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Stock owner alleges WebMD statement submitted to SEC is false and misleading
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A stock owner of WebMD is seeking to enjoin a proposed transaction. -
SEC alleges seven defendants racked up millions with insider trading ring
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Aug. 16 that it has charged seven individuals with allegations of insider trading and the generation of millions in profits by trading on confidential information regarding mergers and acquisitions. -
SEC secures $800 million settlement with alleged overseas stock manipulator
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Aug. 2 that Joe Yiu Cheung, an alleged overseas stock manipulator, will pay close to $800,000 and be barred from the penny stock industry. -
SEC's market abuse unit accuses scientist of insider trading
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced July 12 that it has charged Fei Yan, a research scientist, with insider trading. -
SEC charges 13 individuals in alleged cold-calling scam
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced July 12 that it has charged 13 individuals involved in two alleged cold calling scams that bilked more than a hundred victims out of more than $10 million. -
SEC charges clandestine founder of Bitcoin platform with fraud
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced June 30 that it has filed charges against Renwick Haddow, a British citizen living in New York, for allegations of bilking investors in two different companies. -
SEC charges Canadian energy company with accounting fraud
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced June 28 that Penn West Petroleum Ltd. and three former top finance executives have been charged with accounting fraud. -
SEC adds charges in case involving a leading Wall Street securities firm
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced June 22 that it is adding additional charges in a case involving improper handling of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) by a Wall Street firm’s securities lending desk. -
Despite delay, fiduciary rule 'already causing great harm'
Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor released a measure officially delaying the implementation of the rule and its related exemptions by 60 days. The applicability date is now June 9. Some argue a longer delay is necessary, while others contend the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should step in and craft a better rule. -
Jay Clayton sworn in as 32nd SEC chairman
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced May 4 that Jay Clayton has been sworn into office as the 32nd chairman of the SEC by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. -
SEC settles for $4 million with New Jersey capital management firm for alleged Ponzi scheme
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced May 4 that Verto Capital Management and CEO William Schantz III will pay roughly $4 million after allegations of conducting a Ponzi scheme. -
SEC settles for $400,000 with former Magyar Telekom executives for alleged violations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced April 24 that the two former executives at Hungarian-based telecommunications company Magyar Telekom will a pay a total of $400,000 to settle allegation of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). -
SEC, state securities administrators sign pact to monitor new crowdfunding rules
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Feb. 17 that it had signed an information-sharing agreement with the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). -
SEC charges Terminus Energy with allegations of misleading investors about its products
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Feb. 14 that it charged Terminus Energy, a California-based penny stock company, and four corporate officers with allegations of misleading investors. -
SEC obtains emergency court order freezing brokerage accounts of a Chinese national suspected of insider trading
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Feb. 10 that it obtained an emergency court order freezing brokerage accounts amassed by Shaohua (Michael) Yin in the wake of Comcast Corp.’s acquisition of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. after allegations of insider trading. -
Morgan Stanley pays $8 million penalty after allegations linked to single inverse ETF investments
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Feb. 14 that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney will pay $8 million and admit wrongdoing after allegations related to single inverse ETF investments it recommended to advisory clients. -
SEC target waiting to see if Trump's agency will appeal important decision on ALJs
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – If left intact by the U.S. Supreme Court or new presidential regime, the Dec. 27 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit regarding the use of administrative law judges could cause a tectonic shift in the legal powers of bureaucracies and may undo a wide range of decisions handed down during prior cases. -
Allergen settles SEC allegations regarding public disclosures, to pay $15 million penalty
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Jan. 17 that Allergan Inc. will pay $15 million in penalties after allegedly violating securities law when failing to make proper disclosures after a hostile takeover bid. -
SEC orders 10 investment advisory firms to pay fines after allegedly violating pay-to-play rule
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Jan. 17 that 10 investment advisory firms will pay between $35,000 and $100,000 each in penalties after allegations of violating the SEC’s investment adviser pay-to-play rule. -
L3 Technologies agrees to SEC cease-and-desist, to pay $1.6 million in penalties
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Jan. 11 that L3 Technologies Inc., a contractor for U.S. and various foreign government agencies, will pay $1.6 million after allegations of failing to maintain proper books and records.