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SEC Charges Truckload Freight Company With Accounting Fraud

April 25, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc. with an accounting fraud that allowed the truckload freight[...]

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SEC Staff Announces Agenda for May 31 FinTech Forum

April 24, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for the forum that its staff is hosting on May 31[...]

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Silicon Valley Company Settles Fraud Charge for Misstating Returns to Investors

April 19, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Prosper Funding LLC will pay a $3 million penalty for miscalculating and[...]

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SEC and FINRA to Hold National Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers on June 27, 2019

April 16, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced the opening of registration for[...]

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Sara Cortes and David Bartels Named Deputy Chief Counsels of the Division of Investment Management

April 15, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Sara Cortes and David P. Bartels have been named Deputy Chief Counsels[...]

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SEC Charges Former Woodbridge Directors of Investment With Fraud

April 12, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two former directors of investments at Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC for their roles[...]

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SEC Issues Agenda for April 15 Meeting of the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee

April 11, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released the agenda for the April 15 meeting of the Fixed Income Market Structure[...]

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SEC Charges Former SeaWorld Associate General Counsel With Insider Trading

April 09, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former senior lawyer at SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. with insider trading based on[...]

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New SEC Campaign Educates Investors on Where and How to Get Answers

April 08, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today unveiled a public service campaign to empower Main Street investors to take control of[...]

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SEC Charges Transportation Company Executives With Accounting Fraud

April 03, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CFO and two former employees of a publicly traded transportation company[...]

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SEC Charges Former CEO of Silicon Valley Startup With Defrauding Investors

April 02, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the founder and former chief executive of a Silicon Valley startup with defrauding[...]

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Are You Prepared for Your Financial Future? Use the SEC’s Investor Preparedness Checklist to Find Out

April 01, 2019

Are you prepared for your financial future?  That’s the question the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Investor Education and[...]

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