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SEC Adopts Rule for Pay Ratio Disclosure

August 05, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted a final rule that requires a public company to disclose the ratio of[...]

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SEC Adopts Registration Rules for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants

August 05, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted new rules to provide a comprehensive, efficient process for security-based swap dealers and[...]

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SEC Charges Houston-Area Businessman in Ponzi Scheme

August 03, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Houston-area businessman with operating a $114 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors,[...]

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SEC Charges Man With Microcap Fraud Involving Shares of Cynk Technology Corp.

July 31, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Canadian citizen with conducting a scheme to conceal his control and ownership[...]

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SEC Charges Operators of Fraud Based in Upstate New York

July 30, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two men and eight companies with defrauding investors, many of them upstate New[...]

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Daniel M. Hawke, Chief of Market Abuse Unit, to Leave SEC After 16 Years of Service

July 29, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Daniel M. Hawke, chief of the Division of Enforcement’s Market Abuse Unit[...]

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SEC Charges Mead Johnson Nutrition With FCPA Violations

July 28, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Mead Johnson Nutrition Company has agreed to settle charges that its Chinese[...]

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Former Oppenheimer Employees Settle Charges Involving Unregistered Sales of Penny Stocks

July 23, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that three former employees of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. have agreed to settle[...]

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SEC Charges Three Penny Stock Promoters Behind Pump-and-Dump Schemes

July 21, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a trio of alleged microcap stock scammers with defrauding investors by disseminating promotional[...]

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Michele Anderson Named Associate Director in the Division of Corporation Finance

July 17, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the promotion of Michele Anderson to the position of Associate Director in the[...]

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SEC Pays More Than $3 Million to Whistleblower

July 17, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a whistleblower award of more than $3 million to a company insider whose[...]

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SEC Charges Pennsylvania Attorney with Insider Trading in Advance of Merger Announcement

July 16, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Pennsylvania attorney with insider trading in the stock of Harleysville Group, Inc.[...]

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