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SEC Halts Ongoing Fraudulent Stock Scheme
July 22, 2016The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it has won a court-ordered asset freeze to halt an ongoing fraud by[...]
Read ArticleAccountant Suspended for Failing to Spot Fraud in Company Audit
July 22, 2016The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended an accountant for conducting a faulty audit of the financial statements of a[...]
Read ArticleWesley R. Bricker Named Interim Chief Accountant
July 21, 2016The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Wesley R. Bricker has been named the Commission’s Interim Chief Accountant responsible[...]
Read ArticleKurt Gottschall Named Associate Regional Director in the SEC’s Denver Regional Office
July 20, 2016The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Kurt L. Gottschall has been named the Associate Regional Director for enforcement[...]
Read ArticleSEC Announces Agenda for July 19 Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies
July 14, 2016The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for the July 19 meeting of its Advisory Committee on Small[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Investment Adviser With Failing to Clearly Disclose Additional Costs to Investors
July 14, 2016The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an enforcement action against an investment advisory firm that failed to properly prepare[...]
Read ArticleSEC Adopts Amendments to Rules of Practice for Administrative Proceedings
July 13, 2016The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments updating its rules of practice governing its administrative proceedings. “The amendments[...]
Read ArticleSEC Proposes Amendments to Update and Simplify Disclosure Requirements As Part of Overall Disclosure Effectiveness Review
July 13, 2016The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose amendments to eliminate redundant, overlapping, outdated, or superseded provisions, in light[...]
Read ArticleSEC Proposes Rules to Enhance Order Handling Information Available to Investors
July 13, 2016The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose rules that for the first time would require broker-dealers to disclose[...]
Read ArticleSEC Adopts Additional Rules Related to Security-Based Swap Transaction Reporting
July 13, 2016The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has adopted amendments and guidance related to rules regarding the regulatory[...]
Read ArticleSEC: Citigroup Provided Incomplete Blue Sheet Data for 15 Years
July 12, 2016The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Citigroup Global Markets has agreed to pay a $7 million penalty and[...]
Read ArticleSEC Announces New Investor Advisory Committee Members
July 12, 2016The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of three new members to its Investor Advisory Committee, and the reappointment[...]
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