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Release of Joint Staff Report on October 15, 2014

July 13, 2015

Staff from the U.S. Department of Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank[...]

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SEC Announces Settlement With Cooperator in Grand Central Post-It Notes Insider Trading Case

July 13, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a settlement with a Brooklyn man who entered into a cooperation agreement to[...]

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SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies to Hold Conference Call Meeting

July 08, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that its Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies will hold a public[...]

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SEC Charges Oil Company and CEO in Scheme Targeting Chinese-Americans and EB-5 Investors

July 06, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Bay Area oil and gas company and its CEO with running a[...]

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SEC Reappoints Lewis H. Ferguson to Second Term on PCAOB

July 02, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) member Lewis H. Ferguson has been[...]

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SEC Halts Pyramid/Ponzi Scheme Targeting Spanish and Portuguese Communities

July 02, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against the operators of a pyramid and[...]

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SEC Solicits Public Comment on Audit Committee Disclosures

July 01, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to publish a concept release seeking public comment on current audit committee disclosure[...]

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SEC Charges Deloitte & Touche With Violating Auditor Independence Rules

July 01, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Deloitte & Touche LLP with violating auditor independence rules when its consulting affiliate[...]

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SEC Proposes Rules Requiring Companies to Adopt Clawback Policies on Executive Compensation

July 01, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rules directing national securities exchanges and associations to establish listing standards requiring companies[...]

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SEC Charges Former Stockbroker With Conducting Ponzi Scheme

July 01, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former stockbroker in Pennsylvania with conducting a Ponzi scheme and stealing investor[...]

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SEC Charges Hedge Fund Advisory Firm With Conducting Fraudulent Fund Valuation Scheme

July 01, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Greenwich, Conn.-based investment advisory firm and its two owners with fraudulently inflating[...]

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SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With Violating Market Access Rule

June 30, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Goldman, Sachs & Co. with violating the market access rule in connection with[...]

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