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SEC Charges Investment Adviser With Defrauding Professional Athlete and His Wife

August 22, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged investment adviser Jeremy Drake with defrauding two clients, a high profile professional athlete[...]

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Hedge Fund Adviser Charged for Inadequate Controls to Prevent Insider Trading

August 21, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that hedge fund advisory firm Deerfield Management Company L.P. has agreed to pay[...]

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Commission and Commission Staff Issue Updates to Interpretive Guidance on Revenue Recognition

August 18, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued two releases and the SEC staff released a Staff Accounting Bulletin to update[...]

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Banca IMI Securities to Pay $35 Million for Improper Handling of ADRs in Continuing SEC Crackdown

August 18, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that broker Banca IMI Securities Corp. (BISC), an indirect, wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of[...]

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SEC Uncovers Wide-Reaching Insider Trading Scheme

August 16, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against seven individuals who generated millions in profits by trading[...]

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SEC Charges KPMG with Audit Failures

August 15, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that KPMG has agreed to pay more than $6.2 million to settle charges[...]

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SEC Files Charges in Oil Drilling Investment Scheme

August 11, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two Tennessee men and an accomplice in Fort Lauderdale with allegedly defrauding investors[...]

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SEC Staff Publishes Report on Access to Capital and Market Liquidity

August 08, 2017

The SEC Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) today published a report describing trends in primary securities issuance and[...]

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Investment Management Director David W. Grim to Leave SEC

August 03, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that David W. Grim, Director of the Division of Investment Management, will leave[...]

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Donna Esau Named Associate Regional Director for Examinations in Atlanta Regional Office

August 02, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the promotion of Donna Esau to Associate Regional Director for Examinations in the[...]

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Overseas Stock Manipulator Settles SEC Charges

August 02, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that an overseas stock manipulator has agreed to pay nearly $800,000 and be[...]

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SEC Files Charges to Stop Fraudulent Misuse of Cancer-Fighting Investments to Fund Restaurant Businesses

July 31, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges to stop an alleged ongoing fraud by a Massachusetts businessman misusing investments[...]

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