SEC enforcement

The new money ordered Wednesday comes from the SEC’s settlement with Brogdon Family LLC (BFLLC), a separate legal entity controlled by the former nursing home developer.

On Wednesday, the SEC approved the final rule 3-1, with Commissioner Robert Jackson voting against the rule.

Abonamah will oversee the municipal securities office's strategic initiatives in his new role.

The financier's lawyers disputed a court-appointed monitor who had criticized him for maintaining an expensive lifestyle while his investors faced losses.

J.W. Korth & Co. was found to have charged excessive markups in 38 sales of municipal securities.

“Brogdon's substantial and ongoing failure to comply with the plan and court orders are egregious and ongoing,” a court-appointed monitor reported.

Bond Dealers of America members said they have spent an average of more than $17 million on regulatory costs since the beginning of the 2008 credit crisis.

The court shouldn't accept banker Peter Cannava's "narrow and cramped view of materiality,” the SEC urged.

The SEC now has a stronger card to play when pursuing an enforcement case, lawyers said.

Cannava argues that emails, witness statements, and other evidence cast doubt on the SEC's claims that he acted recklessly.

Former college official Keith Borge was charged Thursday with defrauding municipal securities investors and concealing the school’s crumbling finances.

Ahmed Abonamah, a senior counsel to the director in the SEC’s Office of Municipal Securities, told the National Muni Bond Summit SEC Chair Jay Clayton has concerns about the timeliness of issuers’ financial information disclosure.

Mid-size issuers may be experiencing the greatest impact, with one municipality even reporting that an underwriter withdrew a bid over a disclosure requirement.

Former Macon-Bibb County Manager Dale Walker agreed to settle charges he gave an advantage to an investment adviser the SEC said he was pursuing romantically.

The groups believe the MSRB cast too wide a net to non-syndicate dealers in its January draft guidance.

The settlement approved by the Oyster Bay Town Board requires it to hire a municipal finance consultant.

The defendant's claim that he's a victim of the Brogdon nursing home frauds shouldn't cloud the court's decision, the SEC said.

Scott Andreson plans to work with the SEC to improve disclosure.

The program was expected to be heavily-attended and would address advertising rules and test prep for the Series 54 Exam.

FINRA found the firm should have disclosed late payments and other material information to investors in COPs linked to Brogdon projects.