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Guggenheim says it is cooperating with SEC investigation

GuggenheimPartnersonSundaysaiditwas“cooperatingfully”withaninvestigationofitsassetmanagementsubsidiarythatisbeingconductedbytheU.S.SecuritiesandExchangeCommissi

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US SEC calls for 'clearer' cyber risk disclosure from companies

TheUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommissiononWednesdayupdatedguidancetopubliccompaniesonhowandwhentheyshoulddisclosecybersecurityrisksandbreaches,includingpotentialwea

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US regulators are trying to figure out what to do with cryptocurrency

BothchairmanoftheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission(SEC)andchairmanChristopherGiancarlooftheCommodityFuturesTradingCommission(CFTC)willwarnCongresstomorrowabouthow

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Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton is Trump's top pick to head Securities and Exchange Commission

Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton, who has worked on high-profile initial public offerings such as Alibaba Group, is a leading candidate to head the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Trump administration, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday (Jan 3).

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Deutsche Bank to pay $9.5 million penalty over research info: SEC

Deutsche Bank will pay a $9.5 million penalty to settle civil charges that it failed to properly safeguard material non-public information generated by its research analysts and of publishing an improper research report, U.S. regulators said Wednesday.

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U.S. senator seeks SEC probe of Yahoo disclosure on hacking

Democratic Senator Mark Warner on Monday asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Yahoo (YHOO.O) and its senior executives fulfilled obligations to inform investors and the public about a hacking attack affecting 500 million user accounts.

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Alibaba actively assisting SEC investigation: Jack Ma

Alibaba is actively assisting an investigation launched by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and has provided all the requested information, according to Alibaba's chairman Jack Ma.

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U.S. authority fines two stock exchanges over order type descriptions

​The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Monday that two stock exchanges formerly owned by Direct Edge Holdings have agreed to pay a 14- million-U.S.-dollar penalty to settle charges that their rules failed to accurately describe their order types.

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U.S. SEC warns investors over bitcoin risks

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday issued an alert to warn investors about the potential risks of investments involving bitcoin and other forms of virtual currency.

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U.S. regulator charges former China-based executives with fraud, insider trading

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday charged two former executives of China-based ChinaCast Education Corporation with fraud and insider trading.

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U.S. SEC suspends trading of 61 empty shell companies

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Monday that it suspended trading in the securities of 61 so-called empty shell companies, the second- largest trading suspension in the agency's history.

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U.S. charges France-based oil company Total with overseas bribery

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday charged France-based oil and gas company Total S.A. for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

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Sino-U.S. audit deal hailed, but questions remain

A deal between Chinese and U.S. regulators has been hailed as a key step toward opening the way to probes of bungled audits of U.S.-listed Chinese companies, but experts say questions remain.

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U.S. SEC confirms social media OK for company announcements

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday that companies can use social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter to announce key information as long as investors have been altered about which social media will be used to disseminate such information.