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Enron... The Play

Bruce Carton August 10, 2009

I'm pretty much flabbergasted to learn that (a) someone saw fit to write a play about the Enron scandal, and (b) it is getting rave reviews!Via Enforcement Action's London bureau (actually, via the Twitter feed of Werner Kranenburg, of London), I learned today that "Enron" the play opened last month...

Time for a Brief Reality Check in the SEC Bashing

Bruce Carton January 08, 2009

Hey, did you hear about Meaghan Cheung? It's the age-old SEC tale, one you've probably read about recently in the op-ed section of the New York Times. Ms. Cheung, you see, was an Enforcement Division branch chief (a mid-level supervisor) in the SEC's New York office who signed off on...

SEC v. Mark Cuban: And So it Begins

Bruce Carton November 17, 2008

For those of you who have been out of touch with the rest of the world for the past five hours, let me be the first to tell you that the SEC sued Dallas Mavericks' owner/billionaire Mark Cuban today for insider trading. Oh, and depending on the length of your...

The SEC's Office of Risk Assessment: Reloaded

Bruce Carton October 29, 2008

I thought I was finished with the SEC's Office of Risk Assessment after writing this post about the ORA's "Army of One," but as Michael Corleone said in Godfather III, "Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in."I wrote the "Army of One" piece following the Congressional...

Trend Watch: "Where Was the SEC?" Videos

Bruce Carton October 10, 2008

You know you can count on Enforcement Action to keep a watchful eye out for SEC-related trends, so here's the latest micro-trend I'm seeing: the major news networks take the latest twist in the financial crisis and make a video about it asking, "Where Was the SEC?"The first example of...

Bots Gone Bad

Bruce Carton September 09, 2008

Yesterday, at approximately 9:53 am, a headline appeared on Bloomberg screens worldwide stating "UAL Corp.: United Airlines files for Ch. 11 to cut costs." In a blink, the airline's stock fell from around $12 to $3 a share, and Nasdaq quickly halted trading. About an hour later, UAL issued a...

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