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Investment Advisor September 2009 |
Broker/Dealer News Actions by the SEC and FINRA |
Registered Rep. March 15, 2012 Kristen French |
Due Diligence: Step Back Rakoff, SEC-Citigroup Settlement Could Stand Judge Jed Rakoff may have overstepped his authority, said a federal appeals court today. In a procedural decision, the court wrote that the Securities and Exchange Commission has a good chance of overturning Rakoff's rejection of a $285 million SEC settlement with Citigroup. |
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. |
Registered Rep. February 4, 2010 Halah Touryalai |
NY AG Names Names -- Charges Ken Lewis With Fraud The New York Attorney General's office today charged Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis with fraud for failing to disclose material details about Merrill Lynch in its merger with the brokerage. |
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Robert Brokamp |
Let's Fix the Rules of Enforcement Is the SEC up to the task? |
Registered Rep. July 15, 2010 Kristen French |
Goldman Sachs Agrees To Record $550 Million Abacus Settlement The settlement, which must still be approved by the court, represents the first case brought by the S.E.C.'s new structured and new products unit. |
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. |
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. |
InternetNews May 17, 2004 Colin C. Haley |
Lucent Settles SEC Complaint The company looks to eliminate distractions in an improving climate for network equipment. |
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. March 15, 2006 Kevin Burke |
Merrill Fined $2.5 Million Over Lax Email Oversight The SEC slapped the nation's largest brokerage with a $2.5 million fine and a cease-and-desist order for a "systemic" mishandling of email records related to its brokerage business. |
The Motley Fool November 28, 2011 John Reeves |
Judge Blocks Citigroup's Sweetheart Deal Judge Rakoff blocks a deal between Citi and the SEC. |
BusinessWeek September 17, 2009 Michael Orey |
Commentary: Do Shareholder Class Actions Make Sense? Not when they extract payments from innocent shareholders and let fraudsters off the hook. |
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. |
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. |
InternetNews May 31, 2007 Clint Boulton |
SEC Settles Backdating Cases With Mercury, Brocade The Securities and Exchange Commission settled stock-option backdating cases with Mercury Interactive and Brocade Communications Systems totaling $35 million. |
InternetNews May 23, 2007 David Needle |
HP Settles With SEC Over Boardroom Drama The Securities and Exchange Commission said HP should have reported reasons for board member's resignation. |
InternetNews February 22, 2007 Clint Boulton |
Veritas Dinged For $30M Veritas Software will fork over cash to investors harmed in fraudulent financial schemes. |
CFO June 1, 2009 Reason & Stuart |
Crackdown Alert After a GAO report documents a slowdown in the SEC's case generation and penalty volume under former chairman Christopher Cox, the regulator's new leaders talk tough. |
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. |
InternetNews September 21, 2007 David Needle |
Steve Jobs to Testify in Backdating Case Apple CEO Steve Jobs has reportedly been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to testify in a stock-options back-dating case against Apple's former general counsel, Nancy Heinen. |
Registered Rep. September 10, 2008 |
Bank of America to Buy Its ARs Back The nation's second-largest bank by assets settled an investigation by Massachusetts regulators, agreeing to buy back $4.5 billion worth of the securities. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 Melanie Waddell |
SEC Bulks Up Enforcement The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving at a rapid pace to repair its sullied reputation after being lambasted by Congress for failing to stop the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. |
CFO January 30, 2004 Tim Reason |
Cheese It, the States! Corporate wrong-doers are finding state cops more aggressive than the feds. |
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? |
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. |
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? |
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. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2009 Smith & Bleeker |
Who's More to Blame: Congress or the SEC? March Stock Madness -- Second Round: Let's bullet-point some of the failures of both Congress and the SEC to determine which is more to blame for the current crisis. |
The Motley Fool March 16, 2004 Seth Jayson |
Dollar General Dodges Bullet The discounter pays its way out of an SEC bookkeeping imbroglio with the usual spineless settlement. |
Information Today September 24, 2009 |
Google Book Search Settlement Hearing to Be Postponed On Sept. 22, the parties involved in the Google Book Search settlement have asked the federal court to postpone the scheduled Oct. 7 hearing to give them time to work with the U.S. Department of Justice so that the parties can amend the Settlement Agreement. |
Registered Rep. August 7, 2008 John Churchill |
Citi Settles With SEC and Cuomo Over ARS Failure The firm has agreed to buy back auction rate securities sold to institutional and retail investors nationwide who've been stuck with the illiquid investment vehicles since February 12, 2008. |
On Wall Street February 1, 2011 Alan J. Foxman |
Reading The Fine Print Advisors write in for legal advice regarding contracts, client lawsuits, non-compete agreements and other concerns. |
National Defense September 2014 James C. Fontana |
Attorney-Client Privilege in Fraud Suits at Risk Government contractors typically maintain ethics compliance programs, which are mandated by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and are part of the industry's best practices. |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Justice for Bank of America Shareholders Bank of America shareholders are getting some justice, and those singlehandedly responsible for transforming the bank from a world-class enterprise into a taxpayer-sucking ward are being held accountable. |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2004 Rich Smith |
Lucent's Cloudy Picture Lucent settles one out of three SEC investigations it's facing. |
Registered Rep. October 8, 2008 |
Bank of America Reaches Second Settlement To Buy Back ARS The agreement closely mirrors the firm's earlier settlement with the Massachusetts Securities Division that was announced in September, 2008. |
Information Today April 11, 2011 |
Library Copyright Alliance Releases Analysis of the Google Books Settlement Rejection The LCA comprises the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, and the Association of College and Research Libraries. |
BusinessWeek May 20, 2010 Jesse Westbrook & David Scheer |
How Big a Hit Will Goldman Take? Congress and the public expect the SEC to extract a big fine |
CFO September 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Gunning for Global Graft The Department of Justice and the SEC turn up the heat on briberies of foreign officials. |
National Defense September 2005 Shaheen & Geren |
Penalties Get Tougher For FCPA Violations The government is cracking down on bribes by government contractors to foreign officials. |
The Motley Fool November 14, 2011 John Reeves |
Wrist Slaps All Around at the SEC The SEC disciplines its employees who were involved in the Madoff case. |
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. |
Registered Rep. February 18, 2009 John Churchill |
UBS Nailed With $780 Million Fine, Admits To Aiding Tax Dodge Clients The U.S. government has taken its pound of flesh from UBS today. According to a Department of Justice press release. |
Registered Rep. June 3, 2009 David Geracioti |
ARS Games -- SEC Blames Firms, Settles with BAC, RBC and DEUTSCHE When the auction rate securities market froze up in February 2008, angry clients blamed their financial advisors. |
On Wall Street December 1, 2010 Alan J. Foxman |
When FINRA Intervenes Even non-member firms (such as registered investment advisors) can voluntarily agree to use either FINRA's arbitration or mediation services. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 Bill Mann |
End of the Specialist System? SEC investigations and electronic trading may spell the end of an era. Specialist firms line up to settle with the regulators. |
Investment Advisor October 2009 Melanie Waddell |
SEC Criticized for Madoff Congress chides the SEC for the scathing inspector general report on Bernie Madoff. |