Trump Picks Law Professor Robert Jackson for SEC Commissioner

EghtesadOnline: Law professor Robert Jackson is the Trump administration’s pick to fill the open Democratic seat at the Securities and Exchange Commission, raising the chances that Wall Street’s main regulator will have a full complement of commissioners for the first time since 2015.

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Publish Date:02/September/2017 | 04:43

Warren Wants SEC to Review Icahn’s Role Advising Trump on Rules

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said the Securities and Exchange Commission should be vigilant in ensuring that billionaire investor Carl Icahn isn’t using his role as an adviser to the Trump administration to gain unfair trading advantages.

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Publish Date:25/March/2017 | 06:49

Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton emerges as Trump’s top SEC choice

EghtesadOnline: Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton, who has worked on high-profile initial public offerings such as Alibaba Group, is a leading candidate to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Trump administration, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

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Publish Date:04/January/2017 | 05:10

Newest weapon in U.S. hunt for insider traders paying off

EghtesadOnline: When plumber Gary Pusey pleaded guilty in May to insider trading, it was a victory not just for New York prosecutors but for a little-known squad inside the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that uses data analysis to spot unusual trading patterns.

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Publish Date:01/November/2016 | 11:56

SEC to weigh 'universal' proxies sought by investors

EghtesadOnline: U.S. securities regulators on Wednesday will consider allowing investors to pick directors from a single ballot, in what would be the latest move to open up the governance process of large corporations.

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Publish Date:26/October/2016 | 13:32

Yahoo hack may become test case for SEC data breach disclosure rules

EghtesadOnline: Yahoo's disclosure that hackers stole user data from at least 500 million accounts in 2014 has highlighted shortcomings in U.S. rules on when cyber attacks must be revealed and their enforcement.

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Publish Date:01/October/2016 | 05:40

U.S. regulators allow BlackRock funds to lend to one another

EghtesadOnline: BlackRock Inc portfolio managers will be allowed to borrow from their peers if they are pressed for money to cash out clients, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission officials said in a notice on Tuesday.

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Publish Date:07/September/2016 | 07:55

SEC awards $22 million to ex-Monsanto executive through whistleblower program

EghtesadOnline: A former Monsanto Co executive who tipped the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to accounting improprieties involving the company's top-selling Roundup product has been awarded more than $22 million from the agency's whistleblower program, the executive's lawyer said on Tuesday.

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Publish Date:31/August/2016 | 07:48

Former Fannie Mae CEO settles crisis-related lawsuit with SEC

EghtesadOnline: In one of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's biggest cases tied to the 2008 financial crisis, former Fannie Mae Chief Executive Daniel Mudd has reached a settlement with regulators, according to court papers filed on Monday.

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Publish Date:23/August/2016 | 06:24

Bitcoin hits all-time high as talk of U.S. ETF approval intensifies

EghtesadOnline: Digital currency bitcoin hit a record high on Friday on optimism about the approval of the first U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded fund by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Publish Date:04/March/2017 | 05:36

A post-Trump SEC could shake up current policy

EghtesadOnline: It will be a new day at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after President-elect Donald Trump installs his choice to run the agency.

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Publish Date:16/November/2016 | 09:58