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SEC Names Driscoll Head of Exam Unit
By Melanie WaddellPete Driscoll has been serving as acting director since Marc Wyatt left in January.
October 17, 2017
Senate Panel Schedules SEC Nomination Hearing for Peirce, JacksonIf confirmed by the full Senate next week, both would enter the agency as it crafts a fiduciary rule.
October 17, 2017
SEC Charges Miner Rio Tinto, Former Execs With FraudThe firm inflated the value of coal assets acquired for $3.7 billion and sold a few years later for $50 million, the SEC says.
October 13, 2017
SEC Charges 3 in Caffeinated Snack Scam: EnforcementIn another action, the SEC charged an attorney with participating in a Ponzi scheme.
October 10, 2017
Former F-Squared Investments CEO Convicted of FraudAs SEC proved at trial, Howard Present perpetuated F-Squareds false and misleading claims through statements and ads, SECs Steven Peikin says.
October 06, 2017
Advisor Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Options Trading Scheme: EnforcementThe SEC also obtained a $58 million judgment against the perpetrator of international pump-and-dump scheme involving Marley Coffee.
October 06, 2017
ICOs Will Stay in SEC’s Enforcement CrosshairsIn short, the SEC will be looking at initial coin offerings for violations of the sort they routinely look for in other contexts.
October 04, 2017
SEC ‘Working on’ Fiduciary Rule, Concerned About State Laws: ClaytonSEC and DOL "can cooperate and get there, I believe" on a fiduicary rulemaking, Clayton told lawmakers. "The devil is in the details."