SOn December 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)announced settled charges against New York-based investment advisers American Portfolios Advisers Inc. (“APA”) and PPS Advisors Inc. (“PPS”), and PPS’s CEO Lawrence Nicholas Passaretti. The advisers selected mutual fund share classes inconsistent with their client disclosures. As a result, the firms and the CEO will pay…
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Alexis King A rescission offer takes place when an issuer offers to repurchase an investor’s securities and refund his purchase price plus interest. Most states provide that an issuer can offer those who invested in transactions that violate securities laws a chance to pre-emptively buy back their securities at the original purchase price plus interest.…
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