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Chairwoman Mary Jo White said last month she will step down as President-elect Donald Trump enters the Oval Office. Following her announcement, four division directors said they will soon depart as well. The exodus will leave Republican Commissioner Michael Piwowar, Democratic Commissioner Kara Stein and several acting division heads guiding the SEC in the new […]
Last week, prosecutors rejoiced when the U.S. Supreme Court decided an insider-trading case called Salman v. United States, and in doing so clarified that leaking confidential information so that friends and relatives can make money in the stock market is a crime, even when the leaker doesn’t get an economic benefit. Perhaps the person most […]
The DOJ Dec. 9 announced a new attorney position in its Fraud Section in which the attorney will work two years in London. The attorney will spend the first year with the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, and the second year with the U.K. Serious Fraud Office. After that, the attorney will return to Washington, D.C., […]
With his millions of Twitter followers and upcoming inauguration to the most powerful job in the world, Trump presents challenges and opportunities that Wall Street has never seen before. Traders not only have to monitor the president-elect’s every word, they also have to follow his Twitter feed. Some are already crafting strategies to cash in […]
Get caught up with the Securities Docket News Wire for December 12, 2016.