SEC Charges Registered Investment Adviser Zoe Financial for Failure to Disclose Conflict of Interest

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges against New York-based investment adviser Zoe Financial Inc. for failing to fully and fairly disclose material facts concerning conflicts of interest to clients and prospective clients, including a conflict related to its January 2023 Zoe Wealth offering that was not adequately disclosed in its Form ADV Brochure until December 2024, and an inaccurate description of how it mitigated a separate conflict involving advisory firms' indirect minority interests in Zoe Financial. The SEC's order finds that Zoe Financial willfully violated Section 206(2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Without admitting the SEC's findings, Zoe Financial agreed to a cease-and-desist order, a censure, and to pay a civil monetary penalty of $450,000; the order also acknowledges remedial measures taken by the firm, including compliance manual revisions and hiring an in-house chief compliance officer.

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