Tez Romero

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Mary Tez Romero-Maquipotin

Senior Legal Researcher

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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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Ex-PM sues Franklin Templeton, says cat bond fund's "rules-based" process was rigged
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 28, 2026
Ex-PM sues Franklin Templeton, says cat bond fund's "rules-based" process was rigged

A former portfolio manager says Franklin Templeton's "rules-based" cat bond fund was anything but — and calling it out cost him his job.

SEC sues NY private equity adviser Lucas over alleged $8M investor cash grab
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 28, 2026
SEC sues NY private equity adviser Lucas over alleged $8M investor cash grab

Wedding bills, alimony and a newspaper allegedly funded by investor cash — and that's just the start.

Black banker accuses JPMorgan Chase of bias, retaliation, forced resignation
WIREHOUSES APR 27, 2026
Black banker accuses JPMorgan Chase of bias, retaliation, forced resignation

He left Bank of America for a JPMorgan role. Then, he says, HR stopped listening

Florida fund manager hits WCEP with fraud suit over SpaceX '0/0' pitch
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 23, 2026
Florida fund manager hits WCEP with fraud suit over SpaceX '0/0' pitch

A fund manager claims a pre-IPO sponsor hid markups and a 17.5% carry behind a "0/0" SpaceX pitch.

Investors sue U.S. Immigration Fund over $89.6M loss on stalled NoMad tower
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 22, 2026
Investors sue U.S. Immigration Fund over $89.6M loss on stalled NoMad tower

Roughly 160 foreign investors say the sponsor ignored red flags while a Manhattan tower went bust.

Creditors accuse SEC-installed fiduciaries of steering gold mine cash past $7M debt
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 22, 2026
Creditors accuse SEC-installed fiduciaries of steering gold mine cash past $7M debt

An Idaho couple claims SEC-installed fiduciaries routed mine sale cash away from their $7M judgment.

SEC sues California real estate fund manager over alleged $15M Ponzi-like scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 21, 2026
SEC sues California real estate fund manager over alleged $15M Ponzi-like scheme

Regulators say the fund manager allegedly paid old investors with new money — and doctored the books to cover the gap.

Ex-adviser associate settles SEC insider trading case, pays $143,000
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 21, 2026
Ex-adviser associate settles SEC insider trading case, pays $143,000

He allegedly traded biotech deals in a relative's account. Now he is paying up and out of the industry for two years.

Shareholder sues Hercules Capital board over alleged inflated NAV, hidden software risk
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 20, 2026
Shareholder sues Hercules Capital board over alleged inflated NAV, hidden software risk

Shareholder claims Hercules Capital dressed up its NAV while quietly loading up on software debt

SEC sues crypto founder, alleging $16M token fraud built on phantom insurance
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 20, 2026
SEC sues crypto founder, alleging $16M token fraud built on phantom insurance

The agency says a $16M crypto raise leaned on insurance that never existed — and a "trust fund" that wasn't