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Social impact exchange uses index to connect nonprofits to funders

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
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  • USA
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  • March 18 2013

The Social Impact Exchange, a national membership association dedicated to improving the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations' goals, has the

SEC claims couple hijacked a charity

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 4 2013

The SEC has brought a stream of Ponzi scheme cases in recent months in which little has been left for investors. SEC v. We the People, Inc. (S.D. Fla

SEC enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Amish Helping Fund

  • Vedder Price PC
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  • USA
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  • October 23 2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the Amish Helping Fund (the AHF or the Fund), an Ohio non-profit, religiousbased corporation that sold securities to fund mortgage and construction loans for Amish families

SEC enters into deferred prosecution agreement with investment fund

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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  • USA
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  • July 27 2012

This week the Securities and Exchange Commission entered into Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the Amish Helping Fund (the Fund), an Ohio non-profit corporation

Insider gifts of securities to charities

  • Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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  • USA
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  • December 20 2011

A question posed occasionally at this time of year is whether a director or an officer may make a gift of his or her company’s securities to a charitable organization without exposing the director or officer to insider-trading liability under SEC Rule 10b-5

Will JASA become more forthcoming in disclosing its substantial losses and risks from investing with Madoff? - Installment 62

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 1 2011

Installment 61 of this blog series on Madoff discussed the $5.2 million clawback lawsuit (the “JASA Lawsuit”) recently filed by Trustee Irving Picard against Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (“JASA”), reaffirming the perplexing and inconsistent manner, virtually to the point of arbitrariness and unfairness, with which Picard has handled charities that invested with Madoff

New SEC rule affects charitable organizations as clients of family offices

  • Quarles & Brady LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 22 2011

Many wealthy families have established family offices that provide various services to family members

Strategies for European charities to maximize their investment returns in the United States

  • Bircham Dyson Bell
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  • European Union, USA
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  • July 14 2011

European charities often invest their assets in US stocks

Family offices

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • USA
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  • July 7 2011

On June 22, 2011, the SEC voted unanimously to adopt Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Advisers Act, which provides an exemption from most provisions of the Advisers Act to certain family offices

Attorney General issues guidance on NYPMIFA

  • Hodgson Russ LLP
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  • USA
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  • June 16 2011

The New York State Office of the Attorney General recently issued guidance on the New York Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (NYPMIFA), which became law on September 17, 2010