Pay-to-Play

Few executives blunder as big as Mark Wiedman did when the Blackrock Advisors’ ($544B in AUM) senior managing director contributed $2,700 to last year’s Presidential ...

Another shoe has dropped in the ongoing investigation of a “pay-to-play” bribery scheme involving the New York State Common Retirement Fund. A second senior executive ...

Only days after OCIE’s 2017 exam priorities recorded examiners’ interest in public pension advisers and compliance with the pay-to-play rule (IA Watch, Jan. 12, 2017), ...

In January 2014 and August 2014, a covered associate of Respondent made two $500 campaign contributions to two elected officials in Pennsylvania, both of whom ...

In December 2011 and April 2012, a covered associate of Respondent made campaign contributions to a candidate for elected office and an elected official in ...

In February 2014, a covered associate of Respondent made a campaign contribution to an elected official in Massachusetts, who had influence over selecting investment advisers ...

Accordingly, any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value made for transition or inaugural expenses incurred by the successful candidate ...

“A leopard can’t change its spots.” That saying appears to apply to Navnoor Kang. Three years ago, while serving as a VP at a well-known ...

Now that the presidential election is behind us (we think), it’s a good time to vote on whether your pay-to-play P&Ps measure up.   Pershing ...

A source shares a copy of a letter used by entities connected with 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in soliciting political contributions. The element ...