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SEC Charges Biotech Employee, Two Stockbrokers With Insider Trading on Nonpublic Information About Pharmaceutical Trials and Merger

June 09, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three men living in California with insider trading in the stock and options[...]

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Trader to Pay $1 Million for Short Selling Violations

June 09, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a trader residing in Canada has agreed to pay more than $1[...]

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Agencies Issue Final Standards for Assessing Diversity Policies and Practices of Regulated Entities

June 09, 2015

Federal agencies today issued a final interagency policy statement establishing joint standards for assessing the diversity policies and practices of[...]

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SEC Names Richard R. Best as Regional Director of Salt Lake Office

June 08, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today named Richard R. Best as Regional Director of its Salt Lake office.   He[...]

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Daniel Gregus Named Associate Director for Broker-Dealer Exam Program in Chicago

June 05, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has named Daniel R. Gregus as the Associate Director for the[...]

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SEC Charges CSC and Former Executives With Accounting Fraud

June 05, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Computer Sciences Corporation and former executives with manipulating financial results and concealing significant[...]

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SEC Freezes Profits From Scheme to Manipulate Avon Stock

June 04, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an emergency asset freeze of two U.S. brokerage accounts connected to schemes to[...]

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SEC Staff Provides Additional Analysis Related to Proposed Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules

June 04, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission staff today made available additional analysis related to its proposed rules for pay ratio disclosure.[...]

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SEC Warns of Purported Financial Professionals Using False Credentials to Attract Investors

June 03, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today warned investors to thoroughly check the claimed credentials of people soliciting their investments to[...]

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SEC Charges Four With Insider Trading Ahead of Secondary Offerings

June 03, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against four individuals stealing confidential information from investment banks and[...]

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SEC Charges Investment Adviser With Defrauding Retired Teachers

June 01, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an investment adviser in Miami with siphoning money from his investment fund and[...]

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Merrill Lynch Admits Using Inaccurate Data for Short Sale Orders, Agrees to $11 Million Settlement

June 01, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two Merrill Lynch entities with using inaccurate data in the course of executing[...]

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