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SEC Issues Staff Report on Accredited Investor Definition

December 18, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a staff report on the accredited investor definition.  The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform[...]

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J.P. Morgan to Pay $267 Million for Disclosure Failures

December 18, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that two J.P. Morgan wealth management subsidiaries have agreed to pay $267 million[...]

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SEC Charges Martin Shkreli With Fraud

December 17, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Martin Shkreli, former CEO of pharmaceutical company Retrophin, with committing fraud during a[...]

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SEC: Hedge Fund Adviser Lied to Investors

December 16, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today barred a hedge fund adviser from the securities industry for making a series of[...]

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SEC Announces Fraud Charges Against Investment Adviser

December 15, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Stamford, Conn.-based investment advisory firm accused of investing clients[...]

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SEC Files Charges in Multi-Million Dollar Market Manipulation

December 15, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a New Jersey man and his company with illicitly pocketing $13 million from[...]

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SEC: Sports Team Offering Is A Penny Stock Fraud

December 11, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and a court-ordered asset freeze obtained against a Florida-based penny stock[...]

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SEC Proposes Rules for Resource Extraction Issuers Under Dodd-Frank Act

December 11, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose rules that would require resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made[...]

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SEC Proposes New Derivatives Rules for Registered Funds and Business Development Companies

December 11, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose a new rule designed to enhance the regulation of the use[...]

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SEC Suspends Public Accountants for Bad Auditing

December 10, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended five accountants and two audit firms from practicing or appearing before the SEC[...]

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SEC: Lawyers Offered EB-5 Investments as Unregistered Brokers

December 07, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a series of enforcement actions against lawyers across the country charged with offering[...]

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SEC Announces Charges for Spoofing and Order Mismarking

December 03, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against three Chicago-based traders accused of circumventing market structure rules in[...]

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