SEC Orders an Additional 16 Self-Reporting Advisory Firms to Pay Nearly $10 Million to Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against 17 investment advisers for disclosure failures regarding their mutual fund share class selection practices. The firms include 16 advisers that self-reported as part of the Division of Enforcement’s Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative and one adviser that did not self-report and was ordered to pay a $300,000 civil penalty. As part of the initiative announced on Feb. 12, 2018, the Division of Enforcement agreed that for eligible firms that self-reported by the deadline, the Division would recommend standardized settlement terms to the Commission, including that the Commission not impose a civil penalty.