All SEC articles – Page 21
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ArticleSEC reverses Clayton-era whistleblower rule changes
The Securities and Exchange Commission amended its rules to provide further incentives to whistleblowers, particularly in cases involving large payouts or multiple federal agencies.
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ArticleTaronis Fuels to pay $5.1M in SEC fraud settlement
Industrial gas and water products manufacturer Taronis Fuels agreed to pay $5.1 million to settle fraud charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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ArticleGranite Construction fined $12M over exec accounting fraud scheme
California-based civil engineering and infrastructure firm Granite Construction agreed to pay $12 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges alleging fraud related to inflation of the company’s financial performance.
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ArticleSEC censures Farber Hass Hurley over accounting exam deficiencies
California-based accounting firm Farber Hass Hurley and two of its partners settled charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging “repeated failures” in conducting custody examinations for two SEC-registered investment advisers.
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Too little, too late? SEC adopts long-dormant pay vs. performance rule
After years of sitting on the shelf, the pay vs. performance rule mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Article‘A step in the process’: PCAOB, China agree on U.S. audit access
U.S. audit regulators are set to end yearslong inspection barriers to the work of public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong after the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board reached agreement with Chinese regulators on a new access framework.
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ArticleBig bank messaging app crackdown exposes policy holes, monitoring struggles
U.S. regulators have signaled through an impending widespread enforcement sweep they are zeroing in on banker use of messaging apps to discuss business matters. The cases emphasize the need for financial services firms to enhance their monitoring and recordkeeping.
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ArticlePCAOB forecasts stricter oversight in five-year strategy
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board issued its draft five-year strategic plan for public comment. Areas of focus include enhancing audit inspections, strengthening enforcement, and more.
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ArticleEagleBank fined $23M over improper lending, disclosure practices
EagleBank agreed to pay nearly $23 million in penalties for improperly loaning approximately $90 million to family trusts controlled by its former CEO over three years, then misleading investors about the loans.
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ArticleCybersecurity, beneficial ownership lessons found in SEC fraud case
Charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding an international scheme in which hackers accessed online brokerage accounts to manipulate stock prices impart cybersecurity and beneficial ownership lessons for compliance professionals.
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ArticleIFP Advisors fined $400K for supervision failures in ex-rep’s ‘cherry-picking’ scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges against Florida-based investment adviser IFP Advisors and its former representative relating to a multiyear “cherry-picking” scheme.
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ArticleSarbanes-Oxley 20th anniversary: Time to revisit SOX programs
Twenty years ago, in the aftermath of the Enron and WorldCom financial reporting scandals, Congress acted and created the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Such a milestone anniversary marks a good time for organizations to refresh, rethink, and modernize their SOX programs.
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ArticleSEC, CFTC propose large hedge funds provide more financial disclosure
The SEC and CFTC proposed expanding Form PF disclosure requirements for large hedge funds to include more information on their investment strategies, investment exposure, open positions, and borrowing arrangements with counterparties, among other areas.
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ArticleMorgan Stanley reaches $200M agreement over unauthorized electronic messages
Morgan Stanley has reached agreements in principle totaling $200 million with the SEC and CFTC to settle charges its employees used messaging platforms not approved by the financial services company.
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ArticleRoundup: Goldman Sachs, Citi, Robinhood disclose regulatory investigations
Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup, and Robinhood Markets each issued quarterly filings disclosing regulatory investigations they are respectively facing into varied business practices.
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ArticleAlbemarle in settlement talks with SEC, DOJ over FCPA violations
Chemical company Albemarle Corp. has entered settlement talks with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice regarding potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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ArticleCrypto regulation back in spotlight after SEC securities claims
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s move to classify nine cryptocurrencies as securities as part of insider trading charges it brought against a former Coinbase manager has touched a nerve with other regulators, particularly the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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ArticleSurgalign to pay $2M to settle accounting fraud charges
Medical implant manufacturer Surgalign will pay a $2 million penalty handed down by the SEC and recoup nearly $600,000 in incentive-based compensation from four senior executives who allegedly manipulated the company’s financial statements.
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ArticleSEC: Adherence to Reg BI should be embedded in compliance culture
Staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission warned investment advisers and broker-dealers they must continually identify, mitigate, and disclose all conflicts of interest regarding advice they make to retail investors to remain in compliance with Regulation Best Interest.
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