I will admit, a billion dollar prize got my attention, and my friends and I have been buying tickets. But why is the big prize so big? CNN has a theory – its the FED! It actually makes sense. Keep in mind that no one takes the annuity payout; everyone […]
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SEC Announces Enforcement Results for FY22
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed 760 total enforcement actions in fiscal year 2022, a 9 percent increase over the prior year. These included 462 new, or “stand alone,” enforcement actions, a 6.5 percent increase over… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? […]
SEC Charges S&P Global Ratings with Conflict of Interest Violations
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged S&P Global Ratings, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) registered with the Commission, with violating conflict of interest rules designed to prevent sales and marketing… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at 212-509-6544. […]
Morgan Stanley Advisors Leaving Over New Account Restrictions
Morgan Stanley is increasing its account minimum requirements for international clients and is set to close or suspend thousands of domestic and offshore wealth management accounts as part of a due diligence review, according to Citywire. The firm informed staff on Tuesday morning that accounts with less than $5m currently […]
New Private Fund Reporting Rules Proposed
The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose amendments to Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds. The amendments, which the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is concurrently considering to propose jointly with the SEC, are designed to enhance the Financial Stability […]
SEC Adopts Compensation Recovery Listing Standards and Disclosure Rules
Oct. 26, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted rules to require securities exchanges to adopt listing standards that require issuers to develop and implement a policy providing for the recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation received by current or former executive officers. The final rules require a […]
SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize Fund Shareholder Reports and Promote Transparent Fee- and Expense-Related Information in Fund Advertisements
Oct. 26, 2022 —The Securities and Exchange Commission voted today to adopt rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and exchange-traded funds to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports and to promote transparent and balanced presentations of fees and expenses in investment company advertisements. “Shareholder reports are amongst […]
SEC Names Jason J. Burt as Regional Director of the Denver Office
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Jason J. Burt has been named Regional Director of the Denver Office, where he has served as Acting Co-Director since July. “I am pleased that Jason will head the Denver Regional Office after an… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities […]
Cannabis Company and Former Senior Executive Settle Accounting Fraud Charges
Oct. 24, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Cronos Group Inc., a Nasdaq-listed cannabis company based in Toronto, for improperly accounting for millions of dollars of revenue and for other accounting misconduct in multiple reporting periods. The SEC also charged Cronos’s former Chief Commercial Officer, William Hilson, […]
SEC Rule Amendments Related to Preserving Electronic Records
The SEC’s broker-dealer electronic recordkeeping rule currently requires firms to preserve electronic records exclusively in a non-rewriteable, non-erasable format, known as the write once, read many format. The amendments add an audit-trail alternative under which electronic records can be preserved in a manner that permits the recreation of an original […]
