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Category: SEC

Apple products in the hardware aisle

Issuers Go DIY on Environmental Regulation

Apple products in the hardware aisle

In a movie from a more innocent age, Tom Cruise, playing sports agent Jerry Maguire, pleads with a self-absorbed client: “Help me help you.” In a nutshell, that summarizes the pitch just made by investors with nearly $1 trillion in assets t...

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Disclosure Describes Strings Attached to PPP Funds

Disclosure Describes Strings Attached to PPP Funds

Disclosure Describes Strings Attached to PPP Funds

The Paycheck Protection Program provided a welcome lifeline to businesses in the midst of the pandemic. But for companies that have cashed their PPP checks, including many public ones, it also presents serious risks. Just ask them. Issuers...

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SEC Takes Down Steven Seagal, ETF Applicants in Crypto Confrontations

Black belt (martial arts) laid out on dojo floor with students

The Securities and Exchange Commission was out for justice recently when it came calling on action movie star Steven Seagal. The “Half Past Dead” leading man found out that even he wasn’t above the law when it comes to cryptocurrency regula...

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Four Takeaways from the Government’s 2021 Budgets

People playing in Tug of war contest

The White House and the SEC released proposed budgets for the year 2021 last week, and they tell a compelling story of internal conflict. Don’t get us wrong: the proposals are terribly boring to read. But when you step back far enough from...

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Tackling Football Players

SEC Tackles Cybersecurity for Financial Services Sector

Tackling Football Players

You’ve probably heard the news: cybersecurity is a big deal these days. And when it comes to protecting sensitive consumer information from cyberattacks, arguably no industry faces a bigger burden of responsibility than financial services....

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