U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Articles

The SEC has charged a microcap company's CEO for falsely claiming to have a lucrative relationship with the United Nations and billions of dollars in clean energy contracts with foreign governments.
The SEC has announced charges against three AIG affiliates for steering mutual fund clients toward more expensive share classes so the firms could collect more fees.
The SEC has settled charges against Texas-based oil company Magnum Hunter Resources and several individuals for deficient evaluation of the company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
The SEC has announced fraud charges against a California businessman accused of stealing investor assets and then trying to cover it up once the SEC caught onto his scheme.
The SEC has charged an Oregon-based investment group and three top executives with hiding the rapidly deteriorating financial condition of its enterprise while raising millions from investors.
The SEC has announced that a developer of technologies for touchscreen devices has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle charges that it misled investors.
The SEC has announced that it has agreed to settle enforcement actions against a Florida man trading on inside information ahead of a pharmaceutical company merger.
The SEC recently charged California’s largest agricultural water district, Westlands Water District, for misleading investors regarding its financial condition as it issued a $77 million bond...
The SEC has announced that a Cyprus-based company has agreed to pay $11 million to settle charges that it illegally sold binary options to U.S. investors.
The SEC has announced fraud charges against an unregistered fund manager accused of hiding his checkered past while providing false and misleading data to investors and an independent research firm.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced the payment of nearly $2 million to three whistleblowers. Out of the three awards, the largest will go to a whistleblower who...
The SEC has announced the creation of the Office of Risk and Strategy within its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations.
The SEC has charged a Rhode Island agency and its bond underwriter, Wells Fargo Securities, with defrauding investors in a municipal bond offering to finance startup video game company 38 Studios.
iShares Gold Shares has registered 300 million shares, which it issues in "baskets" of 50,000 and exchanges for physical gold.
The SEC has announced that Qualcomm has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.