Pay-to-Play

You wouldn’t be faulted for being among many of us who will celebrate when this election season passes onto the pages of history. But don’t ...

An individual made a campaign contribution to an incumbent for elected office in the State of Michigan, which office had influence over hiring investment advisers ...

IA penalized $60K for running afoul of the Commission's pay-to-play rule

A staffer at the adviser "made a campaign contribution to a candidate for elected office in Minnesota, which office had influence over selecting investment advisers ...

"This case is yet another illustration of the overbreadth of the pay-to-play rule and another reminder of the way the rule hampers legitimate political participation"

'Draconian' rules handicap DeSantis, Burgum

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It’s been more than a decade since the SEC adopted its pay-to-play rule, yet violations by advisers continue to imbue compliance lessons

More than one in five cases involved fees, expenses or valuations

In August 2018, a covered associate of Respondent made a campaign contribution to a candidate for elected office in California, which office had influence over ...