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U.S. Financial Regulatory Agencies Join the Global Financial Innovation Network

October 24, 2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and[...]

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SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Meet on Nov. 7

October 22, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Nov. 7. The meeting will begin at 9:30[...]

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Exemptive Applications Procedures

October 18, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has voted to propose rule amendments to establish an expedited review[...]

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SEC and Morehouse College Announce Atlanta Event for Minority Entrepreneurs

October 17, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission and Morehouse College will co-host a panel discussion on strategies to attract investment capital to minority[...]

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SEC Issues Statement on Market Structure Innovation for Thinly Traded Securities

October 17, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a statement that invites exchanges and other market participants to submit innovative proposals[...]

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SEC Charges 18 Traders in $31 Million Stock Manipulation Scheme

October 16, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed an emergency action and obtained an asset freeze against 18 traders in a scheme[...]

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SEC Promotes Teacher Investment Outreach

October 15, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced several teacher investment outreach efforts in connection with its Teachers Initiative.  These initiatives include[...]

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Supervisor Charged for Role in Brokerage Firm’s Improper Handling of ADRs

October 15, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Domenick Migliorato, a former supervisor of the securities lending desk at Industrial[...]

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SEC Adopts New Rules and Amendments under Title VII of Dodd-Frank

September 19, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it took a significant step toward establishing the regulatory regime for security-based[...]

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SEC Charges ICO Incubator and Founder for Unregistered Offering and Unregistered Broker Activity

September 18, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today sued ICOBox and its founder Nikolay Evdokimov for conducting an illegal $14 million securities[...]

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SEC Halts Alleged $125 Million Offering Fraud

September 18, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has filed an emergency action and obtained a temporary restraining order and[...]

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SEC Proposes Rules to Update Statistical Disclosures for Banking Registrants

September 17, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has proposed rules to update the statistical disclosures that bank and[...]

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