Articles tagged "F-Squared"
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Judge shows Howard Present no mercy then verbally shreds him after the F-Squared founder 'fails to understand the wrongfulness of having misrepresented the strategy'
U.S. District Judge Sorokin wants the public record to show -- in no uncertain terms -- that ex-CEO is a high risk to commit further violations
April 5, 2018 at 11:22 PM
The top 10 most-read RIABiz articles of 2017 told stories about what RIAs, brokers, vendors can get away with post-DOL rule
Change is abrupt, pain is severe but most of it can be traced to custodians and advisors taking their medicine preemptively
December 28, 2017 at 8:49 PM
Guilty as charged, Howard Present retreats to no-harm, no-foul defense in sentencing phase
Back against the wall, the ex-F-Squared CEO hopes for leniency because 'no investors suffered losses' as SEC seeks $11-million disgorgement and $150K penalty
October 24, 2017 at 9:28 PM
Louis Navellier ready to present 'extremely strong defense' to daunting SEC fraud charges
The Florida-based mutual fund owner says he advertised using GIPS-compliant material such that: 'I didn't sell this at all'
September 19, 2017 at 12:19 AM
Navellier is latest to catch F-Squared affliction as SEC broadens parameters of wrongdoing
The Reno, Nev.-based $1B advisory firm and its CEO are No. 17 on the Commission's hit parade and may not be the last, experts say
March 27, 2017 at 8:11 PM
How promise to wife looms large for ex-F-Squared chief as SEC seeks to deny him court date
Docket filings tell dramatic tale of how Howard Present allegedly looked the other way on inflated backtest returns while laboring under duress of losing his dream
February 1, 2017 at 7:34 PM
What the collective unconscious of RIAs in 2015 revealed as crunched by RIABiz article readership
Those taking new and interesting risks, very much including the ones behind robo efforts, created the kind of drama that an advisor mind could appreciate
December 28, 2015 at 5:22 PM
SEC leaves little doubt that Virtus knew to be suspicious of what it was selling yet kept those concerns from wholesalers
After concerns were raised Virtus grabbed for earplugs -- a move that made economic sense in retrospect
November 24, 2015 at 7:08 PM
Catching shareholders short, SEC lets Virtus skate with $16.5 million tax-deductible settlement after alleged 'willful blindness'
Observers say the Hartford, Conn.-based mutual fund company turned a blind eye to a fictitious track record but the SEC saw fit to mete out a not-so-big fine
November 4, 2015 at 7:13 PM
Allegations in Virtus class action relate to the fund company using a track record improperly calculated by its subadvisor
The suit says the track record was fabricated using backtested hypothetical results that were not only falsely presented to investors but were themselves grossly inflated
August 26, 2015 at 3:54 PM
Bean Town Brahmins -- ex-Windhaven execs -- may pay as much as $100 million for F-Squared remains
The embattled Wellesley, Mass.-based ETF manager filed Chapter 11 to make a sale contingent on transitioning its remaining $5 billion of managed assets
July 10, 2015 at 5:38 PM
Virtus bites bullets with F-Squared firing, Dorsey Wright hiring and an admission that it'll likely pay a $5-million-plus SEC settlement
The Hartford fund company set aside $5.2 million, warned it may need more and is replacing interstellar algorithms with a Virginian's figurings
May 21, 2015 at 6:13 PM
SEC denies Freedom of Information request by RIABiz related to Virtus funds as Ameriprise and TD Ameritrade become latest biggies to cut ties
The regulator's non-response isn't proof of an investigation but big broker-dealers continue to see smoke as fire -- and Virtus's own SEC docs seem to warn of potential trouble brewing
March 30, 2015 at 5:19 PM
In reply to SEC, Howard Present blames bad advice for any alleged wrongdoing
The F-Squared founder cries foul for what the SEC calls fraud
March 24, 2015 at 10:49 PM
Where Virtus stands after F-Squared seemingly led it astray, to mutual benefit
The Hartford, Conn. firm is raising no alarms with investors but a handful of Virtus ex-employees are expressing confusion about how it all went down
