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SEC Announces Agenda for Sept. 13 Investor Advisory Committee Meeting

August 24, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for the Sept. 13 meeting of its Investor Advisory Committee (IAC). The meeting will begin at[...]

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Fee Rate Advisory #1 for Fiscal Year 2019

August 24, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that in fiscal year 2019 the fees that public companies and other issuers pay[...]

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SEC Names Matthew S. Jacques as Chief Accountant in Enforcement Division

August 23, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Matthew S. Jacques has been named the new chief accountant in the[...]

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Barry Miller, Associate Director in Division of Investment Management, to Leave SEC After More Than 40 Years of Public Service

August 23, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Barry D. Miller, Associate Director of Disclosure Review and Accounting in the[...]

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SEC Chairman Clayton Announces Additional Investor Roundtable in Baltimore for Main Street Investors to ‘Tell Us’ About Their Investor Experience

August 22, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton announced today that an additional investor roundtable to discuss the Commission’s recently proposed[...]

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SEC Charges Former Online Marketing Company Executives With Inflating Operating Metrics

August 21, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges with two former top officers of Endurance International Group Holdings Inc.[...]

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SEC Charges Technology Fund Adviser, Founder in Fraudulent Scheme

August 20, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the founder of San Francisco-based venture capital funds and his investment advisory firm with[...]

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Merrill Lynch Settles SEC Charges of Undisclosed Conflict in Advisory Decision

August 20, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith has agreed to pay approximately $8.9 million[...]

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SEC Adopts Rule Amendments to Improve Municipal Securities Disclosure

August 20, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to enhance transparency in the municipal securities market. The adopted amendments to Rule[...]

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SEC Charges Unregistered Brokers Who Sold Woodbridge Securities to Main Street Investors

August 20, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged five individuals and four companies for unlawfully selling securities of Woodbridge Group of[...]

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Simplify and Update Disclosure Requirements

August 17, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has voted to adopt amendments to certain disclosure requirements that have become[...]

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Simplify and Update Disclosure Requirements

August 17, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has voted to adopt amendments to certain disclosure requirements that have become[...]

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