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Medical Manufacturer Settles Accounting Fraud Charges
September 28, 2017A Massachusetts-based medical manufacturer has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle charges that it committed accounting fraud[...]
Read ArticleStock Market Analyst Barred for Illegally Cashing In On His Research Reports
September 26, 2017The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a stock market analyst with insider trading prior to the publication of research[...]
Read ArticleStock Market Analyst Barred for Illegally Cashing In On His Research Reports
September 26, 2017The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a stock market analyst with insider trading prior to the publication of research[...]
Read ArticleSEC Announces Enforcement Initiatives to Combat Cyber-Based Threats and Protect Retail Investors
September 25, 2017The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced two new initiatives that will build on its Enforcement Division’s ongoing efforts to[...]
Read ArticleSEC Announces Enforcement Initiatives to Combat Cyber-Based Threats and Protect Retail Investors
September 25, 2017The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced two new initiatives that will build on its Enforcement Division’s ongoing efforts to[...]
Read ArticlePharmaceutical Company Paying Penalty for Misleading Investors About Sales Metric
September 22, 2017The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed fraud charges against a Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company that exaggerated how many new patients[...]
Read ArticleSEC Announces Agenda for October 12 Investor Advisory Committee Meeting
September 22, 2017The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for the October 12 meeting of its Investor Advisory Committee. The[...]
Read ArticleSEC Announces Agenda for October 12 Investor Advisory Committee Meeting
September 22, 2017The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for the October 12 meeting of its Investor Advisory Committee. The[...]
Read ArticleSEC Suspends Trading in Company Purporting Involvement in Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
September 22, 2017The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended trading in a company amid questions surrounding its statements about sending response teams[...]
Read ArticleSEC Adopts Interpretive Guidance on Pay Ratio Rule
September 21, 2017The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved interpretive guidance to assist companies in their efforts to comply with the pay ratio[...]
Read ArticleTelecommunications Company Paying $965 Million For FCPA Violations
September 21, 2017Sweden-based telecommunications provider Telia Company AB has agreed to pay $965 million in a global settlement with the Securities and[...]
Read ArticleSEC Chairman Clayton Issues Statement on Cybersecurity
September 20, 2017SEC Chairman Jay Clayton today issued a statement highlighting the importance of cybersecurity to the agency and market participants, and[...]
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