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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInEx-Anglo Irish Bank chief jailed for six years for fraud | Financial Times
The former chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank has received a six-year prison sentence after his conviction for a €7.2bn fraud and false accounting at Ireland’s failed lender. David Drumm, 51, joins the very small club of senior banking executives to be put behind bars in connection with the 2008 financial crisis. via Ex-Anglo Irish […]
SEC Unveils Enforcement Goals in Strategic Plan Draft | Institutional Investor
The SEC also said it would center its enforcement activities on addressing misconduct that impacts retail investors, including areas like securities custody and penny stock trading. Such a move would mark a shift from the previous enforcement regime: Under former SEC chair Mary Jo White, the regulator had paid close attention to issues impacting institutional […]
Jailed Ex-Perella Banker May Be Freed in Insider-Trading Appeal – Bloomberg
A former Perella Weinberg Partners LP banker convicted of tipping his father to five health-care mergers may be the latest insider-trader to win his freedom, as another case threatens to fall apart on appeal. In an unusual request that signals the court may have decided to overturn all or part of Sean Stewart’s conviction, a […]
South Korea crypto exchange Bithumb says it was hacked, coins stolen
South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said Wednesday it was temporarily suspending deposit and withdrawal services after about $30 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen. The Seoul-based operator said on Twitter that the stolen coins would be covered from Bithumb’s own reserves and that all users’ assets are being transferred to safer “cold wallet.” via South […]
Improving the SEC’s Enforcement Program: A Ten-Point Blueprint for Reform — Center for Financial Stability
With the transition to a new Commission, the SEC should take the opportunity to review, evaluate and improve its enforcement program. In light of the SEC’s mission to protect investors; maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation, the SEC should take steps to ensure it is allocating resources properly, striking an […]