AI Investment Education Foundation Ltd. - Final Default Judgment for Investment Adviser Misrepresentations
Summary
On April 20, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado entered a final judgment by default against AI Investment Education Foundation Ltd. for making material misrepresentations and unsubstantiated statements in its June 2024 Form ADV, including false claims about Exempt Reporting Adviser status, Denver office space, $1 million in assets under management, and a private fund. The court permanently enjoined the firm from future violations of Sections 204(a) and 207 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and permanently barred the firm, its owners, and executive officers from filing Form ADV as an Exempt Reporting Adviser. The judgment also orders AI Investment Education to pay a civil penalty of $1,182,254.
Registered investment advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers filing Form ADV should audit their disclosures against the specific misrepresentations charged here: claimed Denver office space where the occupant had no knowledge of the firm, claimed private fund assets with no corroborating filings, and claimed RIA relationships that did not exist. The complaint notes that AI Investment Education failed to respond to SEC document requests, which appears to have contributed to the default judgment outcome.
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The court entered a final judgment by default against AI Investment Education Foundation Ltd., permanently enjoining the firm from violating Sections 204(a) and 207 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and permanently barring the firm, its owners, and executive officers from filing Form ADV as an Exempt Reporting Adviser. The judgment orders payment of a civil penalty of $1,182,254.
Investment advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers should review their Form ADV filings for accuracy, particularly claims about office locations, assets under management, private fund operations, and third-party RIA relationships. The SEC actively verifies ADV representations and failed to respond to document requests from Commission attorneys — a factor that compounded liability.
Penalties
Civil penalty of $1,182,254
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AI Investment Education Foundation Ltd.
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Litigation Release No. 26536 / April 23, 2026
Securities and Exchange Commission v. AI Investment Education Foundation Ltd., No. 1:25-cv-03650-SKC-STV (D. Colo. filed Nov. 13, 2025)
SEC Obtains Final Judgment against Investment Adviser Charged with Making Misrepresentations in SEC Filing
On April 20, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado entered a final judgment by default against purported investment adviser AI Investment Education Foundation Ltd. in connection with previously filed charges for making material misrepresentations and unsubstantiated statements in a form filed with the SEC.
The SEC’s complaint, filed on November 13, 2025, alleged that in its June 2024 Form ADV, AI Investment Education represented that it is an Exempt Reporting Adviser (a category of private fund advisers that are not required to register with the SEC); that it operates from office space in Denver; that it manages $1 million in assets in the United States; that it advises a private fund; and that a separate registered investment adviser (RIA) reports information about the private fund on its own Form ADV. Contrary to AI Investment Education's representations, the complaint alleged that the business occupant of the Denver office space had no knowledge of AI Investment Education or its purported Chief Executive Officer, and the separate RIA had not reported information about the purported private fund. The complaint also alleged that the Commission had not found any reporting of information about the private fund on other filings with the SEC, and that a search of the Commission's public company database yielded no information on AI Investment Education. Additionally, the SEC alleged that AI Investment Education failed to respond to a request by Commission attorneys to provide records to substantiate the information on its Form ADV.
The final judgment permanently enjoins AI Investment Education from future violations of Sections 204(a) and 207 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and permanently enjoins AI Investment Education, its owners, and its executive officers from filing a Form ADV as an Exempt Reporting Adviser. In addition, the judgment orders AI Investment Education to pay a civil penalty of $1,182,254.
The SEC's litigation was conducted by Alexandra Lavin, Xinyue Angela Lin, David London, Sarah McAteer, Ryan Murphy, Michele Perillo, and Dahlia Rin of the SEC's Boston Regional Office. The SEC appreciates the assistance of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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