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Father and Son Charged by SEC With Cherry Picking Over the Interests of Clients
Michael G. Dana,Peter D. Fetzer,Terry D. Nelson, June 5, 2013
In a recent enforcement action (SEC v. Charles J. Dushek, et al., Civil Action No. 13-CV-3669, N.D. Ill., filed May 16, 2013), the SEC accused a father (Charles J. Dushek) and son (Charles S. Dushek) with defrauding clients by “cherry picking” investments over the interests of their...

Fund Manager Agrees to Be Barred From the Securities Industry in Connection With Misappropriating Fund Assets
Michael G. Dana,Peter D. Fetzer,Terry D. Nelson, June 5, 2013
The SEC recently entered an enforcement order against Walter V. Gerasimowicz and his firms, Meditron Asset Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser, and Meditron Management Group, LLC for, among other things, misappropriating and misusing client assets and making repeated material...

Investment Management Guidance on Social Media Filings
Michael G. Dana,Peter D. Fetzer,Terry D. Nelson, June 5, 2013
The staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management has issued guidance for mutual funds in response to questions about whether certain interactive content posted in social media, chat rooms, or other “real-time electronic forums” is advertising that should be filed under the...

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