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Company: Van Eck Associates Corporation
Penalty: $1,750,000
Year: 2024
Date: February 16, 2024
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Violation Description: Registered investment adviser Van Eck Associates Corporation agreed to pay a $1.75 million civil penalty to settle charges that it failed to disclose a social media influencer's role in the launch of its new exchange-traded fund (ETF).
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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