Securities Industry Commentator by Bill Singer Esq WEEK IN REVIEW

August 13, 2022


















































Federal Court Denies Legend Securities President Bankruptcy Discharge of FINRA Customer Arbitration Award (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

SEC Charges Angel Oak Capital Advisors with Misleading Investors in $90 Million Fix-and-Flip Securitization (SEC Release)

SEC Brings Charges Over Unregistered Offerings of Conservation Easement Investments (SEC Release)

SEC Proposes to Enhance Private Fund Reporting

Enhancing Private Fund Adviser Reporting Data (Statement by SEC Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga)

Statement on Proposed Amendments to Form PF to Amend Reporting Requirements for All Filers and Large Hedge Fund Advisers by SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce

What Happens When A Company Murders Another Company By Poisoning It's Board?
ZF Micro Solutions, Inc., Plaintiff/Appellant, v. TAT Capital Partners, Ltd, Defendant/Respondent (Opinion, Court of Appeal for the State of California)

Former Investment Adviser Sentenced to Five Years for Defrauding his Clients of More than $7 Million (DOJ Release)

SEC Awards About $13 million and $3.3 Million To Two Whistleblower Claimants
Order Determining Whistleblower Award Claims

FINRA Fines and Suspends Rep for PST
In the Matter of Manish Saini, Respondent (FINRA AWC)

FINRA Fines and Suspends Rep for Electronic Signatures
In the Matter of Daniel William Stoakes, Jr., Respondent (FINRA AWC)

Wells Fargo Clearing Services Hit with Over $731,000 Award in Customer Fraud Arbitration
In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Edward A. Pesicka and Wendy M. Pesicka, Each Individually and as Joint Account Holders, Claimants, v. Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, Gregory T. Pease, John P. Rauch, and Rauch Pease Wealth Management, Respondents (FINRA Arbitration Award 17-02578)

Parietti's Predicament And Prosecutors' Puzzling Principles (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

FINRA Small Firms Face Existential Crisis. VOTE Stephen Kohn for Small Firm Governor (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)


Parietti's Predicament And Prosecutors' Puzzling Principles (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

What Happens When A Company Murders Another Company By Poisoning It's Board?
ZF Micro Solutions, Inc., Plaintiff/Appellant, v. TAT Capital Partners, Ltd, Defendant/Respondent (Opinion, Court of Appeal for the State of California)

Everett Man Charged in Superseding Indictment for Additional Securities Fraud Scheme (DOJ Release)

U.S. Attorney's Office Collects More Than $620k in Restitution from Defendant in Penny Stock Fraud Scheme (DOJ Release)

High-Ranking Employee At Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty To Bank Secrecy Act Violations / Gregory Dwyer Managed BitMex's Flouting of U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Rules (DOJ Release)

2Cir Vacates SDNY Jury Verdict Against UBS for Whistleblower Retaliation
Trevor Murray, Plaintiff/Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. UBS Securities, LLC, UBS AG, Defendants/Appellants/Cross-Appellees (2Cir Opinion)

SEC Proposes Rules to Improve Clearing Agency Governance and to Mitigate Conflicts of Interest (SEC Release)

Dissenting from Stakeholder Governance for Clearing Agencies by SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce

Statement on Clearing Agency Governance and Conflicts of Interest by SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda

Another Pissin' Contest at the SEC?
In the Matter of Gary Edward Haynes (SEC Order)

Wells Fargo Clearing Services Hit with Over $731,000 Award in Customer Fraud Arbitration
In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Edward A. Pesicka and Wendy M. Pesicka, Each Individually and as Joint Account Holders, Claimants, v. Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, Gregory T. Pease, John P. Rauch, and Rauch Pease Wealth Management, Respondents (FINRA Arbitration Award 17-02578)

Digital Signatures / FINRA Reminds Firms of Their Obligation to Supervise for Digital Signature Forgery and Falsification  (FINRA Regulatory Notice 22-18)

FINRA Small Firms Face Existential Crisis. VOTE Stephen Kohn for Small Firm Governor (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)


Parietti's Predicament And Prosecutors' Puzzling Principles (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

2Cir Vacates SDNY Jury Verdict Against UBS for Whistleblower Retaliation
Trevor Murray, Plaintiff/Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. UBS Securities, LLC, UBS AG, Defendants/Appelants/Cross-Appellees (2Cir Opinion)

SEC Proposes Rules to Improve Clearing Agency Governance and to Mitigate Conflicts of Interest (SEC Release)

Dissenting from Stakeholder Governance for Clearing Agencies by SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce

Statement on Clearing Agency Governance and Conflicts of Interest by SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda

Another Pissin' Contest at the SEC?
In the Matter of Gary Edward Haynes (SEC Order)

Weymouth Man Pleads Guilty to Market Manipulation Conspiracy / Defendant conspired with manipulative stock traders in China and United States (DOJ Release)

Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading Conspiracy (DOJ Release)

CFTC Charges Nevada Metals Trader with Spoofing in Gold and Silver Markets (CFTC Release)

Digital Signatures / FINRA Reminds Firms of Their Obligation to Supervise for Digital Signature Forgery and Falsification  (FINRA Regulatory Notice 22-18)

FINRA Small Firms Face Existential Crisis. VOTE Stephen Kohn for Small Firm Governor (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)