The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed tailored disclosure requirements and offering processes for offerings of registered index-linked annuities (RILAs). The amendments would highlight key information about RILAs, allow insurance… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at 212-509-6544.
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SEC Charges D. E. Shaw with Violating Whistleblower Protection Rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against New York-based registered investment adviser D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. for raising impediments to whistleblowing by requiring employees to sign agreements prohibiting the… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at […]
SEC Charges International Accounting Firm Prager Metis with Hundreds of Auditor Independence Violations
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against accounting firm Prager Metis CPAs, LLC and its California professional services firm, Prager Metis CPAs LLP, (together, Prager) for violating auditor independence rules and for aiding… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers […]
SEC Charges Two Credit Rating Agencies, DBRS and KBRA, with Longstanding Recordkeeping Failures
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against credit rating agencies DBRS Inc. and Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) for longstanding failures to preserve electronic records, including off-channel communications on personal… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at 212-509-6544.
SEC Charges 10 Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against five broker-dealers, three dually registered broker-dealers and investment advisers, and two affiliated investment advisers for widespread and longstanding failures to maintain and… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at 212-509-6544.
SEC Charges Electric Vehicle Co. for Misleading Revenue Projections Ahead of SPAC Merger
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Denver-based Spruce Power Holding Corporation, the successor to XL Fleet Corp., for misleading investors about revenue projections that topped $1 billion within three years of going public. XL Fleet,… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities […]
SEC Charges Exelon, its Subsidiary Commonwealth Edison, and Subsidiary’s Former CEO Anne Pramaggiore with Fraud in Connection with Political Corruption Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Exelon Corporation, electric utility company Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), which is Exelon’s subsidiary, and former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore with fraud in connection with a multi-year scheme… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at […]
SEC Charges Clear Channel Outdoor with FCPA Violations Relating to China Subsidiary
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. agreed to pay more than $26 million to resolve charges that it bribed Chinese government officials to obtain outdoor advertising contracts in violation of the… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New […]
SEC Charges Former Financial Industry Analyst and Three Others with Insider Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Anthony Viggiano, a former analyst at a major investment firm and later at an international investment bank, and Christopher Salamone, Stephen A. Forlano, and Nathan Bleckley, for… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities […]
SEC Charges Former Pareteum Executives with Accounting and Disclosure Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against the former Chief Financial Officer, Edward O’Donnell, and the former Chief Commercial Officer, Victor Bozzo, of New York-based telecommunications company Pareteum Corp. for engaging… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at 212-509-6544.