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BusinessWeek
January 17, 2005
Geri Smith |
A Lesson in Transparency for Mexico The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission charges against TV Azteca and its chairman are a sobering reminder that the country's U.S. listed companies need to be above-board.   |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Mexican Standoff With the SEC breathing down his neck, Ricardo Salinas decides to delist the American Depository Receipts of the three companies he controls. Perhaps shareholders will come out OK with their Mexican shares, and perhaps they won't. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Barring Bad Board Directors The SEC is cracking down, but enforcement is a problem. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
Andrew Ackerman |
SEC Probes Wachovia The Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement staff has notified Wachovia Bank that they may recommend the SEC file charges against it, as a result of an investigation into alleged anti-competitive bidding practices. |
CFO
March 1, 2004
Kris Frieswick |
Bar Hopping Already considered one of the most severe civil penalties for securities violations, officer and director (O/D) bars have been embraced by the Securities and Exchange Commission with a new zeal. |
Chemistry World
March 16, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Drug firms warned to be honest with investors The US Securities and Exchange Commission is concerned that too many pharmaceutical companies aren't being sufficiently transparent with investors about their interactions with regulators at the US Food and Drug Administration. |
Registered Rep.
June 24, 2009
John Churchill |
SEC Says Time To Tighten Rules On Money Market Funds After one of the oldest and largest money market funds suffered such severe redemptions that the net asset value of its shares fell below $1, the SEC is proposing structural and regulatory changes for money markets |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005
Amy Borrus |
The SEC: Cracking Down On Spin The Securities & Exchange Commission is going after executives for skimpy or misleading disclosures in annual reports. |
Registered Rep.
December 9, 2002
Will Leitch |
I'm From the Government. I'm Here to Help You The prevailing mindset at the somewhat sparsely attended Securities Industry Association seminar on corporate governance Thursday was not fear of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act -- but the SEC's interpretation of it |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
The SEC's Gift to You: Part 2 By giving the investing public access to information, and serving as a regulator with the power to take action to correct problems, the SEC works hard to protect investors. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Paula Dwyer |
The SEC To Top Execs: Read The Fine Print The Ken Lay criminal indictment has overshadowed the parallel SEC civil lawsuit. But corporate insiders and their attorneys would be wise to give the SEC complaint a close read. |
InternetNews
February 28, 2006
Roy Mark |
Feds Bust $50M Online Ponzi Scheme A North Carolina woman and her two companies settled federal charges that she operated a classic Ponzi scheme that generated $50 million on her paid "autosurf" Web site. |
National Defense
November 2011
Piazza & Ayers |
Regulators Flex Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Muscles Continuing a trend that started late in the last decade, the Securities and Exchange Commission this year continues to raise the bar on the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. |
CFO
April 1, 2005
Tim Reason |
The Limits of Mercy The cost of cooperating with the SEC is high. The cost of not cooperating is even higher. Faced with financial penalties, career-ending bans, and possible criminal prosecution, more individuals are choosing to fight the SEC. |
BusinessWeek
October 21, 2009
Farzad & Francis |
The SEC's Tough New Offensive on Insider Trading It's using wiretaps, informants, and high-tech software, as well as teaming with key federal prosecutors, to nab wrongdoers fast. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2009
Thomas O. Gorman |
SEC v. Bank of America: Where to Go From Here? The SEC thought it had completed an investigation, brought an enforcement action and then settled it. |
InternetNews
May 17, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Lucent Settles SEC Complaint The company looks to eliminate distractions in an improving climate for network equipment. |
Knowledge@Wharton
July 30, 2003 |
Has Sarbanes-Oxley Made a Dent in Corporate America's Armor? In the 12 months since it was signed by President Bush, the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act has caused U.S. companies to spend heavily on compliance, altered the culture of boardrooms and boosted the business of firms that offer ethics and compliance consulting. To what end? |
InternetNews
January 13, 2005 |
Google Square with SEC Google has reached an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its failure to register stock options issued to employees, according to a financial document filed on Thursday. |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
The SEC's Gift to You Securities regulation helps guard investors against fraud. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Robert Brokamp |
Let's Fix the Rules of Enforcement Is the SEC up to the task? |
Financial Advisor
January 2004
Jay Gould |
Washed Up On The Banks Of Denial The SEC has changed its policies regarding anti-fraud consent injunctions. How should investment advisors react? |
Registered Rep.
May 10, 2007
Kristen French |
SEC Impostors on the Loose The SEC issued an alert to securities industry firms, warning them to keep an eye out for impostors -- individuals pretending to work for the SEC. |
Registered Rep.
September 21, 2007
Halah Touryalai |
Banks Officially Welcomed into the Brokerage World Under New SEC Rule It only took eight years, but the SEC and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System passed final rules defining how banks can act as securities brokers. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
A Mirage or a Great Speculation? United Rentals' stock sinks sharply as the SEC investigates the company. |
InternetNews
July 8, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
Apple Faces SEC Probe on Jobs Health Disclosure The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Apple's handling of CEO Steve Jobs's health problems. |
CFO
February 1, 2005
Ronald Fink |
Finders Keepers The SEC is hearing new demands to make it easier for small companies to raise capital. |
Registered Rep.
April 26, 2005
Kristen French |
A Pawn Takes the Queen Charles Elliott scores one for the "little guy," and proves that sometimes it pays for a broker to take on securities regulators, despite their financial and legal heft. |
CFO
January 30, 2004
Tim Reason |
Cheese It, the States! Corporate wrong-doers are finding state cops more aggressive than the feds. |
U.S. Banker
September 2007
Lee Conrad |
Oversight: Hedge Fund Transparency At Issue...Again The Securities & Exchange Commission is attempting to shine a spotlight on the most opaque of investments-hedge funds-by creating a working group in its enforcement division to combat insider trading. |
CFO
February 1, 2006
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Penalty Box The SEC is handing out bigger and bigger fines for misdeeds. But is this the right approach? |
CFO
October 1, 2002
Alix Nyberg |
Regulation: Pitt and the Pendulum The kinder, gentler SEC Pitt envisioned vanished faster than you can say Arthur Andersen. Can he run a tougher, meaner agency? |
Registered Rep.
April 28, 2010
Bill Singer |
The SEC's Own Report Says that It Missed Tips and Clues in a Giant Ponzi Some have alleged improper political motives in the Stanford case, which the SEC has denied. |
BusinessWeek
March 21, 2005
Amy Borrus |
Wall Street's Dirty Rotten Little Scoundrels The SEC has a new plan to turn up the heat on small-time Wall Street fraudsters. |
BusinessWeek
December 22, 2003
Amy Borrus |
Funds: Leaving Little Guys Out In The Cold The SEC's cleanup of mutual funds could shortchange small investors. |
Investment Advisor
November 2009
Melanie Waddell |
SEC Sets Out Strategic Plan The Securities and Exchange Commission publishes its Draft Strategic Plan outlining the Commission's strategic goals for 2010 through 2015. |
CFO
November 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
An Agency Ready to Roar? The SEC under new chief Mary Schapiro has gotten off to a slow start on the enforcement front, but attorneys expect a burst of energy in 2010. |
InternetNews
December 15, 2006
Roy Mark |
SEC Brings Proxies Online Shareholders will soon be able to find proxy statements and annual reports online, according to new voluntary rules approved this week by the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Mary Schapiro's Priorities Mary Schapiro tells the Senate Banking Committee what her priorities will be at the SEC. |
BusinessWeek
July 28, 2003
Borrus & McNamee |
States vs. the SEC: What's All the Shouting for? On the surface, it looks like the fragile alliance between state and federal securities cops is crumbling. There's more -- and less -- going on here than meets the eye. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Karen Donovan |
Under Siege Executives of broker/dealer firms are not exaggerating when they say it seems like regulators are locked into a competitive battle to collect the most pelts on Wall Street. |
Investment Advisor
July 2008
Melanie Waddell |
SEC Chairmen of Yore Speak Six former SEC chairmen pointed to quite a few regulatory challenges that loom large -- namely globalization of the world markets, the burgeoning market for complex synthetic securities, and the continued growth of hedge funds. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2009
Mark Astarita |
The SEC's "Feel Good" Committee The Securities and Exchange Commission announces the formation of an Investor Advisory Committee, which it says will give investors a greater voice in its work. |
InternetNews
March 9, 2007
Clint Boulton |
SEC Cracking Down on Spam 'Pump and Dump' The SEC has suspended securities trading of 35 companies as part of a new crackdown on market manipulation via spam. |
Investment Advisor
May 2010
David Tittsworth |
What a Reinvigorated SEC Will Mean for You The first in a series of occasional commentaries by the executive director of the Investment Adviser Association. |
Investment Advisor
September 2009 |
Broker/Dealer News Actions by the SEC and FINRA |
CFO
March 1, 2003
Tim Reason |
Two Weeks in January The SEC put much of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act into effect by passing a slew of new rules. Here's what was proposed and what was disposed. |
Knowledge@Wharton
January 29, 2003 |
Lawyers and Accountants Can Expect Curbs and Compromises in New SEC Rules Recent rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to curb the kind of legal and accounting shenanigans that toppled companies like Enron and Arthur Andersen are not as strong as the SEC first indicated they might be. But do they still have enough teeth to work? |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2005
Kristen French |
On-the-Job Therapy at the SEC After months of trying to fill the position, the SEC has hired a psychologist to work on the commission's flagging morale. |
CFO
December 1, 2011
Alix Stuart |
Smoothing the IPO Path A new SEC committee wants to help smaller companies find less costly ways to raise capital. |
