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277 Results from "Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)"

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SEC WhatsApp crackdown expands to hedge funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission is widening its probe into Wall Street's use of WhatsApp for conducting business to include major hedge funds, according to Bloomberg.

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SEC fines Nexo $45 million in penalties

American regulatory authority, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged crypto asset platform Nexo $45 million in penalties for the unauthorised sale of a crypto lending product.

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SEC charges Gemini and Genesis with selling unregistered securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged digital asset trading firms, Genesis and Gemini, with offering and selling unregistered securities.

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SEC charges Kim Kardashian for Instagram crypto promotion

Celebrity Kim Kardashian has been slapped with a $1.26 million charge by the Securities and Exchange Commission for touting a crypto asset security without disclosing the $250,000 pay out she got for the promotion.

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SEC hits Barclays with $361m fine for securities over-issuances

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays PLC for the unauthorised sale of securities.

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Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, among banks fined $1.1 billion by SEC

16 of Wall Street’s largest financial institutions been charged to pay a combined $1.1 billion to US regulators for not monitoring unauthorised employee messaging, announced the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday.

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SEC slaps Oracle with $23m fine for alleged bribery

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced settled charges requiring Oracle to pay $23 million, following the company’s violation of provisions in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

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Morgan Stanley hit with $35m penalty for device disposal failings

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) has been slapped with a $35 million penalty for failing to protect the personal identifying information (PII) of about 15 million customers.

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SEC guidelines disrupt banks' cryptocurrency projects

New accounting guidance from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has thrown a spanner in banks’ cryptocurrency projects.

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SEC charges three with insider trading connected to Equifax data breach

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged three people with illegally tipping and trading in the securities of Equifax in advance of the firm's announcement about a massive 2017 data breach.

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SEC investigates Coinbase over securities - Bloomberg

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation into whether Coinbase let customers trade digital assets that should have been registered as securities, according to Bloomberg.

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Insider trading case revives tussle between SEC and Coinbase over securities

Coinbase has hit out at the SEC after the regulator insisted that some of the crypto assets involved in an alleged insider trading scheme involving a former employee of the firm were securities.