All Securities and Exchange Commission articles – Page 21
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PremiumClimate and sustainability reporting challenges: Auditors’ perspectives
Partners from several of the top global accounting firms shared perspectives about the state of sustainability reporting and the impact on auditors and their clients at a recent industry event.
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News BriefCovington to contest SEC court request for breached client data
The Securities and Exchange Commission asked a federal court to force Covington & Burling to comply with a subpoena seeking the law firm turn over names of about 300 clients impacted by a 2020 cyberattack.
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Blog
SEC names new Corporation Finance head
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the promotion of Erik Gerding to lead its Division of Corporation Finance following the departure of Renee Jones.
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News BriefSEC charges Genesis, Gemini for failing to register crypto lending product
The Securities and Exchange Commission accused two cryptocurrency firms, Genesis Global Capital and Gemini Trust Company, with selling a crypto lending product to investors as an unregistered security.
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News BriefMcDonald’s avoids SEC fine for misleading statements related to fired CEO
The Securities and Exchange Commission found McDonald’s violated federal securities law when it failed to fully disclose material factors regarding the firing of former Chief Executive Stephen Easterbrook in 2019.
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News Brief
Former SPAC CFO pleads guilty to embezzlement scheme
Cooper Morgenthau, the former chief financial officer of African Gold Acquisition Corp., pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud after embezzling more than $5 million for personal stock and cryptocurrency ventures.
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OpinionTen things I’d like to see happen in 2023 (2022 in review)
Expect big developments for the compliance profession in 2022 to continue to take center stage in the year ahead, including CCO certifications, climate-related disclosures, and more.
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Article
Meta to pay $725M to settle privacy class-action lawsuit
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of selling data to third parties without users’ consent.
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Article
SEC taps Megan Barbero as general counsel; Dan Berkovitz to depart
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced General Counsel Dan Berkovitz will depart the agency, effective Jan. 31, 2023. Megan Barbero, currently principal deputy general counsel, will be appointed general counsel upon Berkovitz’s exit.
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ArticleSEC fines PNC unit over municipal bond disclosure lapses
Broker-dealer PNC Capital Markets agreed to pay nearly $200,000 and be censured to resolve Securities and Exchange Commission allegations it violated rules related to limited offerings of municipal securities.
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Article
Exela Technologies, ex-CFO settle SEC control failure charges
Texas-based IT firm Exela Technologies and its former CFO settled charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging failure to properly account for and record liabilities related to a shareholder lawsuit.
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ArticleHoneywell to pay $203M over bribery claims in Brazil, Algeria
Honeywell International agreed to pay $202.7 million to settle charges it paid bribes to obtain contracts with government entities in Brazil and Algeria in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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ArticleSEC, DOJ charge traders with fraud in $47M front-running scheme
An equity trader was charged with unlawfully disclosing inside, nonpublic information about upcoming trades to a retired professional trader, resulting in $47 million in illegal gains.
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ArticlePCAOB announces ‘complete access’ to audit papers of Chinese firms
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced it received “complete access to inspect and investigate” audit firms in China and Hong Kong, potentially averting the delisting of hundreds of Chinese public companies from U.S. exchanges.
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ArticleDOJ, SEC extend Ericsson compliance monitorship one year
Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson agreed with U.S. authorities on a one-year extension of its independent compliance monitorship after a second breach of its obligations under a deferred prosecution agreement earlier this year.
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PremiumData gathering, management buy-in among SEC climate rule pain points
Respondents to our “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey that have begun complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s climate-related disclosure rule share the biggest hurdles they’ve faced.
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ArticleSEC proposes sweeping changes to process for selling securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a series of rules that would change the way securities are sold in U.S. markets and create new disclosures for broker-dealers and others seeking to trade securities on behalf of retail investors.
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ArticleSEC accuses J.H. Darbie of violating AML rules
New York-based brokerage firm J.H. Darbie & Co. was charged with violations of anti-money laundering provisions of federal securities laws by the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to report suspicious activity regarding penny stock transactions.
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ArticleBankman-Fried fraud charges detail FTX’s lack of internal controls, risk management protocols
A flurry of criminal and civil fraud charges laid against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried have pulled back the veil on the cryptocurrency exchange’s complete lack of internal controls and toothless risk management procedures.
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ArticleCompliance implications of Danske Bank’s $2B Estonia money laundering settlement
Danske Bank reached final resolutions with U.S. and Danish authorities to settle allegations regarding widespread anti-money laundering deficiencies at its former Estonia branch.