As part of its continuing effort to respond to potential attempts to exploit investors during the recent market volatility, the Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended trading in the securities of 15 companies because of questionable trading and social media activity
Read More »SEC Suspends Trading in Inactive Issuer Touted SpectraScience on Social Media
The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended trading in an inactive company amid questions surrounding online promotion of the company’s securities and recent trading activity.
Read More »SEC Charges Investment Adviser and Others With Defrauding Over 17,000 Retail Investors
SEC charged three individuals and their affiliated entities with running a Ponzi-like scheme that raised over $1.7 billion from securities issued by a New York-based asset management firm and registered investment adviser, GPB Capital.
Read More »SEC Charges Deutsche Bank With FCPA Violations Related to Third-Party Intermediaries
SEC charges against Deutsche Bank AG for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). As part of coordinated resolutions with the SEC and the Department of Justice, Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay more than $120 million,
Read More »SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze Charges Crypto Fund Manager with Fraud
SEC announced that it filed an emergency action and obtained an order imposing an asset freeze and other emergency relief against Virgil Capital LLC
Read More »SEC Charges Ripple and Two Executives with Conducting $1.3 Billion Unregistered Securities Offering
SEC announced that it has filed an action against Ripple Labs Inc. and two of its executives, who are also significant security holders, alleging that they raised over $1.3 billion through an unregistered, ongoing digital asset securities offering.
Read More »SEC Charges Robinhood Financial With Misleading Customers About Revenue Sources and Failing to Satisfy Duty of Best Execution
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Robinhood Financial LLC for repeated misstatements that failed to disclose the firm’s receipt of payments from trading firms
Read More »Global Securities Pricing Service to Pay $8 Million for Compliance Failures
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged ICE Data Pricing & Reference Data LLC, a global securities pricing service and New York-based registered investment adviser, for compliance deficiencies relating to its delivery to clients of prices
Read More »SEC Charges The Cheesecake Factory For Misleading COVID-19 Disclosures
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated for making misleading disclosures about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business operations
Read More »SEC Charges E-Commerce Startup and CEO With Defrauding Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a San Francisco-based e-commerce startup and its chief executive officer with misleading investors about purported contracts with well-known consumer brands.
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