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Month: September 2023

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September SEC Enforcement Spike: Four Key Areas to Watch

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Much like the cliché of a local police force ramping up patrols to meet its quarterly quota of speeding tickets, the Securities and Exchange Commission is yet again closing out its fiscal year with a spike of September enforcement actions....

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As Labor Strife Grows, So Do Complaints About CEO Pay

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Elon Musk has apparently had enough of automotive companies showering their executives with lavish compensation packages. The Tesla CEO, himself under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for asking the electric-vehicle m...

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New Disclosure Rules Prove Timely Amid Crippling Cyber Attacks

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Here’s a case of what may be fortunate timing for both investors and gamblers. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s new cybersecurity disclosure rules went into effect this month within days of hackers launching crippling cyber-attacks...

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Flurry of High-Profile Activity Could Revive Listless IPO Market

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The grim market for initial public offerings may be picking up thanks to recent high-profile activity. IPOs have seen wild fluctuations in the last two years as the number of companies going to market has suffered a steep drop. Though the b...

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Court Decisions Further Complicates Crypto Regulation

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has suffered yet another loss on a cryptocurrency issue in court, adding more upheaval to the messy process of building a new regulatory regime from scratch. The latest legal setback came in the form o...

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