Defendant Name: Thomas Weisel Partners LLC

Defendant Type: Other

Document Reference: LR-18855

Document Details

Legal Case Name SEC v. Thomas Weisel Partners LLC
Document Name SEC Sues Thomas Weisel Partners LLC For Research Analyst Conflicts Of Interest Firm To Pay $12.5 Million to Settle With SEC, NASD, NYSE, and State Regulators
Document Date 26-Aug-2004
Document Format Civil Proceeding
Case Number 04-cv-06910
Federal District Court New York, Southern District of New York
Allegation Type Investment Advisers/Investment Companies
Document Summary According to the SEC: "The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has settled charges against Thomas Weisel Partners LLC, a San Francisco, California-based brokerage firm and investment bank, arising from an investigation of research analyst conflicts of interest. This settlement is related to the global settlement that ten other firms reached with the Commission, NASD, Inc., the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE"), and state regulators in April 2003. "

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Enjoinment
Compliance Related Independent Consultant
Monetary Penalties:

Disgorgement

Individual:     $5,000,000.00 Shared:    

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $5,000,000.00 Shared:    

Independent Research

Individual:     $2,500,000.00 Shared:    

Related Documents:

comp18855 26-Aug-2004 Complaint
Complaint
According to the SEC: "TWP engaged in acts and practices that created and/or maintained inappropriate influence by investment banking over research analysts, thereby creating conflicts of interest for its research analysts. "
LR-21457 19-Mar-2010 Litigation Release
Court Approves Modifications to Global Research Analyst Settlement
On March 19, 2010, the SEC published a litigation release announcing that the Honorable William H. Pauley issued an order approving modifications to the final judgments entered against Thomas Weisel Partners LLC and the other firms covered by the Global Research Analyst Settlement.