Securities Law

Ernst & Young to Pay $100 Million Penalty for Employees Cheating on CPA Ethics Exams and Misleading Investigation

June 28, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Ernst & Young LLP (EY) for cheating by its audit professionals on exams required to obtain and maintain Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licenses, and for withholding evidence of this misconduct… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Adopts Rules to Require Electronic Filing for Investment Advisers and Institutional Investment Managers

June 23, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to require certain documents filed by investment advisers, institutional investment managers, and certain other entities to be filed or submitted electronically. The amendments also make… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Announces Spring 2022 Regulatory Agenda

June 22, 2022

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs today released the Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The report, which includes contributions related to the Securities and Exchange Commission, lists short- and long-term… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Egan-Jones Ratings Co. and CEO with Conflict of Interest Violations

June 21, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Haverford, PA-based Egan-Jones Ratings Company, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) registered with the Commission in certain ratings classes, with violating conflict of… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Firm and Five Brokers with Violations of Reg BI

June 16, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged registered broker-dealer Western International Securities, Inc. and five of its registered representatives, or brokers – Nancy Cole, Patrick Egan, Andy Gitipityapon, Steven Graham, and Thomas Swan –… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Requests Information and Comment on Advisers Act Regulatory Status of Index Providers, Model Portfolio Providers, and Pricing Services

June 15, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it is requesting information and public comment on matters related to the activities of certain “information providers,” including whether, under particular facts and circumstances, information… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Rochester, NY, and City’s Former Executives and Municipal Advisor with Misleading Investors

June 14, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the City of Rochester, New York, its former finance director Rosiland Brooks-Harris, and former Rochester City School District CFO Everton Sewell with misleading investors in a $119 million bond… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Private Equity Adviser for Failing to Disclose Disproportionate Expense Allocations to Fund

June 14, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New Jersey-based investment adviser Energy Capital Partners Management LP (ECP) with allocating undisclosed, disproportionate expenses to a private equity fund it advises. ECP agreed to pay a $1… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Weiss Asset Management with Short Selling Violations

June 14, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that investment advisory firm Weiss Asset Management LP has agreed to pay approximately $6.9 million to settle charges that it violated the federal securities laws when it unlawfully purchased stock… Full report at: Read More

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Mark Korb

June 14, 2022

SEC Charges Tar Sands Mining Company and Former Executives with Fraud Read the full report at Read More

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