Everest Capital settles SEC charges for risk management failures
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-05-01T18:16:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges against investment adviser Everest Capital and its sole principal for risk management failures stemming from a bad currency bet on the Swiss franc.
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