All Securities and Exchange Commission articles – Page 16
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Marcum fined $13M for control failures magnified by SPAC client boom
Marcum agreed to pay $13 million in penalties levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for alleged quality control failures stemming from the audit firm’s work with special purpose acquisition company clients.
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Insight Partners fined $1.5M over excess fees, conflicts of interest
Insight Venture Management agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty in settling with the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly overcharging management fees and failing to disclose conflicts of interest regarding fee calculations.
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Stanley Black & Decker avoids fine in SEC executive perks case
Tool manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker avoided a civil penalty in settling with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding alleged violations of executive perk disclosure rules.
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SEC spring 2023 regulatory agenda: 37 rules in final stage
The rest of the year is shaping up to be busy at the Securities and Exchange Commission, where final rules regarding climate-related disclosures, enhanced cybersecurity risk governance, and more are all on the near-term agenda.
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SEC charges Sabby Management over short sales
New Jersey-based investment adviser Sabby Management and its managing partner were charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with engaging in a fraudulent short selling scheme involving the stocks of nearly a dozen public companies.
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SEC risk alert expands marketing rule exam focus areas
The Securities and Exchange Commission is expanding its examination focus regarding investment advisers’ compliance with its new marketing rule.
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SEC rule prohibits manipulating CCOs at security-based swaps
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted two rules aimed at curbing potential misconduct in the security-based swaps market.
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SEC continues crusade against crypto with Coinbase charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission continued its crackdown on the digital asset industry, charging cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase with violating federal securities laws.
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Cantaloupe fined $1.5M in SEC accounting fraud case
Electronic payments software company Cantaloupe agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty to settle allegations of accounting fraud levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission arising from improper revenue recognition practices.
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SEC charges Binance, founder in latest crypto crackdown
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Binance Holdings, its U.S.-based affiliate BAM Trading Services, and their founder Changpeng Zhao with a series of securities law violations, including operating unregistered exchanges.
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SEC dismisses 42 cases after improper access findings
The Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed proceedings in 42 enforcement cases after disclosing improper staff access to restricted records at the agency occurred on a wider scale than initially identified.
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Risk assessment fundamentals: Flexibility, accountability, more
Tailoring your risk assessments to guidance from your relevant regulators is a good idea, a panel of compliance practitioners speaking at Compliance Week’s 2023 National Conference agreed. But it certainly isn’t the place to start.
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Ex-Wells Fargo exec to pay $5M in SEC settlement over fake accounts
Carrie Tolstedt, the former head of Wells Fargo’s community bank, agreed to pay nearly $5 million to settle charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission related to the bank’s fake account scandal.
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Former SEC Chair Harvey Pitt dead at 78
Harvey Pitt, the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and an inaugural Compliance Week columnist, died. He was 78 years old.
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Gartner to pay $2.5M to settle alleged FCPA violations in South Africa
Gartner agreed to pay nearly $2.5 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in South Africa.
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Gaia fined $2M for subscriber overstatement, whistleblower retaliation
Digital video subscription service Gaia will pay a $2 million fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly overstating its paid subscribers and retaliating against an internal whistleblower.
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Whistleblower attorney: Companies that don’t welcome complaints may pay price
Businesses found ignoring tips from employees about possible internal wrongdoing could face stiffer penalties, warned Mary Inman, partner at law firm Constantine Cannon, at Compliance Week’s 2023 National Conference.
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OpenAI CEO to Senate: AI could harm world without regs
It is a good idea to regulate artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT, the chief executive officer of the popular chatbot’s developer told lawmakers.
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JPMorgan whistleblower candidly shares experiences at CW2023
If compliance officers are good at their jobs, they can expect to eventually catch their employers breaking the law, whistleblower Edward Siedle told attendees during a fireside chat at Compliance Week’s 2023 National Conference.
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SEC proposal seeks risk stability for clearing agencies
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a package of rule changes designed to enhance the risk management responsibilities and resilience of covered clearing agencies.