Securities Law

SEC Charges Independent Director and Ex-CEO of Church & Dwight With Concealing Close Friendship with Company Executive

September 30, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against James R. Craigie, a former CEO, Chairman, and board member of Church & Dwight Co. Inc., for violating proxy disclosure rules by standing for election as an independent… Full report at: Read More

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TD Securities Charged in Spoofing Scheme

September 30, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against registered broker-dealer TD Securities (USA) LLC for manipulating the U.S. Treasury cash securities market through an illicit trading strategy known as spoofing. The bank was also… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Three Individuals in the New York Metropolitan Area for Perpetrating a $120 Million Pre-IPO Fraud Scheme

September 30, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged John LoPinto, Robert Wilkos, and Laren Pisciotti for their roles in a fraudulent scheme involving investments in pre-IPO private companies. The SEC also charged several companies owned and/or… Full report at: Read More

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Advisory Firm Marathon Asset Management Charged with Policies Failures Regarding Potential Receipt of Confidential Information from Ad Hoc Creditors’ Committees

September 30, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against registered investment adviser Marathon Asset Management LP for failing to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Olayinka Oyebola and His Accounting Firm With Aiding and Abetting Massive Fraud

September 30, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Olayinka Oyebola and his Public Company Accounting Oversight Board-registered accounting firm, Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (Chartered Accountants), with aiding and abetting a massive securities fraud… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Monitoring Impact of Hurricane Helene on Capital Markets

September 27, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission is closely monitoring the impact of Hurricane Helene on investors and capital markets. The SEC divisions and offices that oversee companies, accountants, investment advisers, mutual funds, brokerage firms, transfer… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Adopts Improvements to EDGAR System to Enhance Security, Filer Access, and Account Management

September 27, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted rule and form amendments intended to enhance the security of its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system and improve filers’ access and account management capabilities. “The… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges U.K. Citizen in Hacking and Trading Scheme Involving Five U.S. Public Companies

September 27, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against U.K. citizen Robert B. Westbrook for hacking into the computer systems of five U.S. public companies to obtain material nonpublic information about their corporate earnings and using… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Cassava Sciences, Two Former Executives for Misleading Claims About Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial

September 26, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced Cassava Sciences, Inc., its founder and former CEO, Remi Barbier, and its former Senior Vice President of Neuroscience, Dr. Lindsay Burns, will pay more than $40 million to settle charges related to… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Advisory Firm GQG Partners With Violating Whistleblower Protection Rule

September 26, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Florida-based GQG Partners LLC, a registered investment adviser, for entering into agreements with candidates for employment and a former employee that made it more difficult… Full report at: Read More

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