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Monday, May 6, 2024
The SEC has ordered The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) to pay $17 million in penalties for violating its SEC-approved Stress Testing and Clearing Fund Methodology rule. The regulatory body found that OCC failed to comply with its own rule during certain times between October 2019 and May 2021. OCC, based […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the adoption of new rule changes that will reduce the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions in securities from two business days after the trade date (T+2) to one business day (T+1). This change is expected to benefit investors and reduce […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed a rule that would revise the Commission’s regulations under the Privacy Act. The Privacy Act is the principal law governing the handling of personal information in the federal government. The current… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the start of the selection process to fill a seat on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) that will become vacant in October. The PCAOB appointment is for a five-year term from… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations today announced its 2023 examination priorities. The Division publishes its examination priorities annually to provide insights into its risk-based approach, including the areas it… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at 212-509-6544.
A jury found that Musk was not liable for damages to Tesla investors for his “funding secured” tweet. It is important to keep in mind that this was an investor lawsuit, not an enforcement action by the SEC. V https://www.reuters.com/legal/securities-fraud-trial-over-elon-musks-2018-tweets-draws-close-2023-02-03/
Feb. 2, 2023 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today published a staff report that provides a summary of the staff’s examinations of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs) and discusses the state of competition, transparency, and conflicts of interest among NRSROs. “The Office of Credit Ratings is critical to […]
Jan. 31, 2023 —The SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee today released the agenda for its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The Committee will discuss alternative approaches to private company financing, the Commission’s February 2022 proposal regarding private fund advisers, and the role of equity research for smaller public […]
Jan. 30, 2023 —The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to its ethics rules to strengthen and modernize its ethics compliance program. The amendments would add new requirements and prohibitions to the program, which already includes some of the most stringent ethics requirements in the executive branch for all […]
During the course of an SEC investigation, the SEC itself related the names and email addresses of 650 data miners working with crypto startup Green, a blockchain project that is building a decentralized power grid. The project’s user base consists of node operators or miners. The SEC has been investigating […]
