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SEC Suspends Trading in Companies Touting Operations Related to Prevention or Treatment of Ebola

November 20, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended trading in four companies that claim to be developing products or services in[...]

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SEC Announces Next Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies

November 19, 2014

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

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SEC Adopts Rules to Improve Systems Compliance and Integrity

November 19, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt new rules designed to strengthen the technology infrastructure of the U.S.[...]

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SEC Charges Unregistered Broker in Tampa Area With Stealing From Investors in Fraudulent Day Trading Scheme

November 18, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an unregistered broker living outside Tampa, Fla., with stealing investor funds as part[...]

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SEC Staff Releases Accounting Bulletin to Update Guidance on Pushdown Accounting

November 18, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant and Division of Corporation Finance today released a Staff Accounting[...]

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SEC Sanctions Two Former Defense Contractor Employees for FCPA Violations

November 17, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today sanctioned two former employees in the Dubai office of a U.S.-based defense contractor for[...]

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

November 17, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three penny stock promoters with conducting pump-and-dump schemes involving stocks they were touting[...]

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SEC Charges San Francisco-Based Penny Stock Company CEO for Defrauding Investors in Pump-and-Dump Scheme

November 17, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a San Francisco-based penny stock company CEO with defrauding investors by issuing false[...]

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SEC Charges Business Owner and Stockbroker in Maryland-Based Offering Fraud

November 14, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the owner of a Maryland-based real estate company with conducting an offering fraud[...]

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SEC Announces Agenda and Panelists for Small Business Forum

November 14, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda and panelists for next week’s Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital[...]

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SEC and SBA to Host Event on Small Business Capital Raising Prior to Small Business Forum

November 14, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, today announced they will jointly host an[...]

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SEC Announces Charges Against India-Based Operators of High-Yield Investment Scheme Using Social Media

November 12, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against two India-based operators of an alleged high-yield investment scheme seeking to[...]

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