Securities and Exchange Commission
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US securities regulator; enforcement actions and rulemaking.
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SEC Proposal Would Address How Investment Advisers and Funds Can Custody Crypto Assets Under the Federal Securities Laws
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed new rules and amendments to provide a tailored framework for the custody of crypto assets for registered investment advisers and regulated fund...
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SEC’s Division of Examinations Announces New Exam Handbook
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations today published its new handbook, “The SEC Exam Handbook: A Practical Guide on Process and Engagement,” which replaces and exp...
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SEC Charges Meyer Global Management and Its CEO With Defrauding Retail Investors in Private Funds That Held Interests in SpaceX and Other Pre-IPO Securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged private fund adviser Meyer Global Management LLC (MGM) and its CEO, Owen E.H. Meyer, with defrauding investors and MGM-managed funds in connecti...
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SEC Charges Two Individuals With Orchestrating Fraud Scheme That Targeted Veterans
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Christopher Kenji Dinelli and Jacob David “Kobe” Frankel for allegedly orchestrating a fraud scheme that raised more than $8.7...
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SEC Proposes Amendments to Expand Responsible Retailization of Private Markets
The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose rule amendments that would facilitate capital formation in the public and private markets by expanding retail investor choice and promo...
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SEC Charges Multiple Entities in Fraud Schemes Totaling at Least $15 Million That Used WhatsApp and Other Platforms to Lure Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged multiple entities that are likely operated by individuals located overseas for defrauding hundreds of retail investors, including many in the U....
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SEC Charges Registered Investment Adviser Zoe Financial for Failure to Disclose Conflict of Interest
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against New York-based investment adviser Zoe Financial Inc. for failing to fully and fairly disclose material facts concernin...
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SEC Publishes Updated Market Statistics, Highlighting Increase in IPOs and Proceeds Raised
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) published updated statistics and data visualizations covering key segments of the U.S. capital markets, includ...
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SEC Charges South Florida Resident and His Company for Alleged Investment Scheme Defrauding Law Enforcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged CMI Capital LLC and its founder and manager, Michael D. Williams, for an alleged fraudulent investment scheme that raised approximately $860,000...
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SEC Censures OTC Link LLC for Repeated Compliance Failures Related to Regulation SCI
The Securities and Exchange Commission today censured New York-based broker dealer OTC Link LLC and ordered it to pay a $575,000 civil penalty for longstanding violations of Regulation Systems Comp...
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SEC Issues “Innovation Exemption” to Facilitate the Trading of Tokenized NMS Stock and Request for Comment
The SEC is taking a significant step forward, within its statutory authority, to bring America’s capital markets into the digital age by facilitating onchain trading of certain tokenized stocks.
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SEC Proposes Rescission of Shareholder Proposal Rule and Reforms to Proxy Solicitation Process
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed to rescind Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which exceeds the scope of the Commission's statutory authority and intrudes i...
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SEC Grants Exemptive Relief from Certain Inline XBRL Filing or Submission Requirements
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order granting exemptive relief from certain Inline XBRL requirements adopted on Dec. 16, 2024. More specifically, the Commission is granting exempt...
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Joint Readout of Principals’ Meeting of U.S. and UK Authorities Regarding Central Counterparty Resolution
Senior officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Reserve Board, and Bank of England convened for a ...
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SEC Charges Founder and His Two New Jersey-Based Companies in Alleged $16 Million Ponzi Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Ernest Ossei Boateng and two New Jersey-based companies he controls, Intercontinental Wealth Network LLC and I Wealth Network LP, for allegedly ...
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SEC Proposes Rescission of Political Contribution Rule for Investment Advisers
The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a proposal to rescind its “pay-to-play” rule that prohibits investment advisers from providing compensated investme...
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SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Host Sept. 10 Meeting
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will host a public meeting at the SEC Headquarters in Washington D.C. on Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. ET to discuss artificial intel...
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SEC Announces Agenda and Panelists for Roundtable on Preparations for 24-Hour Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda and panelists for its Sept. 17, 2026, roundtable on preparations for 24-hour trading.The roundtable will be held at the SEC’s headq...
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SEC Charges San Francisco Bay Area Private Fund Executives with Multimillion Dollar Ponzi-Like Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Mark D. Hanf, the former CEO of Novato, California-based Pacific Private Money Group LLC (PPMG), and Hoai-Nam Chu Phan, the former COO of a PPMG...
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SEC Proposes to Modernize Rules for Registered Transfer Agents
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed to update the rules and forms that apply to registered transfer agents.Transfer agents are a key component of the national clearance and settle...
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SEC and FDA Announce MOU to Bolster Cooperation and Ensure Market Integrity
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Food and Drug Administration today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to assist the agencies in c...
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SEC Proposes Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 3a12-8 to Add European Union Debt Obligations
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to Rule 3a12-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add the debt obligations of the European Union (EU) to the list of forei...
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SEC: 38 Entities Feigned Legitimacy as U.S. Advisers Through False Filings to Lure Retail Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 38 entities alleging that they made material misrepresentations in Forms ADV filed with the Commission between 2025 and 2026 to falsely portray ...
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SEC Charges Former Executives With Fraud in Connection With $1.9 Billion Collapse of Subprime Auto Lender Tricolor
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Daniel Chu, Jerome Kollar, and Ameryn Seibold, the former CEO, CFO, and Senior Director of Finance, respectively, at Texas-based Tricolor Holdin...
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SEC Proposes New Regulation Crypto Assets
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it proposed new rules, titled “Regulation Crypto Assets,” that would create a clear and fit-for-purpose framework for certain investment ...
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SEC Charges Boiler Room Operator and Three Entities with Defrauding Retail Investors in $74 Million Pre-IPO Investment Scam
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York resident Andrew Spaventa and three entities he owned and controlled with fraud and other violations in connection with unregistered sec...
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SEC Charges Toms River Trio in Connection with Alleged $47 Million Fraud Targeting Orthodox Jewish Communities
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three Toms River, New Jersey residents for their roles in an affinity investment fraud that raised approximately $47 million from more than 87 i...
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SEC Charges Private Fund Adviser Adit Ventures Management, Its CEO and Affiliated General Partners in Alleged Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York-based investment adviser Adit Ventures Management LLC, its CEO Eric Munson, and three affiliated general partners, Adit Ventures LLC; A...
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SEC Establishes Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it is establishing a new specialized unit within the Division of Enforcement to provide the dedicated expertise, focus, and capacity to pursue...
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SEC Announces Continuation of Small Business Advisory Committee Meeting
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee meeting held on July 21, 2026, will reconvene August 6, 2026, at 1 p.m. ...
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Small Business Forum’s Report to Congress Highlights Recommendations to Improve Capital-Raising Policy
The Securities and Exchange Commission released a report to Congress today highlighting policy recommendations from the SEC’s 45th Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Fo...
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SEC Announces Roundtable on Preparations for 24-Hour Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will host a roundtable on Sept. 17, 2026, to discuss moving towards 24-hour trading in the U.S. equity markets, including preparations...
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SEC Announces Departure of Principal Deputy Director of Enforcement Sam Waldon
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Sam Waldon, Principal Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement, will depart the agency on July 31, 2026, after more than 14 years a...
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SEC Proposes New E-Delivery Approach to Make Information More Readily Accessible and Useful for Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed Regulation E-Delivery, a new rule that would expand the ability of issuers, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and others to use electro...
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SEC Office of Municipal Securities Updates FAQs for Registration of Municipal Advisors
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Municipal Securities today announced it has updated its Registration of Municipal Advisors FAQs webpage to offer more clarity on municipal advisor...
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SEC to Host Virtual Roundtable on Modernizing IPOs and Expanding Access to Public Markets
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and the Division of Corporation Finance will co-host a livestreamed discussi...
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SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Explore Modernizing Market Access
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced that it will hold a meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10 a.m. to explore way...
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