Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

366 results about this entity

Period: 18 Oct 2004 - 01 Nov 2024

SEC bids to shed light on dark pools

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief Mary Schapiro says the agency is to step up its scrutiny of dark pools amid concerns about the risks posed to market transparency and integrity by the proliferation of off-exchange trading venues.

Prosper shuts down again

US person-to-person loan exchange Prosper has shut down operations again, just a couple of weeks after coming out of an enforced six month spell on the sidelines.

Diebold pays $25m to settle SEC charges as Q1 profit tumbles

Diebold has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fraud investigation into how the US cash machine manufacturer recognises its revenue.

SEC warns investors on government imposters

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says con-artists have been impersonating its staff to trick investors and broker-dealer firms into handing over private information and money.

Wall Street M&A advisors charged over insider trading

Mergers and acquisitions professionals from UBS and Blackstone Advisory Service have been charged by US authorities with feeding confidential information to an insider trading ring that generated over $11.6 million.

E*Trade units fined $1m over AML failings

Two E*Trade units have been hit with a $1 million fine for anti-money laundering (AML) policy and procedure failures by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) which says the online brokerage failed to implement automated electronic systems.

Loanio stops taking new loans as SEC outlines reasons for P2P lending freeze

Loanio has become the latest US online person-to-person lending exchange to stop taking new loans whilst it registers promissory notes with securities authorities.

Prosper stops taking new loans

US online person-to-person lending exchange Prosper has stopped accepting new loans as it looks to register its business with federal regulators.

Bats secures exchange status

Kansas-based ECN operator Bats Trading has received approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a registered national securities exchange.

SEC launches AML site for mutual funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled an online one-stop reference service to help mutual funds meet anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.

E*Trade pays $1m to settle SEC AML charge

Online brokerage E*Trade has agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims that two of its units failed to comply with US anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.

UBS launches ATS in US

Swiss investment bank UBS says its global equities business has launched an alternative trading system (ATS) for crossing orders in US stocks.