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SEC Investigative Report: Public Companies Should Consider Cyber Threats When Implementing Internal Accounting Controls

October 16, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued an investigative report cautioning that public companies should consider cyber threats when implementing[...]

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SEC Suspends Former BDO Accountants for Improperly “Predating” Audit Work Papers

October 12, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended three former BDO USA LLP accountants for their improper professional conduct during an[...]

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SEC’s New Strategic Plan Puts Investors, Innovation, and Performance at Top

October 11, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a new strategic plan to guide the agency’s work over the next four[...]

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SEC Reopens Comment Period for Capital, Margin, and Segregation Requirements for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants

October 11, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to reopen the comment period and request additional comment (including potential modifications to proposed[...]

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SEC Stops Fraudulent ICO That Falsely Claimed SEC Approval

October 11, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has obtained an emergency court order halting a planned initial coin[...]

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Gary Goldsholle, Former Deputy Director, Current Senior Policy Adviser in the Division of Trading and Markets, to Leave the SEC

October 10, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Gary Goldsholle, a senior policy adviser in the Division of Trading and Markets, will[...]

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SEC Monitoring Impact of Hurricane Michael on Capital Markets

October 10, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission is closely monitoring the impact of Hurricane Michael on investors and capital markets.  “The dedicated staff[...]

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SEC Charges Real Estate Developer With Fraud in Project Tied to New Commuter Rail Station

October 05, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Virginia real estate developer with skimming investor funds that were intended for[...]

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SEC Halts Microcap Fraud Scheme Orchestrated Through International Accounts

October 03, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed an emergency action and obtained an asset freeze against two individuals and their[...]

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SEC to Focus on Empowering Main Street Investors for 2018 World Investor Week

October 01, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that empowering Main Street investors will be the SEC’s focus during World Investor[...]

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SEC to Focus on Empowering Main Street Investors for 2018 World Investor Week

October 01, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that empowering Main Street investors will be the SEC’s focus during World Investor[...]

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Elon Musk Settles SEC Fraud Charges; Tesla Charged With and Resolves Securities Law Charge

September 29, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Elon Musk, CEO and Chairman of Silicon Valley-based Tesla, Inc., has agreed[...]

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