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Author: Mark Olsen

SEC Digs in on Insider Trading Enforcement

SEC Digs in on Insider Trading Enforcement

SEC Digs in on Insider Trading Enforcement

Low-level employees at a high-flying tech company team up with their buddies to make millions off illicit stock trades by exchanging corporate secrets. It sounds like the kind of story Netflix might turn into an episode of its documentary s...

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Ethereum Coin: SEC's Gary Gensler’s Crypto Campaign Starts to Take Shape

Gensler’s Crypto Campaign Starts to Take Shape

Ethereum Coin: SEC's Gary Gensler’s Crypto Campaign Starts to Take Shape

Cryptocurrency evangelists are quick to tell you that digital money will be the foundation of our monetary system in the future. On that theory, at least, it counts as “infrastructure.” Capitol Hill lawmakers apparently agreed when they stu...

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Potential Cybersecurity Strategies Taking Shape, Including Disclosure Rules

Potential Cybersecurity Strategies Taking Shape, Including Disclosure Rules

Potential Cybersecurity Strategies Taking Shape, Including Disclosure Rules

Last month, we detailed the emerging threats posed by cyberattacks to companies and the public at large. We also discussed the absence of obvious solutions to improve defenses against hackers. We’re starting to see some strategies for possi...

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Spacy SPAC Deal Prompts SEC Enforcement

Spacy SPAC Deal Prompts SEC Enforcement

Spacy SPAC Deal Prompts SEC Enforcement

After talking for months about applying stricter scrutiny to special purpose acquisition companies, the Securities and Exchange Commission has started making good on its promise. The SEC announced charges earlier this month against multiple...

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Are Banks Due for a Work-Life Reckoning?

Are Banks Due for a Work-Life Reckoning?

Are Banks Due for a Work-Life Reckoning?

As life in the U.S. inches back to normal, several financial institutions, including Citigroup, UBS and Synchrony Financial are offering employees a menu of hybrid working arrangements. Companies offering work-from-home options may seem unr...

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