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SEC Charges Registered Investment Adviser and Former Chief Operating Officer With Defrauding Client

March 15, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Talimco LLC, a registered investment adviser, and Grant Gardner Rogers, the former chief[...]

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SEC Staff to Hold Fintech Forum to Discuss Distributed Ledger Technology and Digital Assets

March 15, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that its staff will host a public forum focusing on distributed ledger technology (DLT)[...]

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SEC Charges Volkswagen, Former CEO With Defrauding Bond Investors During “Clean Diesel” Emissions Fraud

March 15, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Volkswagen AG, two of its subsidiaries, and its former CEO, Martin Winterkorn, for[...]

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Jason J. Burt Named Associate Regional Director for Enforcement in SEC’s Denver Office

March 14, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Jason J. Burt has been named the Associate Regional Director for enforcement[...]

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Wedbush Settles Failure to Supervise Charge

March 13, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Wedbush Securities Inc. will pay a $250,000 penalty and has agreed to[...]

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SEC Announces March 28 Meeting of Investor Advisory Committee

March 12, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for the March 28 meeting of its Investor Advisory Committee. The[...]

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Fee Rate Advisory #2 for Fiscal Year 2019

March 12, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that starting on April 16, 2019, the fee rates applicable to most securities[...]

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SEC Charges Lumber Liquidators With Fraud

March 12, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. for making fraudulent misstatements to investors.  The[...]

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SEC Share Class Initiative Returning More Than $125 Million to Investors

March 11, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against 79 investment advisers who will return more than $125 million[...]

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Mobile TeleSystems Settles FCPA Violations

March 06, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Russian telecommunications provider Mobile TeleSystems PJSC (MTS) will pay $100 million to resolve[...]

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BB&T to Return More Than $5 Million to Retail Investors and Pay Penalty Relating to Directed Brokerage Arrangements

March 05, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that BB&T Securities has agreed to return more than $5 million to retail[...]

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SEC Celebrates African American History Month with Presentation by Award-Winning Filmmaker

March 01, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission celebrated African American History Month with events in its Regional Offices and a presentation by[...]

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