Whistleblower awards are typically given to individuals who provide new information or leads to the SEC which results in significant sanctions. In November, the SEC has announced an award of over $1.1 million to a whistleblower who did not provide new information for an investigation, but rather provided independent analysis […]
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SEC Charges Firms in Connection with Sales of Complex Exchange-Traded Products
The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed settled actions against three investment advisory firms and two dually-registered broker-dealer and advisory firms for violations that related to unsuitable sales of complex exchange-traded products to… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox at 212-509-6544. […]
Mike Willis Named Associate Director in Division of Economic and Risk Analysis
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has named Mike Willis as an Associate Director in the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA). Mr. Willis will lead DERA’s newly created Office of Data Science and Innovation, which… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? […]
SEC Publishes Notice of German Substituted Compliance Application and Proposed Order
The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to publish a notice of a substituted compliance application by Germany’s Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) as well as a proposed order that would conditionally provide substituted… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox at 212-509-6544. […]
SEC Awards More Than $3.6 Million and $750,000 in Separate Whistleblower Awards
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced two separate whistleblower awards for total payments of over $4.3 million. In the first order, the Commission awarded a whistleblower over $3.6 million for providing important information that… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox […]
SEC Issues Warning to Broker-Dealers on Borrowing from Fully Paid Lending Programs
The SEC Division of Trading and Markets issued a warning letter to broker-dealers operating programs in which they borrow fully paid margin securities from their customers. https://www.findknowdo.com/news/10/23/2020/sec-issues-warning-broker-dealers-borrowing-fully-paid-lending-programs
SEC Announces New Asset Management Advisory Committee Member
Today the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the appointment of Renee LaRoche-Morris, Chief Operating Officer, BNY Mellon Investment Management, as a new member of the Asset Management Advisory Committee. Ms. LaRoche-Morris was appointed… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox at 212-509-6544. […]
SEC Issues Agenda for Nov. 9 Meeting of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee
The Securities and Exchange Commission today released the agenda for the Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, meeting of its Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, which will be hosted via video conference. The Committee will discuss the Commission… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita […]
SEC Awards Over $28 Million to Whistleblower
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of over $28 million to a whistleblower who provided significant information that aided the SEC in bringing a successful enforcement action. The whistleblower internally reported… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox at […]
SEC Division of Enforcement Publishes Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement issued its annual report for fiscal year 2020 today. The report provides a comprehensive view of the Division’s accomplishments over the past year, discusses significant actions and… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox at […]