March 25 Webcast: Leveraging Data Analytics to Minimize Risk in the Financial Services Industry

March 25 Webcast: Leveraging Data Analytics to Minimize Risk in the Financial Services Industry

By Securities Docket on March 7, 2019, 3:27 pm

Please join Joshua Dennis, Ellen Lafferty, Dan Ward and A.J. Bosco for this webcast.

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Mar. 1 Webcast: SEC Enforcement — Current Developments and What’s Ahead for 2019

Mar. 1 Webcast: SEC Enforcement — Current Developments and What’s Ahead for 2019

By Securities Docket on February 13, 2019, 11:17 am

Please join Bill McLucas, Doug Davison, Marty Wilczynski and Steve Richards for this free webcast.

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Feb. 21 Webcast — The Securities Class Action Landscape: A Look Back at 2018 and What’s Ahead in 2019

Feb. 21 Webcast — The Securities Class Action Landscape: A Look Back at 2018 and What’s Ahead in 2019

By Securities Docket on January 29, 2019, 4:14 pm

Please join Jeff Lubitz and Stefan Boettrich for this free webcast.

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Securities Docket Announces ‘Enforcement 40′ for 2017

Securities Docket Announces ‘Enforcement 40′ for 2017

By Securities Docket on October 30, 2017, 7:46 am

Securities Docket announces its “Enforcement 40”— our list of the 40 best and brightest securities enforcement defense lawyers.

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Harry Markopolos says he can’t reveal the hedge fund he’s working for

By Securities Docket on August 16, 2019, 10:34 am

Madoff whistleblower Harry Markopolos is probing GE on behalf of a hedge fund — but he won’t say which one. “I can’t — I promised confidentiality,” Markopolos told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street ” Thursday. “It’s a mid-sized, U.S. based hedge fund.” Markopolos said it was “their request,” not his, and that he was getting […]

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GE Is New Target of Madoff Whistleblower – WSJ

By Securities Docket on August 15, 2019, 9:48 am

An accounting expert who raised red flags about Bernie Madoff ’s Ponzi scheme has a new target: General Electric Co. In a research report posted online Thursday, Harry Markopolos alleges the struggling conglomerate has masked the depths of its problems, resulting in inaccurate and fraudulent financial filings with regulators. The report, which numbers more than […]

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SEC Wins Jury Trial Against Broker Charged with Insider Trading

By Securities Docket on August 15, 2019, 8:49 am

Today, jurors in Atlanta federal court returned a verdict finding New Jersey securities broker Raymond J. Pirrello, Jr. liable for insider trading in advance of three merger and acquisition transactions. via SEC Wins Jury Trial Against Broker Charged with Insider Trading.

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RBC junior analyst charged with insider trading, a year out of business school | Financial Post

By Securities Docket on August 13, 2019, 10:07 am

U.S. prosecutors on Monday criminally charged a junior analyst at RBC Capital Markets with insider trading, saying he bought options in a digital printing company after learning it was in talks to be acquired by an RBC client. Bill Tsai, 23, who graduated last year from New York University’s Stern School of Business, was charged […]

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How effective is the SFO really? | ICAEW Economia

By Securities Docket on August 11, 2019, 10:28 am

However, the report itself appears ambivalent about whether those aspirations are compatible with, or in opposition to, each other. Its summary of findings says that the SFO is facing clear challenges, identifying the central one as being that the organisation’s “sharp focus on delivery of casework” has “driven a culture of delivery which has, in […]

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Experts Say Securities Fraud Claims Remain High, and Insurance Rates Will Follow | Corporate Counsel

By Securities Docket on August 9, 2019, 9:23 am

The Securities Class Action Filings—2019 Midyear Assessment, released Thursday by Cornerstone Research and the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse, shows that plaintiffs filed 198 new federal securities class actions in the first half of 2019. The number of filings continued this year at a near record level. “The likelihood of a lawsuit of […]

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Kik Lawyers Say SEC Has No Strong Evidence, Twisted Facts in Complaint

By Securities Docket on August 8, 2019, 11:05 am

In a court filing dated Aug. 6, Kik’s lawyers state that the SEC relied on taking quotes out of context and twisting facts in order to support their allegations. Kik further wrote that the SEC resorted to misrepresenting the facts because they have no strong evidence to support their claims: “If the Commission had strong […]

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Ex KPMG partner banned over insider trading | ICAEW Economia

By Securities Docket on August 8, 2019, 11:03 am

A former KPMG US partner accused of insider trading is to pay the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) $125,000 (£102,771) in a final judgment that will also see him banned for life from practising as a listed company accountant or auditor. Thomas Avent Jr agreed to the final judgment without admitting or denying the […]

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NYC Bar addresses Bitcoin as payment for legal services

By Securities Docket on August 6, 2019, 1:13 pm

The bottom line: accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal services isn’t impermissible in New York, but it’s important to tread lightly and think through your options carefully prior to doing so. The good news is that if you’re a New York lawyer and have been pondering whether to accept Bitcoin as payment for legal services, […]

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What the Capital One Hack Means for Boards of Directors | LinkedIn

By Securities Docket on August 5, 2019, 1:13 pm

Undoubtedly, upon learning of the Capital One hack, corporate board members across the U.S. are likely struck by one immediate thought (there but for the grace of God go I) and one immediate question (What should I do now?). This article tackles the issue of third party digital risk management head-on, by offering a useful and comprehensive strategical […]

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