Securities Law

SEC Charges Three Broker-Dealers with Filing Deficient Suspicious Activity Reports

November 22, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that broker-dealers Webull Financial LLC, Lightspeed Financial Services Group LLC, and Paulson Investment Company, LLC have agreed to settle charges that they filed with law enforcement suspicious… Full report at: Read More

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UPS to Pay $45 Million Penalty for Improperly Valuing Business Unit

November 22, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against United Parcel Service Inc. for materially misrepresenting its earnings because it failed to follow generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in valuing one of its worst… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Advisory Firm La Mancha and its Owner David Kushner with Fraud

November 21, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged David Kushner, a resident of Boca Raton, Florida, and his company La Mancha Funding Corp. with defrauding nearly two dozen investors out of approximately $2.1 million in a series of private securities… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Chair Gensler to Depart Agency on January 20

November 21, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that its 33rd Chair, Gary Gensler, will step down from the Commission effective at 12:00 pm on January 20, 2025. Chair Gensler began his tenure on April 17, 2021, in the immediate aftermath of the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Three Senior Executives in Two Actions Alleging Massive Bribery Scheme Involving Indian Energy Companies Adani Green and Azure Power

November 20, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani, executives of Adani Green Energy Ltd., and Cyril Cabanes, an executive of Azure Power Global Ltd., for conduct arising out of a massive bribery scheme. According to the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges BIT Mining with FCPA Violations in Connection with Bribery Scheme to Influence Members of Japanese Parliament

November 18, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that BIT Mining Ltd., formerly known as 500.com Limited, agreed to pay a $4 million civil penalty to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) from 2017 to 2019 by… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Invesco Advisers for Making Misleading Statements About Supposed Investment Considerations

November 8, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Invesco Advisers, Inc. for making misleading statements about the percentage of company-wide assets under management that integrated environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment… Full report at: Read More

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JP Morgan Affiliates to Pay $151 Million to Resolve SEC Enforcement Actions

October 31, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS) and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) – both affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JP Morgan) – in five separate enforcement actions for failures… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Announces New Members of Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee

October 30, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced four new members of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. The new members were appointed to four-year terms and will join the 14 current Commission-appointed committee members. “I… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Adopts Rule Amendments and New Rule to Improve Risk Management and Resilience of Covered Clearing Agencies

October 25, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted rule amendments and a new rule to improve the resilience and recovery and wind-down planning of covered clearing agencies. The rule amendments establish new requirements regarding a covered clearing… Full report at: Read More

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