VanEck agrees to pay $1.75 million to settle SEC charges of failure to disclose influencer role in Dave Portnoy-backed ETF
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday that investment-management firm VanEck has agreed to pay $1.75 million in penalties for failing to disclose a social-media influencer’s role in the launch of its VanEck Social Sentiment exchange-traded fund, known as BUZZ.