All Reg FD articles
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ArticleAT&T to pay record $6.25M in Reg FD case
AT&T agreed to pay $6.25 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing allegations three of its executives fed sensitive financial information to Wall Street research analysts and not investors.
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ArticleTherapeuticsMD to pay $200K for Reg FD violations
Pharmaceutical company TherapeuticsMD agreed to pay a $200,000 penalty to resolve charges brought by the SEC for Reg FD violations. The case imparts some compliance lessons.
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Article
The many compliance lessons of Tesla
One simple tweet from Tesla’s outspoken founder speaks to volumes of compliance and regulatory concerns.
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Blog
Blockbuster Mergers Prompt 'Tweet' Disclosures
“Safe, not sorry” is the approach companies currently involved in multi-billion dollar mergers are taking to their disclosures of social media communications to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Insurance giants Aetna and Humana, in the midst of a $37 billion deal, and Charter Communications(merging with Time Warner Cable), have disclosed ...
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Blog
iSpoke Too Soon: Apple CEO in Reg FD Flap
Image: That pesky Regulation Fair Disclosure has ensnared yet another high-profile CEO. This time, it’s Apple’s Tim Cook (left) who could come under SEC scrutiny for over-sharing company information. Pundits on Tuesday were questioning whether the Commission could sanction Cook for e-mailing CNBC host Jim Cramer about sales in China. ...
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Blog
Study: Social Media Befuddles Compliance
The average Fortune 100 firm has approximately 320 social media accounts and engages with more than 210,000 “followers” annually. The problem, according to a new study, is that the pace, scale, and informal culture of corporate social media creates regulatory risks that go beyond the traditional skill set of compliance ...