The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged CanaFarma Hemp Products Corp. and its co-founders with fraudulently raising approximately $15 million from investors, and misappropriating a significant portion of the investor funds for personal use… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox at […]
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Here They Come – Trader Settles SEC Charges Regarding “Meme Stocks”
It didn’t take long for the SEC to target meme stock traders. The SEC filed charges in New Jersey alleging that the defendant became aware of the increased market volume and volatility driven by so-called “meme stocks” – stocks that were being actively promoted on social media platforms. He allegedly […]
SEC Bars Two Individuals from Whistleblower Award Program
In an unusual move, the SEC barred two individuals from the SEC’s whistleblower award program, each of whom filed hundreds of frivolous award applications. The bars were issued pursuant to the 2020 amendments to the Whistleblower Program Rules, which were designed to allow the whistleblower program to operate more effectively […]
Bloomberg Claims – Is the Stock Market Rigged? Most People Think So – We Don’t.
There was an interesting article at Bloomberg.com, which contends that insider trading is everywhere, and no one seems to care.
Having spent the better part of three decades as a securities attorney, and an investor, it seems to me that all three statements are not true. The stock market is not rigged, insider trading is not everywhere, and lots of people care about insider trading.
SEC Charges Investment Bank Compliance Analyst with Insider Trading in Parents’ Accounts and Obtains Asset Freeze
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Jose Luis Casero Sanchez, a Spanish national and former Senior Compliance Analyst who worked in the Warsaw, Poland office of an international investment bank, with insider trading in advance of at… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah […]
Rogue Trader Settles Enforcement Action, Criminal Charges Pending
The SEC filed charges against Keith A. Wakefield, a former managing director and head of fixed-income trading at IFS Securities, Inc., an Atlanta-based broker-dealer, causing millions of dollars of losses through unauthorized trading in fixed income securities, and with fraudulently obtaining approximately $820,000 in fictitious commission income. According to the […]
Mark Zuckerberg May Have SEC Problems?
Rawstory is reporting that Facebook is treating its user’s posts differently based on their wealth and status, which may cause problems with the SEC. According to the post, a Wall Street Journal investigation revealed that Facebook’s internal algorithm allows certain users to get around the company’s enforcement procedures, which is […]
SEC Charges Former Executives of Registered Investment Adviser with Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Robert D. Press, the former CEO of the advisory firm TCA Fund Management Group Corp., and Donna M. Silverman, TCA’s former chief portfolio manager, for their roles in the firm’s scheme to artificially… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? […]
SEC Charges Rogue Trader Who Bankrupted His Firm
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Keith A. Wakefield, a former managing director and head of fixed income trading at IFS Securities, Inc., an Atlanta-based broker-dealer, with causing millions of dollars of losses through unauthorized… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & […]
SEC Proposes to Enhance Proxy Voting Disclosure by Investment Funds and Require Disclosure of “Say-on-Pay” Votes for Institutional Investment Managers
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to Form N-PX to enhance the information mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and certain other funds report about their proxy votes. The proposed rulemaking would require funds to tie the… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita […]
