U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Articles

The SEC has announced fraud charges against an investment adviser accused of "cherry-picking" profitable trades for his own account rather than a client's accounts.
The SEC has announced that Och-Ziff Capital Management has agreed to pay nearly $200 million to settle civil charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
International Game Technology has agreed to pay a half-million dollar penalty for firing an employee because he reported to the SEC that the company's financial statements might be distorted.
When most investors hear about insider trading charges being filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, they probably think of someone profiting from leaked merger news. They probably are not...
The SEC just announced that UBS Financial Services has agreed to pay over $15 million to settle charges regarding a failure to adequately educate and train its sales force.
The SEC has announced that Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to pay $6 million to settle charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and chilled a whistleblower who reported the...
The SEC has charged a former microcap company CEO and a boiler-room operator with defrauding seniors and others.
The SEC has announced insider trading charges against hedge fund manager Leon G. Cooperman and his firm Omega Advisors.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday said that 33 whistleblowers have received payments exceeding $100 million since the program’s inception. The SEC also reported that it...
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an Order of Registration to Seed SEF LLC, a Chicago-based entity that is now a Swap Execution Facility.
Details are scarce, but Automotive News reported Monday afternoon that FBI and SEC investigators have visited employees of Fiat Chrysler in their offices and homes during the month of July.
The SEC has announced that Citigroup Global Markets has agreed to pay a $7 million penalty and admit wrongdoing to settle charges.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged four companies and eight individuals in an $80 million oil and gas fraud orchestrated by a Dallas man who calls himself the “Frack...
The SEC has announced that Merrill Lynch agreed to pay a $10 million penalty to settle charges that it was responsible for misleading statements.
The SEC has announced that Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay $415 million and admit wrongdoing to settle charges that it misused customer cash to generate profits and failed to safeguard customer...