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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInNYAG’s Probe of Bitfinex, Tether Ends in an $18.5M Settlement – CoinDesk
Charles Michael, a partner at law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLC who represented the companies in the inquiry, said the settlement “resolves allegations about public disclosures” around Tether’s loan to Bitfinex. “To the Attorney General’s office’s credit, after two and a half years of investigation, [its] findings are limited only to the nature and timing […]
Fake Securities Regulator Used for Identity Theft, DOJ Says
The unknown individual masquerading as a securities regulator is using its website to collect personal information as part of an identity theft scheme, DOJ alleged Thursday in Texas federal district court. The fictitious regulator calls itself the Board of Securities and Financial Services, but there’s “no federal or state regulatory entity known” by that name, […]
US Congressman Introduces Crypto-Currency Act of 2020 | Cointelegraph
A United States congressman is the latest working to clarify and determine which U.S. regulator is responsible for which digital assets. On March 9, Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) introduced the “Crypto-Currency Act of 2020,” a bill that looks to choreograph a wide range of digital assets to answer to the appropriate regulator. via US Congressman […]
Rule 10b5-1 Plans at 20: Enforcement Trends & Best Practices – Lexology
2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the Rule 10b5-1 plan. During its two-decade history, it has provided an affirmative defense against allegations of insider trading by corporate insiders that trade their company’s stock, even while in possession of material non-public information at the time of trading, through plans that are set up in advance. It […]
California Companies Are Rushing to Find Female Board Members – The New York Times
In September 2018, California became the first state to legally compel corporate board diversity with a law mandating that every public company in the state have at least one female director by the end of 2019. The law set off a scramble to find hundreds of female directors, many of whom don’t fit the traditional […]
California Law Mandating Women Directors Is Challenged
It has been a surprisingly strong catalyst to nudge boards to add more female directors. But now, California’s first-in-the-nation law that mandates women on boards is facing a critical court challenge. The libertarian group Pacific Legal Foundation recently filed a federal lawsuit, saying California’s law violates the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection clause. The group also […]
FINRA EVP Of Office Of Fraud Detection And Market Intelligence Cameron Funkhouser Announces Retirement
FINRA today announced the retirement of Executive Vice President Cam Funkhouser after more than 35 years of service at the organization. Funkhouser has led FINRA’s Office of Fraud Detection and Market Intelligence (OFDMI) – including the Insider Trading and Fraud Surveillance units, FINRA’s Complaint Center and FINRA’s Whistleblower program – since its creation 10 years […]
The Insider Trading ‘Mess’ Congress Is Trying To Fix
The House Committee on Financial Services recently approved a bill, the Insider Trading Prohibition Act, which creates a statutory definition of insider trading in response to what Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., called a “judicial mess” of court decisions on the subject. This “judicial mess” exists, of course, because Congress has never adopted an explicit prohibition […]
China’s former securities regulator Liu Shiyu is probed over family members’ alleged insider trading and favouring hometown IPOs, sources say | South China Morning Post
Liu Shiyu, China’s former securities regulator, is being investigated for allegedly fast-tracking initial public offerings (IPOs) of small banks in his hometown and also of having family members who bought bonds at below-market prices, according to sources and media reports. via China’s former securities regulator Liu Shiyu is probed over family members’ alleged insider trading […]
A New Roadmap: CFTC Releases Its First-Ever Public Enforcement Manual | Insights | Sidley Austin LLP
On May 8, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Enforcement (DOE or Division) released its first publicly available Enforcement Manual. The Manual provides an overview of the Division and sets out the general policies and procedures that guide its Staff in detecting, investigating and prosecuting violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) […]