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… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at […]
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SEC Adopts Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies
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… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at 212-509-6544. Sallah […]
SEC Charges Investor Joseph C. Lewis and Associates with Insider Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged investor Joseph C. Lewis for illegally tipping material nonpublic information to his then-girlfriend, Carolyn W. Carter, as well as his two private pilots, Patrick J. O’Connor and Bryan L. Waugh, so… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New […]
SEC Names Natasha Vij Greiner and Keith E. Cassidy Interim Acting Co-Directors of the Division of Examinations
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Natasha Vij Greiner and Keith E. Cassidy have been named interim Acting Co-Directors of the Division of Examinations, effective immediately, while Division Director Richard Best is on extended… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities […]
SEC, NASAA, and Wisconsin DFI to host Investor Roundtable in Madison, Wisconsin on July 25
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it will join the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) for a Joint Public Roundtable at the DFI headquarters on… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers […]
SEC Charges Digital World SPAC for Material Misrepresentations to Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled fraud charges against Digital World Acquisition Corporation (DWAC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), for making material misrepresentations in forms filed with the SEC as part of… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers […]
SEC Charges Twice-Convicted Fraudster Eliyahu Weinstein and Five Others with $38 Million Ponzi-Like Scheme to Defraud Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged six individuals with a multi-million dollar Ponzi-like fraud scheme orchestrated by criminal recidivist Eliyahu Weinstein of Lakewood, New Jersey. Along with Weinstein, the SEC charged Aryeh L.… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at […]
JPMorgan Chase announces layoffs
July 12, 2023 – JPMorgan Chase revealed plans to terminate a number of positions in its Jersey City, New Jersey, branch. The planned layoffs are scheduled to occur in September, according to the notice. As the biggest U.S. lender, JPMorgan’s workforce totaled 296,877 at the close of the first quarter, […]
SEC Charges Celsius Network Limited and Founder Alex Mashinsky with Fraud and Unregistered Offer and Sale of Securities
On July 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Celsius Network Limited (Celsius) and its founder and former CEO, Alex Mashinsky, with violating registration and anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws. The SEC alleged that Celsius failed to register the offers and sales of its crypto lending […]
SEC Awards Whistleblower More Than $9 Million
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $9 million to a whistleblower whose significant and detailed information and assistance led to a successful SEC enforcement action. After repeatedly internally reporting the… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities […]