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Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Approves 2021 PCAOB Budget and Accounting Support Fee Release No.:2020-322
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Robinhood Financial With Misleading Customers About Revenue Sources and Failing to Satisfy Duty of Best Execution Release No.:2020-321
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Adopts Clearing Agency Rule to Limit Potential for Overlapping or Duplicative Regulation Release No.:2020-320
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Luckin Coffee Agrees to Pay $180 Million Penalty to Settle Accounting Fraud Charges Release No.:2020-319
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Adopts Final Rules for the Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers Release No.:2020-318
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Brett W. Redfearn to Conclude Transformative Tenure as SEC Trading and Markets Director Release No.:2020-317
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Awards More Than $300,000 to Whistleblower with Audit Responsibilities Release No.:2020-316
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Sequential Brands Group Inc. with Deceiving Investors by Failing to Timely Impair Goodwill Release No.:2020-315
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Enforcement Director Stephanie Avakian To Conclude Tenure After Four Years Leading the Division Release No.:2020-314
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Staff Supplements Quarterly Private Funds Statistics Release No.:2020-313
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: General Electric Agrees to Pay $200 Million Penalty for Disclosure Violations Release No.:2020-312
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Adopts Rules to Modernize Key Market Infrastructure Responsible for Collecting, Consolidating, and Disseminating Equity Market Data Release No.:2020-311
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Global Securities Pricing Service to Pay $8 Million for Compliance Failures Release No.:2020-310
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Robert Stebbins to Conclude Tenure as SEC General Counsel Release No.:2020-309
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Orders BlueCrest to Pay $170 Million to Harmed Fund Investors Release No.:2020-308
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Issues Multiple Whistleblower Awards Totaling Nearly $3 Million Release No.:2020-307
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges The Cheesecake Factory For Misleading COVID-19 Disclosures Release No.:2020-306
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Announces New Investor Advisory Committee Members Release No.:2020-305
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Nekia Hackworth Jones Named Director of Atlanta Regional Office Release No.:2020-304
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Announces Office Focused on Innovation and Financial Technology Release No.:2020-303
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Modernizes Framework for Fund Valuation Practices Release No.:2020-302
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Energy Companies Agree to Settle Fraud Charges Stemming From Failed Nuclear Power Plant Expansion Release No.:2020-301
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Disbarred New York Attorney and Florida Attorney with Scheme to Create False Opinion Letters Release No.:2020-300
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Unregistered Investment Adviser with Defrauding Puerto Rico Municipality Release No.:2020-299
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Boiler Rooms Operator with Defrauding Retail Investors Release No.:2020-298
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: SEC Awards Over $6 Million to Joint Whistleblowers Release No.:2020-297
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Issues Agenda for Dec. 1 Meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee Release No.:2020-296
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Meet Remotely on Dec. 3 Release No.:2020-295
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Proposes Amendments to Modernize Framework for Securities Offerings and Sales to Workers Release No.:2020-294
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Proposes Temporary Rules to Facilitate Measured Participation by Certain "Platform Workers" in Compensatory Offerings Under Rule 701 and Form S-8 Release No.:2020-293
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Issues Statement on European Central Counterparties Seeking to Register or Request Exemptions From the SEC Release No.:2020-292
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges E-Commerce Startup and CEO With Defrauding Investors Release No.:2020-291
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize and Enhance Management’s Discussion and Analysis and other Financial Disclosures Release No.:2020-290
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Lourdes Caballes and Michael Rufino Named Associate Directors of OCIE's Broker-Dealer Examination Program in the SEC's New York Regional Office Release No.:2020-289
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Awards Whistleblower Over $900,000 Release No.:2020-288
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Marie-Louise Huth Named as Associate General Counsel for Legal Policy Release No.:2020-287
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Adopts Rules to Facilitate Electronic Submission of Documents to the Agency Release No.:2020-286
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: OECD Working Group on Bribery Issues Report Commending United States for Maintaining Leading Role in the Fight Against Transnational Corruption Release No.:2020-285
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Confirms Plans to Conclude Tenure at Year End Release No.:2020-284
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Awards Over $1.1 Million to Whistleblower for Independent Analysis Release No.:2020-283
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Investment Advisory Firms and Broker-Dealers in Connection with Sales of Complex Exchange-Traded Products Release No.:2020-282
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Former Wells Fargo Executives for Misleading Investors About Key Performance Metric Release No.:2020-281
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Mike Willis Named Associate Director in Division of Economic and Risk Analysis Release No.:2020-280
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Publishes Notice of German Substituted Compliance Application and Proposed Order Release No.:2020-279
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Awards More Than $3.6 Million and $750,000 in Separate Whistleblower Awards Release No.:2020-278
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Announces New Asset Management Advisory Committee Member Release No.:2020-277
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Issues Agenda for Nov. 9 Meeting of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Release No.:2020-276
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Awards Over $28 Million to Whistleblower Release No.:2020-275
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Division of Enforcement Publishes Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2020 Release No.:2020-274
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: SEC Harmonizes and Improves “Patchwork” Exempt Offering Framework Release No.:2020-273
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Issues Agenda for Nov. 5 Special Meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee Release No.:2020-272
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Raquel Fox, Director of the Office of International Affairs, to Depart SEC Release No.:2020-271
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Awards Over $10 Million to Whistleblower Release No.:2020-270
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Adopts Modernized Regulatory Framework for Derivatives Use by Registered Funds and Business Development Companies Release No.:2020-269
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Division of Corporation Finance Director Bill Hinman Announces Intention to Conclude His Tenure Later This Year Release No.:2020-268
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Day-Trading Education Firm for Unregistered Security-Based Swap Transactions Release No.:2020-267
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Issues Record $114 Million Whistleblower Award Release No.:2020-266
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With FCPA Violations Release No.:2020-265
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: At Joint Open Meeting, SEC and CFTC Approve Final Rule on Security Futures Margin and Request for Comment on Portfolio Margining Release No.:2020-264
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC to Host Panel with Women Entrepreneurs of Color on Oct. 28 Release No.:2020-263
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Kik Interactive For Unregistered Offering Release No.:2020-262
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Updates Auditor Independence Rules Release No.:2020-261
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Releases Agenda for October 26 Roundtable on Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS Release No.:2020-260
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC and CFTC to Hold a Joint Open Meeting on October 22 Release No.:2020-259
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Andeavor for Inadequate Controls Around Authorization of Stock Buyback Plan Release No.:2020-258
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Board Member James G. Kaiser to Retire From the PCAOB; Contributed Substantially to PCAOB Strategic Plan and the Use of Technology to Enhance Audit Quality Release No.:2020-257
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Appoints PCAOB Chief Auditor Megan Zietsman to PCAOB Board Release No.:2020-256
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Awards $800,000 to Whistleblower Release No.:2020-255
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Brazilian Meat Producers With FCPA Violations Release No.:2020-254
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Tamara Brightwell Named Deputy Director of Division of Corporation Finance’s Disclosure Review Program Release No.:2020-253
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Jessica Kane Named Director of Division of Corporation Finance’s Disclosure Review Program Release No.:2020-252
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Seismic Data Company, Former Executives With $100 Million Accounting Fraud Release No.:2020-251
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Names Nichola L. Timmons Chief of New Office of Bankruptcy, Collections, Distributions, and Receiverships Release No.:2020-250
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC to Hold National Compliance Outreach Seminar for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers Virtually Release No.:2020-249
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Proposes Conditional Exemption for Finders Assisting Small Businesses with Capital Raising Release No.:2020-248
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Updates Regulatory Framework for Fund of Funds Arrangements Release No.:2020-247
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges John McAfee With Fraudulently Touting ICOs Release No.:2020-246
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Staff Releases Report on U.S. Credit Market Interconnectedness and the Effects of the COVID-19 Economic Shock Release No.:2020-245
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC’s Messages for World Investor Week 2020 Release No.:2020-244
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: SEC Issues Agenda for Oct. 5 Meeting of the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee Release No.:2020-243
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Hospitality Company for Failing to Disclose Executive Perks Release No.:2020-242
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges HP Inc. With Disclosure Violations and Control Failures Release No.:2020-241
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Whistleblower Program Ends Record-Setting Fiscal Year With Four Additional Awards Release No.:2020-240
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Awards Almost $30 Million to Two Insider Whistleblowers Release No.:2020-239
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Morgan Stanley Agrees to Pay $5 Million for Reg SHO Violations in Prime Brokerage Swaps Business Release No.:2020-238
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Manitex International and Three Former Senior Executives With Accounting Fraud Release No.:2020-237
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Former Real Estate Executive With Misappropriating $26 Million in Ponzi Scheme Release No.:2020-236
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Ratings Agency With Internal Controls Failures in Connection With Ratings of CMBS and CLO Combo Notes Release No.:2020-235
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Unregistered Brokers in Penny Stock Scheme Targeting Seniors Release No.:2020-234
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: J.P. Morgan Securities Admits to Manipulative Trading in U.S. Treasuries Release No.:2020-233
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Swedish National with Global Scheme Defrauding Retail Investors, Including Deaf Community Members Release No.:2020-232
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Issues $1.8 Million Whistleblower Award to a Company Outsider Release No.:2020-231
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Fiat Chrysler Agrees to Pay $9.5 Million Penalty for Disclosure Violations Release No.:2020-230
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Staff to Host October 26 Roundtable on Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS Release No.:2020-229
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Amazon Finance Manager and Family With Insider Trading Release No.:2020-228
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Proposes Rules to Extend Regulations ATS and SCI to Treasuries and Other Government Securities Markets Release No.:2020-227
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Companies, Former Executives as Part of Risk-Based Initiative Release No.:2020-226
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Issues Two Whistleblower Awards for High-Quality Information Regarding Overseas Conduct Release No.:2020-225
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges Top Executive of California Microcap Company for Misleading Claims Concerning COVID-19 Test and Financial Statements Release No.:2020-224
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC Charges BMW for Disclosing Inaccurate and Misleading Retail Sales Information to Bond Investors Release No.:2020-223