Manager Selection: archive
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FINRA extends options and margin rules to binary options
Notice 26-21 applies Rules 2220, 2360 and 4210 to contracts on issuer metrics and to those cleared outside OCC.
Cyber risk top concern for 62% of asset managers
HedgeNordic reports the Clearwater-commissioned poll of 250 executives also found 80% citing higher business continuity risk and 75% flagging process failures.
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PwC projects 9.1% further fall in profit per AUM
Nearly half of surveyed managers spend at least half their technology budget on legacy systems, PwC reports, leaving less for AI and private markets.
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SEC charges Meyer Global and CEO with fraud over $3M SpaceX fund loss
SEC complaint says misappropriated fund assets paid for Meyer's personal expenses and one fund forfeited a nearly $3 million SpaceX stake.
SEC denies Katz bid to drop $98,543 Crawford Ventures penalty
The Oct. 22 order leaves full sanctions of $202,483.77 in place against the fund's co-founder.
CAIA says AI could flatten single-family office hierarchy
It proposes an information steward accountable for the data agents read.
Hilton Capital acquires minority stake in New Century Advisors
Emerging Manager Monthly reported the stake on Oct. 7; price, size and structure were not disclosed.
SEC seeks $3M penalty on ex-Western Asset CIO Ken Leech
Western Asset was ordered to pay a $100 million civil penalty in June; Leech would accept an officer-and-director bar without admitting allegations.
SEC sets Nov. 19 virtual compliance seminar for advisers and funds
No advance registration is required; the webcast link is posted on SEC.gov the morning of Nov. 19.
SEC Division of Examinations publishes exam handbook
The guide replaces the division's earlier brochure and maps each stage from risk assessment to the disposition letter; no rules change.
SEC proposes performance fees for regulated fund advisers
The proposal aims to widen retail access to private-market strategies; the SEC also requests comment on a FINRA exam as an accredited-investor route.
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Reliance Global signs LOI for GPU cloud assets; $3.375M due at close
The buyer would fund the purchase entirely in cash and keep its balance sheet debt-free, the company said.
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Nobel laureate Hall co-wrote the user cost of capital framework
The 2026 economics prize went to Hall and Michael Woodford; the Tax Foundation ties Hall's earlier work to how taxes change investment hurdles.
JP3E buys remaining 39% of Demora Foundation
The OTC-quoted parent moves from 61% to 100% of the blockchain unit backing its plan to link 500 Korean SMEs to U.S. capital markets.