Defendant Name: Popular Securities, LLC

Defendant Type: Subsidiary of Public Company
Public Company Parent: Popular, Inc.
SIC Code: 6022
CUSIP: 73317470

Document Reference: IA-5173

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Popular Securities, LLC
Document Name Order Instituting Administrative and Cease-and-Desist Proceedings, Pursuant to Sections 203(e) and 203(k) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions and a Cease-and-Desist Order
Document Date 11-Mar-2019
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-19076
Allegation Type Investment Advisers/Investment Companies
Document Summary On March 11, 2019, the SEC issued an order against Popular Securities, LLC, stating: "These proceedings arise out of breaches of fiduciary duty and inadequate disclosures by registered investment adviser Popular Securities, LLC in connection with its mutual fund share class selection practices and the fees it received pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("12b-1 fees")."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Censured
Other Compliance Related Undertaking
"Respondent shall deposit the full amount of the disgorgement and prejudgment interest (the “Distribution Fund”), less monies already distributed to investors, into an escrow account [...] Respondent shall be responsible for administering the Distribution Fund"
Self Reporting to SEC
Monetary Penalties:

Disgorgement

Individual:     $490,020.00 Shared:    

Pre-Judgment Interest

Individual:     $54,557.00 Shared:    

Total Penalty

Individual:     $544,577.00 Shared:    

Related Documents:

2019-28_3-19076 11-Mar-2019 Press Release--Administrative Proceeding
SEC Share Class Initiative Returning More Than $125 Million to Investors
On March 11, 2019, the SEC "announced settled charges against 79 investment advisers who will return more than $125 million to clients, with a substantial majority of the funds going to retail investors. The actions stem from the SEC's Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative , which the SEC's Division of Enforcement announced in February 2018 in an effort to identify and promptly correct ongoing harm in the sale of mutual fund shares by investment advisers. The initiative incentivized investment advisers to self-report violations of the Advisers Act resulting from undisclosed conflicts of interest, promptly compensate investors, and review and correct fee disclosures. The orders issued today address advisers who directly or indirectly received 12b-1 fees for investments selected for their clients without adequate disclosure, including disclosures that were inconsistent with the advisers' actual practices."