Tez Romero

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Mary Tez Romero-Maquipotin

Senior Legal Researcher

3 years experience11,797 Total views on InvestmentNews in 2025

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Tez Romero is a Senior Legal Researcher at Key Media. Since joining the company in 2023, she has covered legal and regulatory developments across a range of industries and jurisdictions. For InvestmentNews, she reports on litigation, regulatory enforcement, compliance matters, and other legal developments affecting financial advisors, RIAs, and wealth management firms.

Her work focuses on helping industry professionals understand the legal and regulatory issues shaping the wealth management landscape.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Covering litigation and regulation has shown me how quickly the wealth management industry can change. Court cases and regulatory actions often reveal the pressures, expectations, and emerging issues shaping the profession, and I enjoy helping readers make sense of those developments.”

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Investors sue Oracle, allege executives dumped $1.87B amid AI hype SEC accuses 777 Partners of deceiving investors in $237 million scheme Investors sue Babcock & Wilcox over allegedly inflated $2.4B AI deal

Previous experience

  • Key Media — Legal Researcher

Education

  • Juris Doctor, Holy Name University
  • B.S. in Business Administration Major in Marketing Management, Holy Name University

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SEC alleges Inventis duo ran $26.5M Ponzi-like investment scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 20, 2025
SEC alleges Inventis duo ran $26.5M Ponzi-like investment scheme

SEC alleges Inventis Ventures’ leaders promised 15% monthly returns in $26.5 million unregistered offering.

SEC accuses 777 Partners of deceiving investors in $237 million scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 20, 2025
SEC accuses 777 Partners of deceiving investors in $237 million scheme

SEC claims 777 Partners executives misled investors, hid $300 million overdraw, and diverted offering proceeds for personal use.

SEC accuses Brooklyn adviser of running $4.1M Ponzi-like scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 03, 2025
SEC accuses Brooklyn adviser of running $4.1M Ponzi-like scheme

The SEC alleges a Brooklyn adviser raised $4.1 million from clients in a Ponzi-like scheme, spotlighting adviser oversight and compliance risks in wealth management.

Florida fraudster drains millions, pleads guilty in federal court
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 02, 2025
Florida fraudster drains millions, pleads guilty in federal court

Resident, who posed as a financial advisor, pleads guilty to a multi-million dollar fraud that targeted retirement accounts, robbing many of their life savings.

SEC alleges Vukota Capital Management misled investors, breached fiduciary duty
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 26, 2025
SEC alleges Vukota Capital Management misled investors, breached fiduciary duty

SEC claims Vukota Capital Management and affiliates breached fiduciary duties and misled investors through undisclosed loans and misleading fund communications.

SEC accuses 5 Fruits Enterprises of $4.7M investor deception in Nevada
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2025
SEC accuses 5 Fruits Enterprises of $4.7M investor deception in Nevada

SEC claims 5 Fruits Enterprises and its managers raised funds by promising automated trading and guaranteed returns, but most funds were never invested.

SEC alleges Stock Purse Trading broke laws with $5.7M investor scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 21, 2025
SEC alleges Stock Purse Trading broke laws with $5.7M investor scheme

SEC alleges Stock Purse Trading and Carole Liston violated federal securities laws by promising high returns and misusing $5.7 million from investors.

Will Congress open the door to more private market opportunities?
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 30, 2025
Will Congress open the door to more private market opportunities?

A House bill could stop the SEC from blocking closed-end funds' private fund investments.

Is the SEC's private fund exemption rule about to change?
ALTERNATIVES JUN 12, 2025
Is the SEC's private fund exemption rule about to change?

House bill seeks inflation-based adjustment to private fund advisor exemption.

Congress pushes to make fintech oversight offices permanent at SEC, CFTC
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 12, 2025
Congress pushes to make fintech oversight offices permanent at SEC, CFTC

A new House measure would enshrine FinHub and LabCFTC as permanent fixtures, deepening ties with financial technology sector.