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SEC Updates List of Firms Using Inaccurate Information to Solicit Investors
October 31, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has updated its list of unregistered entities that use misleading information[...]
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October 31, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has updated its list of unregistered entities that use misleading information[...]
Read ArticleSEC Proposes Disclosure Improvements for Variable Annuities and Variable Life Insurance Contracts
October 30, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has voted to propose rule changes designed to improve disclosure for[...]
Read ArticleSEC Investor Advisory Committee to Hold Nov. 7 Telephone Meeting
October 25, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will meet telephonically on Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The public[...]
Read ArticleSEC Issues Agenda for October 29 Meeting of the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee
October 24, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today released the agenda for the Oct. 29 meeting of the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory[...]
Read ArticleSEC Announces $23.8 Million Settlement with the Self-Proclaimed “Frack Master”
October 23, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it has agreed to a settlement with Christopher A. Faulkner—the self-proclaimed “Frack Master”—in[...]
Read ArticleSEC Suspends Trading in Company for Making False Cryptocurrency-Related Claims about SEC Regulation and Registration
October 22, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended trading in the securities of a company amid questions surrounding its statements about[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Lawyer and Her Husband in EB-5 Fraud
October 18, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a California-based immigration attorney and her husband in a fraudulent scheme that generated[...]
Read ArticleSEC Launches New Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology
October 18, 2018The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the launch of the agency's Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub).[...]
Read ArticleSEC Announces 2018 Government-Business Forum to Be Held at The Ohio State University
October 18, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it is partnering with the National Center for the Middle Market at The[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Investment Adviser With Stealing From Friends, Community Members
October 17, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against an investment adviser with a history of violating the securities laws for defrauding his[...]
Read ArticleSEC Provides Regulatory Relief and Assistance for Hurricane Victims
October 16, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it is providing regulatory relief to publicly traded companies, investment companies, accountants, transfer agents,[...]
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