SEC invites regulated entities to submit self-assessments of diversity policies and practices LeapRate

January 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC invites regulated entities to submit self-assessments of diversity policies and practices

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) today introduced its Diversity Assessment Report for Entities Regulated by the SEC. OMWI created the Diversity Assessment Report to complement the Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies (Joint Standards)…

Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks

January 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC names Richard Best as Regional Director of Atlanta office

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has named Richard R. Best as Regional Director of its Atlanta office. Mr. Best will succeed Walter Jospin, who is leaving the agency at the end of this month. For the past two-and-a-half years, Mr. Best has served as Director of the SEC’s Salt Lake office, where he supervises…

December 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Marc P. Berger named Director of SEC New York Regional Office

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Marc P. Berger has been named Director of the New York Regional Office. He will join the agency in January 2018. Mr. Berger is presently global co-head of Ropes & Gray LLP’s Securities and Futures Enforcement Practice. Before joining Ropes & Gray, Mr. Berger spent 12 years…

December 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC names Kenneth A. Johnson as Chief Operating Officer

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Kenneth A. Johnson has been named the agency's Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr. Johnson has served as Acting COO since February 2017. In his role as COO, Mr. Johnson oversees the SEC's operational and administrative functions, including the agency's Office of Human Resources; Office of Acquisitions; Office…

December 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC Division of Trading and Markets Deputy Director Gary Barnett retires

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Gary Barnett, Deputy Director in the Division of Trading and Markets, will retire from the agency at the end of the year. Since January 2015, Mr. Barnett has overseen the division’s Office of Broker-Dealer Finances, Office of Derivatives Policy, Office of Trading Practices, its Volcker rule…

UN report says North Korea laundered $2 billion theft via Hong Kong firm

December 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC charges broker with defrauding investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) informed that it has charged a registered representative in Pennsylvania with operating a long-running offering and investment advisory fraud. The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal court in Philadelphia, alleges that Paul W. Smith raised approximately $2.35 million from approximately 30 investors – many of whom were his brokerage customers…

BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland

December 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daniel Michael named Chief of SEC Enforcement Division’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Daniel Michael has been named chief of the Enforcement Division’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit. In his new role, Mr. Michael will lead a specialized unit of attorneys and industry experts who are located in offices across the country and investigate potential misconduct related to complex financial products…

December 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Digital display advertising firm executives charged with bilking investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) informed that it has today charged a Seattle-area outdoor digital signage advertising company and two of its senior executives with stealing more than $2 million from retail investors. According to the SEC’s complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, Digi Outdoor Media Inc.’s former chief executive officer, Donald…

December 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC emergency action halts ICO scam

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it obtained an emergency asset freeze to halt a fast-moving Initial Coin Offering (ICO) fraud that raised up to $15 million from thousands of investors since August by falsely promising a 13-fold profit in less than a month. The SEC filed charges against a recidivist Quebec securities law…

November 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC announces first members of Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the formation and first members of its Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee. The committee, whose initial focus will be on the corporate bond and municipal securities markets, will provide advice to the Commission on the efficiency and resiliency of these markets and identify opportunities for regulatory improvements.…

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