Regulation
Invesco Pays $17.5M Fine to Settle SEC Greenwashing Charges
However, the future of ESG regulation in the U.S. is unclear under a second Trump administration.
Tag: Gary Gensler
Regulation
SEC Postpones Mutual Fund Swing Pricing and Hard Close Proposals
The regulator's decision offers relief to mutual fund managers, despite some added reporting requirements.
Regulation
SEC’s Best Takes Leave Again to ‘Focus on His Health’
Keith Cassidy will serve as interim acting director of the regulator’s examinations division, as Best takes second medical leave in a year.
Regulation
Crypto Regulation Bill Passes House
The bill aims to divide digital asset oversight between CFTC and SEC.
Asset Allocation
SEC Climate Rule Will Reduce Information Asymmetry, Protect Investors, Congressman Says
Representative Sean Casten, in an interview with CIO, explained the SEC’s new rule will insulate less-sophisticated investors from climate risk.
Risk
SEC’s Climate Risk Disclosure Rule Faces 3 Lawsuits Within 1 Week of Finalization
The two initial complaints were filed by 19 Republican-leaning states and, separately, the Sierra Club.
Regulation
SEC Finalizes Amendments to Require Greater Execution Quality Disclosure
Updates to the rule on trade execution received a rare 5-0 vote.
Alternatives
Treasury’s Record $4.3B Crypto Exchange Fine Adds to Pressure on Digital Assets
Binance was fined for money-laundering just after Kraken was charged and less than one month after a jury found FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of fraud.
Risk
SEC Accuses Kraken of Operating Unregistered Securities Exchange
The charge will only stick if the court agrees with the SEC that the tokens involved are, indeed, securities.
Regulation
Gensler Says No New Regulations Needed for Crypto
The enforcement actions taken by the SEC against cryptocurrency actors are justified under existing law, the SEC chairman said at a conference.
Regulation
Complex Products, Including Crypto, Highlighted in SEC Exam Priorities
Variable annuities, certain REITs and private holdings were other examples listed in the notice.
Regulation
New IPOs Cannot Be Processed During Potential Shutdown, SEC Chairman Says
Companies cannot go public if the SEC lacks the staff to process the paperwork, and public companies may be unable to make new offerings.
Regulation
SEC Tightens Fund Naming Rules
The new rule applies an 80% investment policy that extends far wider than just ESG funds.
Regulation
Safeguarding, AI Proposals Scrutinized by Lawmakers
Concerns about cash deposits and the definition of ‘covered technology’ dominate the criticisms of both rules.
Regulation
SEC Adopts Private Fund Adviser Rules Aimed at Increasing Transparency
In dissent, Commissioner Peirce said the new rules will harm investors, while Commissioner Uyeda called them ‘arbitrary and capricious.’