All Securities and Exchange Commission articles – Page 64
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Waters’ bill seeks to improve SEC waiver process
Congresswoman Maxine Waters has introduced a bill intended to ensure a fair and public process for waiving automatic disqualification provisions. The issue of waivers is a longstanding one for the Commission.
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SEC’s consolidated audit trail at risk again, this time by funding
Developed as a database to monitor markets and prevent flash crashes, the SEC’s consolidated audit trail has a big, new roadblock.
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Net1: Department of Justice closed FCPA probe
Net1 UEPS Technologies, a Johannesburg, South Africa-based provider of alternative payment systems, last week received a letter from the Criminal Division's Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice advising the company that it has closed its investigation concerning possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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SEC awards more than $1.7M to whistleblower
The SEC last week announced a whistleblower award of more than $1.7 million to a company insider who it said provided the agency with critical information to help stop a fraud that would have otherwise been difficult to detect.
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Halliburton settles FCPA case for $29.2M
Oil field services giant Halliburton today reached a $29.2 million settlement with the SEC over charges that it violated the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act concerning payments tied to Angola.
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SEC Investigative Report: Digital assets are securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an investigative report this week cautioning market participants that offers and sales of digital assets by “virtual” organizations are subject to the requirements of the federal securities laws.
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Newmont Mining FCPA case ends in declination
Newmont Mining said in a quarterly filing this week that it will not be facing an enforcement action from the Department of Justice regarding a previously disclosed investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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SEC awards $2.5 million to whistleblower
The Securities and Exchange Commission this week announced an award of nearly $2.5 million to an employee of a domestic government agency whose whistleblower tip helped launch an SEC investigation and whose continued assistance enabled the SEC to address a company's misconduct.
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Trump nominates Peirce to SEC, echoing Obama in 2014
President Donald Trump has nominated Hester Peirce to serve on the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of a five-year term. She was initially—and unsuccessfully—nominated by President Obama in 2014.
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SEC focus on creating IPOs has hurdles to overcome
The SEC, through its new chairman, Jay Clayton, is looking to spark capital formation and new public offerings. Are its incentives enough?
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SEC’s Clayton outlines his agenda as chairman
In his first public speech as chairman, Jay Clayton outlined his priorities for the SEC. Among the topics he will focus on, cyber-security, capital formation, and assessing the compliance costs of rulemaking.
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New leadership, similar enforcement agenda
Amid plenty of public turmoil in the Trump administration’s early days, the enforcement agendas of both the DoJ and the SEC remain fundamentally unchanged.
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SEC, CFTC make their pitch for boosted budgets
As new and emerging technology alters the risk landscape, increased budgets for the SEC and CFTC will help them fight fire with fire, agency heads said at a recent budget hearing.
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ArticleTrump’s regulatory report card thus far: ‘Incomplete’
There is a lot of talk about regulatory retreats under the Trump Administration. Thus far, however, it has taken a more cautious approach than has been expected.
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SEC charges Penn West Petroleum with accounting fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Canadian-based oil and gas company and three of its former top finance executives for their roles in an extensive, multi-year accounting fraud.
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SEC extends non-public, pre-IPO filings to all companies
The SEC will expand a benefit offered to emerging growth companies and permit all companies to submit draft registration statements relating to initial public offerings for review on a non-public basis.
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SEC ponders public comments as fiduciary rule takes root with overseers
While the Labor Department and SEC are headed for a showdown over a fiduciary duty rule, another player has entered the mix: the CFP Board.
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Frustrated CFTC Commissioner steps down, other agencies staff up
The CFTC is losing a long-time member after Sharon Bowen publicly aired her frustrations. Meanwhile, a familiar face is fueling rumors about President Trump’s next SEC nomination.
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ArticleThe balancing act of Wall Street and Main Street
While deregulation advocates do battle with investor activists, there may be ideological balance in capital formation ideas.
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SEC charges brokerage firm with AML failures
The SEC has charged a Utah-based brokerage because it "routinely and systematically failed to file Suspicious Activity reports for stock transactions that it flagged as suspicious."