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SEC Charges ITG With Misleading Dark Pool Subscribers

November 07, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that ITG Inc. and its affiliate AlterNet Securities Inc. have agreed to pay[...]

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Citibank to Pay More Than $38 Million for Improper Handling of ADRs

November 07, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Citibank N.A. has agreed to pay $38.7 million to settle charges of[...]

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Anthony S. Kelly, Co-Chief of Asset Management Unit, to Leave SEC After 18 Years of Service

November 05, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Anthony S. Kelly, Co-Chief of the Enforcement Division’s Asset Management Unit, will[...]

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SEC Adopts Rules That Increase Information Brokers Must Provide to Investors on Order Handling

November 02, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has voted to adopt amendments that will require broker-dealers to disclose to investors[...]

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SEC Charges Investment Adviser With Running $3.9 Million Fraud

November 02, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former registered representative and investment adviser in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with operating a[...]

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SEC Charges Family Friend of Former Investment Banker With Insider Trading

November 02, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an IT professional in Texas who allegedly participated in an insider trading scheme[...]

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SEC Enforcement Division Issues Report on FY 2018 Results

November 02, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Enforcement Division today issued the annual report of its ongoing efforts to protect investors and[...]

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SEC Issues Statement on Certain Provisions of Business Conduct Standards for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants

October 31, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has voted to issue a statement setting forth the Commission’s position,[...]

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SEC Adopts Rules to Modernize Property Disclosures Required for Mining Registrants

October 31, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has voted to adopt amendments to modernize the property disclosure requirements[...]

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SEC Updates List of Firms Using Inaccurate Information to Solicit Investors

October 31, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has updated its list of unregistered entities that use misleading information[...]

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SEC Updates List of Firms Using Inaccurate Information to Solicit Investors

October 31, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has updated its list of unregistered entities that use misleading information[...]

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SEC Proposes Disclosure Improvements for Variable Annuities and Variable Life Insurance Contracts

October 30, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has voted to propose rule changes designed to improve disclosure for[...]

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