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SEC Announces Charges Against Retirement Plan Custodian in Connection With Ponzi Scheme

June 16, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against an Ohio-based self-directed IRA provider accused of ignoring red flags for[...]

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Investment Advisory Firm’s Former President Charged With Stealing Client Funds

June 15, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Washington D.C.-based investment advisory firm’s former president accused of[...]

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Swiss Trader to Pay $2.8 Million to Settle Insider Trading Charges

June 15, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a Swiss trader has agreed to pay more than $2.8 million to[...]

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SEC Publishes Request for Public Comment on Exchange-Traded Products

June 12, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it is seeking public comment to help inform its review of the[...]

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SEC Charges Phony Hedge Fund Manager With Theft of Money Invested by Small Businesses

June 10, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a New Jersey man accused of posing as a hedge[...]

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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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