Regulatory action by US Securities and Exchange Commission: cease and desist
Fund concerned: none named in the filing. The matter concerns the adviser itself, not a specific fund, and none of the insurance-dedicated funds in this file is named.
The SEC alleged that a former employee of the registrant, in 2019, made a campaign contribution to an elected official before being hired by the registrant, was then hired into a position in which the individual became a covered associate, and within two years after the contribution the registrant provided Investment advisory Services for compensation to a State public pension Fund over which the elected official had influence; the Investment pre-dated the contribution. Pursuant to an offer of settlement, the SEC found, and the registrant neither admitted nor denied, that the registrant violated Section 206(4) of the Advisers Act and Rule 206(4)-5 thereunder.