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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInCan Hester Peirce Refocus The SEC On Its Real Job?
A closer look at Peirce’s public activities since she became Commissioner in January suggests that her opinion on this specific issue isn’t just a one-off. To the contrary, it reflects a larger deregulatory sensibility that has gladdened financial institutions and investors alike. For example, in those same remarks, Peirce warned the Commission against focusing on […]
Williams & Connolly Chair Dane Butswinkas Is Named Tesla General Counsel | National Law Journal
Dane Butswinkas, the Washington-based trial lawyer and chairman of Williams & Connolly, will become the next general counsel to Tesla Inc, arriving as the company attempts to climb out of a period of intense regulatory scrutiny. Butswinkas, who has practiced at Williams & Connolly for 30 years and was serving as co-chair of the firm’s […]
Uber Is Said to File for an I.P.O. as It Races Lyft to a Public Debut – The New York Times
Uber confidentially filed paperwork on Thursday to go public, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, officially moving toward what is expected to be one of the biggest and most anticipated tech company stock market debuts ever. via Uber Is Said to File for an I.P.O. as It Races Lyft to a Public […]
Here’s what became of Bernie Madoff’s inner circle
Few people outside of Wall Street had heard of Bernard Madoff before he confessed to his epic fraud in 2008. In the decade since, he has become the personification of greed — and a household name. Madoff and his inner circle have been featured in books, movies, even an off-Broadway play. Here is what has […]
Bernie Madoff’s Legacy: Whistleblower Inc. – WSJ
Ten years ago, Bernard Madoff’s multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, the biggest fraud in U.S. history, shocked the financial world. It soon emerged that a forensic accountant, Harry Markopolos, had been alerting regulators for years to Mr. Madoff’s fraud, but no one had listened. At Mr. Markopolos’s urging, the Securities and Exchange Commission created a cash-for-tips program, […]
China’s securities watchdog punishes illegal market operations – Xinhua | English.news.cn
China’s securities regulator punished three companies for price manipulation and insider trading in an effort to protect the interests of retail investors. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has imposed fines totaling 1.11 million yuan (160,000 U.S. dollars) on three companies in its latest crackdown on illegal market operations. via China’s securities watchdog punishes illegal […]
It’s time to get grip on the ‘Serious Farce Office’
So much for the SFO banishing its reputation as the “Serious Farce Office”. Even the most ardent supporter of the corporate crime-fighting agency would struggle to put a positive slant on the collapse of its massive fraud case against two former senior Tesco directors. The four-year inquiry, which cost taxpayers more than £10m, was condemned […]
Madoff’s Victims Are Close to Getting Their $19 Billion Back
While no one will ever collect the phantom profits Madoff pretended he was earning, the cash deposits by his clients have been the primary objective for Irving Picard, a New York lawyer overseeing liquidation of Madoff’s firm in bankruptcy court. So far he’s recovered $13.3 billion—about 70 percent of approved claims—by suing those who profited […]
Ohio Accepts Bitcoin for Tax Payments; In Other News, John Wick, Inc. Relocates to Cleveland | LinkedIn
Last week, bitcoin hit yet another milestone when Ohio began accepting bitcoin payments for taxes, the brainchild of its visionary State Treasurer, Josh Mandel, who apparently has ambitions to transform Ohio into a real-life version of John Wick’s Hotel Continental. Ohio’s accepting of bitcoin is a first for any U.S. government agency, and while perhaps a […]