The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Connecticut-based investment adviser Navy Capital Green Management, LLC with making misrepresentations related to its anti-money laundering (AML) procedures and for compliance failures. Navy Capital… SEC Press Release
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SEC Announces Chief Accountant Paul Munter to Retire From Federal Service This Month
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Chief Accountant Paul Munter plans to retire from federal service effective Jan. 24, 2025. Mr. Munter joined the agency in 2019, was named Acting Chief Accountant in 2021, and was appointed… SEC Press Release
Twelve Firms to Pay More Than $63 Million Combined to Settle SEC’s Charges for Recordkeeping Failures
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against nine investment advisers and three broker-dealers for failures by the firms and their personnel to maintain and preserve electronic communications, in violation of recordkeeping… SEC Press Release
SEC Charges Former Public Company Officer and His Sister-In-Law with Insider Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Alfred V. Tobia, Jr., the former president and chief investment officer (CIO) of one public company and a member of the board of another, and his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Lee, with insider trading that… SEC Press Release
Vince McMahon, Former CEO of WWE, Charged for Failure to Disclose to WWE Two Settlement Agreements He Executed on Behalf of WWE
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Vince McMahon, the former Executive Chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., for signing two settlement agreements, one in 2019 and one in 2022, on behalf of… SEC Press Release
Alternative Trading Systems Operator Liquidnet Charged with Violations of Market Access Rule and for Failing to Protect Confidential Subscriber Trading Information
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against broker-dealer Liquidnet Inc., an operator of multiple alternative trading systems (ATSs), for failing to have necessary controls and procedures regarding market access, for… SEC Press Release
SEC Charges Utility Company Entergy Corp. with Internal Accounting Controls Violations
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Entergy Corporation, a Louisiana-based utility company, agreed to pay a $12 million civil penalty to settle charges that it failed to maintain internal accounting controls to ensure that its… SEC Press Release
Wells Fargo and LPL Financial Charged for Submitting Deficient Trading Data to SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and LPL Financial LLC for failing to provide complete and accurate securities trading information, known as blue sheet data, to the SEC.… SEC Press Release
Deutsche Bank Subsidiary to Pay $4 Million for Untimely Filing Certain Suspicious Activity Reports
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged registered broker-dealer Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, for failing to file certain Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in a timely manner. Deutsche Bank Securities has… SEC Press Release
SEC Charges Silver Point Capital with Policy Failures Regarding Receipt of Material Nonpublic Information About Bonds Issued by Puerto Rico
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged registered investment adviser Silver Point Capital L.P. with failing to establish, implement, and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the misuse of material nonpublic… SEC Press Release