The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it conducted an Understanding and Combating Unregulated Investment Schemes seminar in Jamaica from October 29 to 31. The three-day program included intensive training on methods for investigating and prosecuting pyramid and Ponzi-type investment schemes.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the promotion of Martin J. Murphy to Associate Regional Director for Examinations in the agency’s Los Angeles Regional Office. Mr. Murphy will lead a staff of 65 examiners, accountants, attorneys and other professionals who conduct examinations and oversee the agency’s bankruptcy program in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii. Mr. Murphy succeeds Rosalind Tyson, who was recently named Regional Director of the Los Angeles Office.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has been selected to receive the Distinguished in Diversity Award by GAYLAW, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Attorneys of Washington, in recognition of the agency’s commitment to diversity in the workplace.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a plan that establishes a process for reserving, selecting, and allocating securities symbols. The exchanges that list securities and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) must join the plan within 60 days.
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that John W. White, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, will leave the agency at the end of this year after successfully leading the Division through one of the most significant and prolific rulemaking periods in its history to improve and modernize disclosure to investors.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Miami resident Andres L. Pimstein and two private companies, The Bottom Line of South Florida, Inc. and Summit Trading LLC, with securities fraud for conducting a $30 million Ponzi scheme.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) today announced they will waive the initial set-up and annual system fees paid by investment adviser firms to maintain the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (IARD) system.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged registered broker-dealer Lazard Capital Markets LLC with failing to supervise three employees who collectively spent more than $600,000 while improperly entertaining traders at Fidelity Investments in an effort to generate brokerage business. The SEC also charged the three employees and a supervisor for their roles in securities laws violations by Fidelity traders.
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has completed its largest regional training program ever, the Capital Market Development, Enforcement and Oversight Training Program, held in Istanbul, Turkey, from October 20 to 24. The five-day program, which was hosted and co-sponsored by the Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMBT), included intensive training on methods for conducting investigations of insider trading, financial accounting fraud, market manipulation, pyramid schemes, and broker-dealer abuses. The training also included instruction on broker dealer examinations, compliance, and a variety of market development topics, as well as discussion of issues raised by current market events.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rule revisions to require that mutual funds and other companies seeking exemptions under the Investment Company Act submit their applications electronically. This change will enable investors to access these filings sooner and the Commission to consider them more quickly.