The Law of the Financial Markets from Top Securities Lawyers
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Aug. 30, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two North Carolina-based executives, Gregory E. Lindberg and Christopher Herwig, and their Malta-based registered investment adviser, Standard Advisory Services Limited, for defrauding clients out of more than $75 million through undisclosed transactions that benefited themselves and their companies. According […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today released for public comment a draft strategic plan for fiscal years 2022 to 2026. “We can’t take our leadership in capital markets for granted,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler. “Technology and business models… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call […]
Aug. 25, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to its rules to require registrants to disclose information reflecting the relationship between executive compensation actually paid by a registrant and the registrant’s financial performance. The rules implement a requirement mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. The Commission proposed […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Granite Construction, Incorporated and its former Senior Vice President, Dale Swanberg, with fraud for inflating the financial performance of the major subdivision Swanberg managed. In 2021, Granite… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at […]
Aug. 26, 2022 —The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted two amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program. The first rule change allows the Commission to pay whistleblowers for their information and assistance in connection with non-SEC actions in additional circumstances. The second rule affirms the Commission’s authority to […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that the fees that public companies and other issuers pay to register their securities with the Commission will increase from $92.70 per million dollars to $110.20 per million dollars, effective Oct. 1.… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New […]
Aug. 17, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Global Business Development and Consulting Corp. (Global) and its owner, Anthony J. Mastroianni, Jr., in connection with a $1.2 million fraudulent promissory note scheme targeting older Americans. According to the SEC’s complaint, Mastroianni, a New Jersey resident, sold at […]
Aug. 10, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged and Atlanta-based Angel Oak Capital Advisors, LLC and its portfolio manager Ashish Negandhi for misleading investors about the firm’s fix-and-flip loan securitization’s delinquency rates. Angel Oak and Negandhi have agreed to settle charges and pay a penalty of $1.75 […]
Aug. 9, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards of more than $16 million to two whistleblowers who provided information and assistance in a successful SEC enforcement action. The first whistleblower prompted the opening of the investigation and provided information on difficult-to-detect violations. This whistleblower also identified […]
Aug. 8, 2022 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed new rules to help improve governance arrangements across all registered clearing agencies by reducing the likelihood that conflicts of interest may influence the board of directors or equivalent governing body of a registered clearing agency. “I was pleased to […]
