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SEC Charges Credit Suisse With FCPA Violations

July 05, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Credit Suisse Group AG will pay approximately $30 million to resolve SEC[...]

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SEC Charges KBR for Inflating Key Performance Metric

July 02, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged global engineering and construction company KBR Inc. for inflating a key performance metric[...]

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SEC Charges Attorney and Law Firm Business Manager With Illegal Sales of UBI Blockchain Internet Stock

July 02, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two men alleged to have profited from illegal sales of stock of a[...]

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SEC Chairman Clayton Invites Main Street Investors to ‘Tell Us’ About Their Investor Experience

June 29, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton is inviting Main Street investors from around the country to ‘Tell Us’ about[...]

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SEC Charges Morgan Stanley in Connection With Failure to Detect or Prevent Misappropriation of Client Funds

June 29, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) has agreed to pay a $3.6 million[...]

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SEC Charges New York-Based Firm and Supervisors for Failing to Supervise Brokers Who Defrauded Customers

June 29, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York-based broker-dealer Alexander Capital L.P. and two of its managers for failing[...]

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SEC Celebrates Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month

June 28, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission this week concluded its month of special events and guest speakers – at its Washington,[...]

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SEC Approves Final and Proposed Rules in Latest Open Meeting

June 28, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted on several final rules and rule proposals that together represent material progress toward[...]

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SEC Proposes Whistleblower Rule Amendments

June 28, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program.  The whistleblower program[...]

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SEC Adopts Targeted Changes to Public Liquidity Risk Management Disclosure

June 28, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to public liquidity-related disclosure requirements for certain open-end funds.  Under the amendments,[...]

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SEC Proposes New Approval Process for Certain Exchange-Traded Funds

June 28, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose a new rule and form amendments intended to modernize the regulatory[...]

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SEC Adopts Inline XBRL for Tagged Data

June 28, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt amendments to eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) requirements for operating companies[...]

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