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15 Dec 2014, 1:17 pm by Jonathan R. Macey, Yale Law School,
” would be inconsistent with the law and, by the authors’ own admission, inconsistent with the current policy and practice of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission. [read post]
On November 16, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a statement on the application of federal securities laws to the issuance and trading of, and investment in, digital asset securities. [read post]
21 Sep 2009, 7:29 pm
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Division took the unusual step of re-opening an investigation of financial reporting irregularities at Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) after dropping a previous investigation just fifteen months earlier in June 2008. [read post]
SEC Charges Middlesex Mortgage Group and Masanotti with Running $5.9 Million Ponzi Scheme The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has alleged that unregistered investment adviser John A. Masanotti, Jr. (“Masanotti” of Darien, Connecticut and his company, Middlesex Mortgage Group LLC (“MMG”), with fraud in connection with investments that MMC induced from outside investors, totaling least $5.9 million, beginning in 2016. Many of the MMG investors allegedly liquidated securities they held in retirement accounts to invest in the fund. The SEC Complaint is accessible here. According to the SEC. MMC and Masanotti allegedly used investor money to make Ponzi-like payments to investors and also used some investor funds for Masanotti’s “extravagant personal expenses,” According to the SEC, Masanotti told investors that MMC would invest their money in foreign currencies, securities and initial public offerings, but in fact MMC appears to have made no investments on their behalf. After receiving their initial payments, Masanotti continued to deceive investors to perpetuate the investment scheme, including via payments that purported to be returns on capital invested, the SEC said. Over the course of the scheme, Masanotti allegedly used more than $3 million of Middlesex’s assets for his and his family’s personal benefit, according to the suit. The SEC accuses Masanotti of violating the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. A Ponzi scheme is a purported investment vehicle in which early investors in the scheme are paid funds from later investors, thus creating the illusion of legitimacy and solvency. Ponzi schemes are often doomed to failure once the perpetrator of the scheme can no longer pay out investors through newly raised money. Some warning signs that every investor should remain mindful of when vetting a potential investment and conducting due diligence include the promise of high returns with guarantees of little or no risk; overly consistent returns with little or no volatility in the in
14 Nov 2023, 4:30 pm by InvestorLawyers
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has alleged that unregistered investment adviser John A. [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 5:02 am
Public companies and companies registering to go public should be aware of recent fee rate adjustments made by the Securities and Exchange Commission. [read post]
22 Nov 2022, 7:46 am by Simon Lovegrove (UK)
On 21 November 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its annual report 2022 on the application of waivers and deferrals. [read post]
10 Jan 2024, 9:02 pm by Meredith Ervine
Yesterday afternoon, the Commission approved a series of rule changes that will allow for the listing and trading of the 11 bitcoin ETFs that were the subject of applications by national securities exchanges — specifically, NYSE Arca, Nasdaq, and Cboe BZX Exchange. [read post]
26 Aug 2011, 10:23 am by Stikeman Elliott LLP
Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission today released a notice setting out their views on the application of prospectus requirements and product regulation in connection with cross-listings by foreign exchange-traded mutual funds. [read post]
30 Nov 2020, 2:20 pm by Bochan Kim and Sarah Aberg
On November 19, 2020, Peter Driscoll, director of the Office of Compliance Inspection and Examination (“OCIE”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), gave a speech urging advisory firms to empower their Chief Compliance Officers (“CCOs”). [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 11:49 am by James Hamilton
In a letter to the SEC, the US Chamber of Commerce said there is no basis for the Commission to recommend congressional action to alter the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Morrison setting a transactional test for the extraterritorial application of the federal securities laws. [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 6:00 am by Beth Graham
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a revised Discovery Guide applicable to FINRA securities arbitration customer cases on Friday. [read post]
4 Aug 2017, 9:08 am by Joe Rosenbaum
 In a 1946 Supreme Court case Securities and Exchange Commission v. [read post]
26 Oct 2016, 7:51 am by Lax & Neville LLP
On October 18, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued cease-and-desist proceedings pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”), Sections 15(b), and 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), Section 203(f) of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 (“Advisors Act”), and Section 9(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940… [read post]
13 Oct 2021, 4:00 am by Legal Talk Network
Securities and Exchange Commission when going public.Special thanks to our sponsors, Alert Communications and Smokeball. [read post]
6 Mar 2011, 2:57 pm by James Hamilton
In a letter to the SEC and CFTC, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association urged the Commissions to carefully consider comity and the extraterritorial application of the derivatives provisions in Title VII of Dodd-Frank when adopting swap dealer regulations for a global marketplace. [read post]
6 Jan 2009, 6:17 am
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved requiring public companies to release interactive versions of their  financial data. [read post]
17 Apr 2024, 7:35 am by Mark Astarita
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that, starting on May 22, 2024, the fee rates applicable to most securities transactions will be set at $27.80 per million dollars. [read post]
23 Jan 2023, 9:03 am by Mark Astarita
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that, starting on February 27, 2023, the fee rates applicable to most securities transactions will be set at $8.00 per million dollars. [read post]
18 Nov 2021, 1:35 pm by Mark Astarita
The Securities and Exchange Commission today published proposed amendments to the electronic recordkeeping and prompt production of records requirements applicable to broker-dealers, security-based swap dealers (SBSDs), and major security-based swap…Read the Full Press ReleaseHave a securities law question? [read post]
14 Dec 2017, 10:12 am by Hannah Meakin and Mark Chalmers
The European Commission has adopted Implementing Decisions on the equivalence of the legal and supervisory frameworks in the following three countries, in accordance with Article 25(4)(a) of MiFID II: Commission Implementing Decision of XXX on the equivalence of the legal and supervisory framework in Australia applicable to financial markets in accordance with MiFID II; Commission Implementing Decision of XXX on the equivalence of the legal and supervisory… [read post]