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SEC Releases

Medical Manufacturer Settles Accounting Fraud Charges

September 28, 2017

A Massachusetts-based medical manufacturer has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle charges that it committed accounting fraud[...]

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Stock Market Analyst Barred for Illegally Cashing In On His Research Reports

September 26, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a stock market analyst with insider trading prior to the publication of research[...]

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Stock Market Analyst Barred for Illegally Cashing In On His Research Reports

September 26, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a stock market analyst with insider trading prior to the publication of research[...]

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SEC Announces Enforcement Initiatives to Combat Cyber-Based Threats and Protect Retail Investors

September 25, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced two new initiatives that will build on its Enforcement Division’s ongoing efforts to[...]

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SEC Announces Enforcement Initiatives to Combat Cyber-Based Threats and Protect Retail Investors

September 25, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced two new initiatives that will build on its Enforcement Division’s ongoing efforts to[...]

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Pharmaceutical Company Paying Penalty for Misleading Investors About Sales Metric

September 22, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed fraud charges against a Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company that exaggerated how many new patients[...]

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SEC Announces Agenda for October 12 Investor Advisory Committee Meeting

September 22, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for the October 12 meeting of its Investor Advisory Committee.  The[...]

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SEC Announces Agenda for October 12 Investor Advisory Committee Meeting

September 22, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for the October 12 meeting of its Investor Advisory Committee.  The[...]

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SEC Suspends Trading in Company Purporting Involvement in Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

September 22, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended trading in a company amid questions surrounding its statements about sending response teams[...]

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SEC Adopts Interpretive Guidance on Pay Ratio Rule

September 21, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved interpretive guidance to assist companies in their efforts to comply with the pay ratio[...]

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Telecommunications Company Paying $965 Million For FCPA Violations

September 21, 2017

Sweden-based telecommunications provider Telia Company AB has agreed to pay $965 million in a global settlement with the Securities and[...]

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SEC Chairman Clayton Issues Statement on Cybersecurity

September 20, 2017

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton today issued a statement highlighting the importance of cybersecurity to the agency and market participants, and[...]

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