So far, the agency has awarded over $448 million to 81 individuals for their help since the first award was issued in 2012. Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection fund set up by Congress. It is financed through monetary sanctions of security law violations paid to SEC. To be eligible…
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So far, the agency has awarded over $430 million to 80 individuals for their help since the first award was issued in 2012. Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection fund set up by Congress. It is financed through monetary sanctions of security law violations paid to SEC. To be eligible…
Read moreC. Dabney O’Riordan, Co-Chief of the Asset Management Unit said: This incredibly successful initiative led to the return of almost $140 million to harmed investors, stopped wrongful conduct, and highlighted the importance of an adviser’s obligations to provide full and fair disclosures to clients. We continue to actively pursue disclosure failures that financially benefit the…
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So far, the agency has awarded over $425 million to 79 individuals for their help since the first award was issued in 2012. Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection fund set up by Congress. It is financed through monetary sanctions of security law violations paid to SEC. To be eligible…
Read moreKelly L. Gibson, Director of the SEC’s Philadelphia Regional Office commented: The SEC depends on broker-dealers to provide it with complete and accurate trade data. When they fail to meet that obligation, it hinders our ability to detect wrongdoing and protect investors. The agency found Cantor Fitzgerald in violation of the broker-dealer books and records…
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So far, the agency has awarded over $398 million to 78 individuals for their help since the first award was issued in 2012. Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection fund set up by Congress. It is financed through monetary sanctions of security law violations paid to SEC. To be eligible…
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Norberg added about the third whistleblower: To ensure that important information about securities laws violations is reported to the SEC when appropriate corrective action is not taken by the company, the rules permit awards to compliance professionals in certain limited circumstances. Here, the whistleblower made reasonable efforts to work within the company’s compliance structure,…
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Zoom Technologies, with ticker symbol is “ZOOM,” is a Chinese-based, significantly smaller company. Its stock has reached more than 50% increase this month and almost 900% for the year. SEC said that the company has not disclosed any financial information since 2015. The SEC states: The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of ZOOM…
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S&P 500: +6.2% Thursday, -18.6% YTD Dow Jones Industrial Average: +6.4% Thursday, -21% YTD Nasdaq Composite: +5.6% Thursday, -13.1% YTD FTSE climbs as government tacks on support for the self-employed Both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250 climbed higher on Thursday, although both still remain in a bear market. Yesterday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak added…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission announced yesterday a temporary flexibility for registered funds affected by the recent volatile market situation to borrow funds from certain affiliates and to enter into certain other lending arrangements. The relief is interceded to provide funds with additional tools to manage their portfolios so that all shareholders as investors may…
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