices, which requires broker-dealers to mark sale orders as long, short, or short exempt. These records […]

SEC Charges Private Equity Fund Adviser American Infrastructure Funds for Breaching Its Duties

September 22, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that American Infrastructure Funds LLC (AIM), a Foster City, California-based registered investment adviser to private funds, agreed to pay more than $1.6 million to settle charges resulting from its acceleration of portfolio company monitoring fees, for transferring a private […]