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SEC Charges Mizuho Securities for Failure to Safeguard Customer Information

July 23, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Mizuho Securities USA LLC for its failure to safeguard information pertaining to stock[...]

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Julie Lutz, Regional Director of the Denver Regional Office, to Leave SEC After More Than 40 Years Serving Investors

July 23, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Julie K. Lutz, the Regional Director of the SEC’s Denver Regional Office,[...]

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Deutsche Bank to Pay Nearly $75 Million for Improper Handling of ADRs

July 20, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that two U.S.-based subsidiaries of Deutsche Bank AG will pay nearly $75 million[...]

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SEC Charges Investment Adviser and CEO With Misleading Retail Investors

July 18, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Connecticut-based investment advisory firm and its chief executive officer with putting $19[...]

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SEC Adopts Rules to Enhance Transparency and Oversight of Alternative Trading Systems

July 18, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it has voted to adopt amendments to Regulation ATS to enhance operational transparency[...]

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SEC Adopts Final Rules and Solicits Public Comment on Ways to Modernize Offerings Pursuant to Compensatory Arrangements

July 18, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued final rules to amend Securities Act Rule 701, which provides an exemption from[...]

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SEC Charges BGC Financial for Failure to Preserve Documents and Maintain Accurate Books and Records

July 17, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that New York-based broker-dealer BGC Financial has agreed to pay a $1.25 million[...]

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SEC Charges Oil Company CEO, Board Member With Hiding Personal Loans

July 16, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CEO of Energy XXI Ltd. with hiding more than $10 million[...]

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SEC Files Charges in Busted Microcap Schemes

July 13, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a stock promoter and four others involved in an alleged series of microcap[...]

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SEC Issues Agenda for July 16 Meeting of the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee

July 11, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released the agenda for the July 16 meeting of the Fixed Income Market Structure[...]

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SEC Files Additional Charges in Fitbit Stock Manipulation Scheme

July 11, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed fraud charges against a second defendant in connection with a scheme to manipulate[...]

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Former CEO and CFO of ITT Barred and Ordered to Pay Penalties

July 06, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settlements with two former senior executives of ITT Educational Services Inc., which the[...]

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