Securities Law

SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Discuss the Accredited Investor Definition and the Role of Diversity in the Investment Process

November 22, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee today released the agenda for its meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 29, which will include a discussion of the accredited investor definition and diversity and the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges New York Businessman with Fraud and Unregistered Sales of Securities to Investors Seeking Permanent Residency in the U.S.

November 21, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Nadim Ahmed, a New York-based businessman and his companies, NuRide Transportation Group, LLC and NYC Green Transportation Group, LLC, with making fraudulent misrepresentations in securities offerings… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Kraken for Operating as an Unregistered Securities Exchange, Broker, Dealer, and Clearing Agency

November 20, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Payward Inc. and Payward Ventures Inc., together known as Kraken, with operating Kraken’s crypto trading platform as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, dealer, and clearing agency. According… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Adopts Rules to Improve Clearing Agency Governance and Mitigate Conflicts of Interest

November 16, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new rules to improve the governance of all registered clearing agencies by reducing the likelihood that conflicts of interest may influence their boards of directors or equivalent governing bodies. “I… Full report at: Read More

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Charter Communications to Pay $25 Million Penalty for Unauthorized Stock Buybacks

November 14, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Charter Communications Inc. for violating internal accounting controls requirements when it engaged in stock buybacks not authorized by its board of directors. According to… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Announces Enforcement Results for Fiscal Year 2023

November 14, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed 784 total enforcement actions in fiscal year 2023, a 3 percent increase over fiscal year 2022, including 501 original, or “stand-alone,” enforcement actions, an 8 percent increase over… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Former Co-CEOs of Tech Start-Up Bitwise Industries for Falsifying Documents While Raising $70 Million From Investors

November 9, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin, Jr., the former co-CEOs of Fresno, California-based private technology services startup Bitwise Industries Inc., for misleading investors about the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Royal Bank of Canada with Internal Accounting Controls Violations

November 2, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Canada’s largest bank, Royal Bank of Canada, will pay a $6 million penalty to settle charges that it violated the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the securities… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Adopts Rules for the Registration and Regulation of Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities

November 2, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted new Regulation SE under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to create a regime for the registration and regulation of security-based swap execution facilities (SBSEFs). The new regulatory… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Crypto Company SafeMoon and its Executive Team for Fraud and Unregistered Offering of Crypto Securities

November 1, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged SafeMoon LLC, its creator Kyle Nagy, SafeMoon US LLC, and the companies’ Chief Executive Officer, John Karony, and Chief Technology Officer, Thomas Smith, for perpetrating a massive fraudulent scheme… Full report at: Read More

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