Benjamin Edwards In The News

Forbes
Crypto businesses are worried about SEC’s recent plans to expand oversight to digital assets, which might currently trade outside its supervision.
Yahoo!
“By taking away this sort of activity, you would remove the fear that members of Congress will introduce particular pieces of legislation or oppose them for some personal financial concern,” says Ben Edwards, an expert on securities law and professor at the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV.
Daily Beast
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene invested in Treasury bills right around a time of uncertainty about the debt ceiling—uncertainty that Greene helped foment. The investment paid off.
Yahoo!
Last September, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called for a shutdown to stop government spending. Four days later, she lent the government money.
ThinkAdvisor
Last week’s unprecedented victory for an investor in his Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration dispute with Robinhood was achieved, at least in part, by having lawyers experienced with securities cases representing him and the decision to claim the firm was guilty of “negligent liquidity management,” according to a legal expert and one of the attorneys who represented Batista.
Financial Planning
The head of a Miami-based financial advisory firm has been accused of helping her romantic and business partner carry out a cherry-picking scheme that funneled millions of dollars into accounts owned by his parents.
Fast Company
Conservative groups are attacking new proposals from the SEC to hold companies accountable for disclosures around issues like climate risk, board diversity, and stock buybacks.
Capital & Main
Conservative groups are vigorously attacking ESG proposals that could play a role in reducing income inequality.