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Litigation Release No. 25028 / February 10, 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission v. David Hu, Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-05496 (S.D.N.Y. filed July 17, 2020)
On February 1, 2021, Judge Denise L. Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a partial judgment against David Hu, the co-founder and chief investment officer of International Investment Group (IIG), a formerly registered investment adviser, enjoining Hu from violating the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws. The Commission revoked IIG s registration in November 2019.
According to the SEC s complaint, from October 2013, Hu orchestrated multiple frauds on IIG s investment advisory clients. As alleged, Hu grossly overvalued the assets in IIG s flagship hedge fund, resulting in the fund paying inflated fees to IIG, some of which went to Hu personally. In addition, through IIG, Hu allegedly sold at least $60 million in fake trade finance loans to other investors and used