Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - News, Articles & Research

Company announcement/regulation

Deutsche Bank subsidiary DWS to pay $25 million penalty for AML and ESG violations

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged registered investment adviser DWS Investment Management Americas Inc. (DIMA or DWS), a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, in two separate enforcement actions, one addressing its failure to develop a mutual fund Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program, and the other concerning misstatements regarding its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investment process.

25 September 2023

Company announcement/regulation

Goldman to pay $6 million in penalties for deficient 'Blue Sheet' data

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC for failing to provide complete and accurate securities trading information, known as blue sheet data, to the SEC.

25 September 2023

News/regulation

SEC predicts further crypto charges as enforcement battle continues

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned that more charges are coming to exchanges and DeFi.

20 September 2023

Company announcement/regulation

SEC charges Virtu over alleged failure to safeguard insititutional customers' trade

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against broker-dealer Virtu Americas LLC and its parent company, Virtu Financial Inc. (collectively, Virtu), for making materially false and misleading statements and omissions regarding information barriers to prevent the misuse of sensitive customer information.

13 September 2023

News/crypto

Grayscale secures SEC legal win over bitcoin ETF

A US federal appeals court has sided with an asset manager in a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator denied an application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF).

30 August 2023

Company announcement/crime

SEC charges Archipelago with record-keeping violations

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Archipelago Trading Services Inc. (ATSI) for failing to file hundreds of legally required reports of suspicious financial transactions, known as Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), between August 2012 and September 2020.

29 August 2023

Company announcement/crime

Tornado Cash founders charged with money laundering and sanctions violations

A Russian national and a Washington man were charged today with conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit sanctions violations, and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

24 August 2023

News/regulation

SEC charges fintech investment adviser with violating marketing rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged fintech investment adviser Titan Global Capital Management USA with misleading investors with advertisements about performance metrics.

22 August 2023

News/crypto

Crypto exchange Bittrx agrees $24m SEC settlement

Crypto outfit Bittrex has agreed to pay $24 million to settle SEC charges that it operated an unregistered national securities exchange, broker and clearing agency.

11 August 2023

News/regulation

More banks pay multi-million dollar penalties over WhatsApp use

Wells Fargo and BNP Paribas are among the latest banks to be hit with multi-million dollar penalties by US regulators over employee use of unofficial communication tools like WhatsApp and iMessage.

08 August 2023

Company announcement/security

SEC adopts rules on cybersecurity risk management and incident disclosure

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted rules requiring registrants to disclose material cybersecurity incidents they experience and to disclose on an annual basis material information regarding their cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance.

27 July 2023

Company announcement/regulation

SEC proposes new restrictions on the use of predictive analytics

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed new rules that would require broker-dealers and investment advisers (collectively, “firms”) to take certain steps to address conflicts of interest associated with their use of predictive data analytics and similar technologies to interact with investors to prevent firms from placing their interests ahead of investors’ interests.

27 July 2023