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SEC Charges Credit Suisse With FCPA Violations
July 05, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Credit Suisse Group AG will pay approximately $30 million to resolve SEC[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges KBR for Inflating Key Performance Metric
July 02, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged global engineering and construction company KBR Inc. for inflating a key performance metric[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Attorney and Law Firm Business Manager With Illegal Sales of UBI Blockchain Internet Stock
July 02, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two men alleged to have profited from illegal sales of stock of a[...]
Read ArticleSEC Chairman Clayton Invites Main Street Investors to ‘Tell Us’ About Their Investor Experience
June 29, 2018Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton is inviting Main Street investors from around the country to ‘Tell Us’ about[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Morgan Stanley in Connection With Failure to Detect or Prevent Misappropriation of Client Funds
June 29, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) has agreed to pay a $3.6 million[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges New York-Based Firm and Supervisors for Failing to Supervise Brokers Who Defrauded Customers
June 29, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York-based broker-dealer Alexander Capital L.P. and two of its managers for failing[...]
Read ArticleSEC Celebrates Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month
June 28, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission this week concluded its month of special events and guest speakers – at its Washington,[...]
Read ArticleSEC Approves Final and Proposed Rules in Latest Open Meeting
June 28, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted on several final rules and rule proposals that together represent material progress toward[...]
Read ArticleSEC Proposes Whistleblower Rule Amendments
June 28, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program. The whistleblower program[...]
Read ArticleSEC Adopts Targeted Changes to Public Liquidity Risk Management Disclosure
June 28, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to public liquidity-related disclosure requirements for certain open-end funds. Under the amendments,[...]
Read ArticleSEC Proposes New Approval Process for Certain Exchange-Traded Funds
June 28, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose a new rule and form amendments intended to modernize the regulatory[...]
Read ArticleSEC Adopts Inline XBRL for Tagged Data
June 28, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt amendments to eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) requirements for operating companies[...]
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