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Cryptocurrency, Enforcement
Cryptomining and Trading Scheme Charged
Washington D.C., May 6, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against MCC International Corp. (MCC), which does business as Mining Capital Coin Corp., its founders Luiz Carlos Capuci, Jr. (aka Junior Caputti or Capuci) and Emerson Souza Pires (Pires), and two other entities controlled by […]
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News
SEC Issues Nearly $3.5 Million Award to Four Whistleblowers
Washington D.C., May 6, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a total award of nearly $3.5 million to four whistleblowers who provided information and assistance in a single covered action. Three joint whistleblowers provided Commission staff with information that caused the staff to open a new investigation […]
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News
Twitter Board Fears Losing Their Job?
Musk’s offer to buy Twitter is obviously creating a stir, and the conspiracy theorists are at it again. It is so bad, my office is getting calls about it. Just today we received a call from a shareholder who wants to sue the Twitter Board of Directors for not accepting […]
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Arbitration, Brokers
UBS Pays $14.1 Million Defamation Award to Compliance Officer
After years of appealing the arbitrators’ decision, UBS finally pays. The appeals of the original arbitration award increased the amount UBS had to pay by a reported $3 million. According to AdvisorHub, in his arbitration complaint filed in June 2018, the compliance officer alleged UBS defamed him on his U5 […]
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Whistleblower
$6 Million Award to Five Whistleblowers
Washington D.C., April 25, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a total award of $6 million to two groups of whistleblowers who provided information and assistance in a single covered action. The first group of whistleblowers provided the SEC with key documents that led the staff to […]
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Compliance
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SEC Announces 2022 Examination Priorities
March 31, 2022March 30, 2022 – The SEC today announced its 2022 examination priorities, including several significant areas of focus and [...] -
SEC Proposes New Rules for SPACs, Shell Companies, and Projections
March 30, 2022The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed new rules and amendments to enhance disclosure and investor protection in [...] -
Morgan Stanley Deferred Comp Claims
March 30, 2022Morgan Stanley may have violated ERISA rules when it cancelled certain deferred compensation assets for brokers who left the [...]
- SEC’s 41st Annual Small Business Forum to Impact Capital Raising Policy
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- Private Fund Reporting Requirements to be Amended
Brokers
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Morgan Stanley Deferred Comp Claims
March 30, 2022Morgan Stanley may have violated ERISA rules when it cancelled certain deferred compensation assets for brokers who left the [...] -
Duties When Processing Transactions for Russian Elites
March 4, 2022AdvisorHub is reporting that FINRA issued an alert on Friday warning about the compliance obligations triggered due to sanctions [...] -
Cybersecurity Risk Management Rules and Amendments Proposed for Registered Investment Advisers and Funds
February 12, 2022The SEC has proposed cybersecurity risk management rules for registered investment advisers, and registered investment companies [...]
- Securities Enforcement Investigations
- Robo-Adviser Settles SEC Charges of Misleading Investors
- Private Fund Reporting Requirements to be Amended
Whistleblowers
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SEC Awards $1.25 Million to Whistleblower
March 25, 2022The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of $1.25 million to a whistleblower who provided specific and [...] -
SEC Issues Awards Totaling Approximately $3 Million to Three Whistleblowers
March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 – the SEC announced three awards totaling approximately $3 million to whistleblowers who provided [...] -
SEC Issues Awards Totaling More Than $4 Million to Two Whistleblowers
January 10, 2022The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced two awards totaling more than $4 million to whistleblowers who provided [...] -
SEC Awards Over $13 Million To Whistleblower
January 7, 2022The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $13 million to a whistleblower whose information and [...] -
SEC Issues Whistleblower Nearly $5 Million Award
December 7, 2021The SEC has announced an award of nearly $5 million to a whistleblower who provided critical information and assistance that led [...] -
SEC Issues Whistleblower Awards Totaling Approximately $10.4 Million
November 22, 2021The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards totaling approximately $10.4 million to several whistleblowers who [...]
- Awards Totaling More Than $15 Million to Two Whistleblowers
- SEC Awards More Than $2 Million to Whistleblower for Successful Related Action
- SEC Awards $11.5 Million to Two Whistleblowers
Arbitration
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Morgan Stanley Deferred Comp Claims
March 30, 2022Morgan Stanley may have violated ERISA rules when it cancelled certain deferred compensation assets for brokers who left the [...] -
What Does a Securities Lawyer Do?
November 24, 2021While securities law is itself a specialized field of law, there is also more than one type of securities lawyer. There are [...] -
Does Trading on Information Learned About A Competitor Constitute Insider Trading?
August 18, 2021The SEC has been known to attempt to regulate by litigation, a tactic that causes significant problems for their targets, and [...] -
UBS Arbitration Claims Moving Forward
October 6, 2020UBS customers who have lost money in the UBS Yield Enhancement Strategy (UBS YES), and who have filed arbitration claims against [...] -
New FINRA Expungement Rules Effective in September
August 26, 2020FINRA Discovery Guide
May 3, 2019Discovery has always been a problem in litigation matters. In broad strokes, plaintiffs want to see every document that might [...]
- Securities Arbitration Overview
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Investors
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January 2022 Ponzi Schemes
February 21, 2022From Kathy Bazoian Phelps’ Ponzi Scheme Blo. The reported stories reflect at least 5 new Ponzi schemes worldwide, 3 guilty [...] -
Securities Enforcement Investigations
February 12, 2022SEC enforcement investigations cover a wide range of targets and witnesses, from the big investment banks and their employees, to [...] -
Robo-Adviser Settles SEC Charges of Misleading Investors
February 10, 2022A robo-adviser is an automated investment tool that uses mathematical algorithms to evaluate the prospects of various investment [...] -
What Does a Securities Lawyer Do?
November 24, 2021While securities law is itself a specialized field of law, there is also more than one type of securities lawyer. There are [...] -
What Happens If I Ignore an SEC Subpoena?
November 16, 2021Anyone who follows our blog or website knows that the More in this category »
Corp Finance
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SEC Announces 2022 Examination Priorities
March 31, 2022March 30, 2022 – The SEC today announced its 2022 examination priorities, including several significant areas of focus and [...] -
Texas School District Settles Fraud Claims in$20 Million Bond Sale
March 17, 2022March 16, 2022 — The SEC announced charges, and a settlement of those charges with Crosby Independent School District (Crosby [...] -
SEC’s 41st Annual Small Business Forum to Impact Capital Raising Policy
March 16, 2022The Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation will host the Securities and Exchange Commission’s 41st Annual [...]
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SECLaw Commentary
- Morgan Stanley Brokers Opt Out of Deferred Comp Class Action
- Securities Enforcement Investigations
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- Allianz and Portfolio Managers Charged with Multibillion Dollar Securities Fraud
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- Wells Fargo Advisors Pays $7 Million for SEC Anti-Money Laundering Violations
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