SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. TRUSTCAP FINANCIAL GROUP,
INC.,
MATRIX INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC., SECURITY FINANCIAL, INC., AND
MATRIX
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., Civil Action No. 1:97CV00513 (D.D.C.).
Litigation Release No. 15436 / August 7, 1997
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that, on
August
6, 1997, the Honorable Thomas A. Flannery, Senior United States
District
Judge, issued an order approving an interim distribution of funds to
investors who had invested funds with two investment advisers:
Matrix
Investment Advisors, Inc. (Matrix) and Security Financial, Inc. (SFI).
The
Commission filed its complaint in this matter on March 13, 1997,
alleging
violations of the books and records provisions of the Investment
Advisers
Act of 1940, against Matrix; SFI; their holding company, Trustcap
Financial
Group, Inc.; and its recordkeeping subsidiary, Matrix Capital
Management,
Inc. The Court appointed a Special Agent on March 14, 1997 to, among
other
things, establish and implement a plan to return investor funds to
Matrix's
and SFI's clients.
The Special Agent has identified approximately $11.2 million in
funds
available for distribution to Matrix and SFI investors. The Court's
order
and the Special Agent's interim distribution plan call for the
Special
Agent to distribute a total of approximately $5 million to Matrix and
SFI
investors at this time. With this interim distribution, and taking
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. TRUSTCAP FINANCIAL GROUP,
issued an order approving an interim distribution of funds to investors who had invested
Investment Advisors, Inc. and Security Financial, Inc. (SFI).
Commission filed its complaint in this matter on March 13, 1997, alleging violations of the
Act of 1940, against Matrix; SFI; their holding company, Trustcap Financial
and its recordkeeping subsidiary, Matrix Capital Management, Inc.
The Court appointed a Special Agent on March 14, 1997 to, among other things, establish and
With this interim distribution, and taking into account any prior withdrawals, each investor
Once the Special Agent is reasonably assured that all investor funds have been properly
The Commission's investigation of other potential violations of the federal securities laws,
See also Litigation Release
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