Newsmakers
SEC Chair Gensler to Step Down January 20
After a 'robust rulemaking agenda,' Gensler's departure will coincide with President-elect Trump's inauguration.
Tag: Securities and Exchange Commission
Opinion
Private Fund Advisers Rules in Retrospect: Just Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing?
Although vacated by a federal court earlier this year, the rules’ themes are still worth consideration
How Investors, Public Companies View SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements
Disclosure requirements can be a hassle for companies, but investors seek to understand material risks.
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.
Investment Fund CIO Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud
Joshua Goltry ‘lied about nearly every aspect’ of his fund’s operations and performance, according to federal prosecutors and the 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.
Regulation
SEC Seeks Institutional Investor Reps for Advisory Committee
The independent committee needs representatives of pensions and mutual funds to bolster investor protection.
Regulation
Regulating the Robots
The current SEC proposal is seen as overreaching, but industry watchers see benefits if changes are made.
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.
SEC Charges Crypto Fund Founders in Nearly $2B Fraud
The regulator alleges the now-defunct HyperFund was a ‘pyramid and a Ponzi scheme.’
JP Morgan Settles SEC Charges It Violated Whistleblower Protection Rule
The banking giant’s subsidiary agreed to be censured and pay an $18 million penalty.
Regulation
SEC Proposal to Ban Volume Discounts for Exchange Orders Receives Mixed Feedback
Larger exchanges came out in opposition, while smaller exchanges and consumer advocates supported the change.
SEC, DOJ Charge Dozy Mmobuosi in ‘Massive’ Fraud
The Nigerian businessman with claimed assets of more than $7 billion was widely reported to have been close to buying English soccer club Sheffield United.
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.