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Registered Rep.
June 14, 2007
Kevin Burke |
Pilgrim Baxter's Payback The SEC announced this week that it is returning ill-gotten gains to Pilgrim Baxter (investment advisor to the PBHG fund family) shareholders, three and half years after the fund company was engulfed in a trading scandal.   |
Registered Rep.
August 14, 2007
Kevin Burke |
"Injured" Banc One Fund Shareholders Finally Get Their Checks The SEC said that roughly $55.6 million in so-called "fair funds" have been distributed to more than 200,000 investors who were bilked by fraudulent market timing activity in certain Banc One's mutual funds. |
Registered Rep.
January 13, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
SEC Displays Enforcement Commitment in Leveling Record Penalty Daniel Calugar, a former Las Vegas stock trader, settled with the SEC regarding charges involving market timing and late trading of mutual funds. The settlement will require him to pay a record $153 million in penalties. |
CFO
February 1, 2006
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Penalty Box The SEC is handing out bigger and bigger fines for misdeeds. But is this the right approach? |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2006
Stan Luxenberg |
Payback Time Still As punishment for the market-timing scandals, the SEC and other enforcers collected fines from 20 fund companies. Four fund companies have filed plans with the SEC to distribute the cash to shareholders. But so far the money sits waiting until the plans are approved. |
BusinessWeek
July 28, 2003
Borrus & McNamee |
States vs. the SEC: What's All the Shouting for? On the surface, it looks like the fragile alliance between state and federal securities cops is crumbling. There's more -- and less -- going on here than meets the eye. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
The Mutual-Fund Scandals Leaving the little guy in the dark made for some nice payoffs, but the comeuppance stands to be even heftier as funds face legal actions. |
Wall Street & Technology
June 29, 2005
Maria Santos |
Thomsen Replaces Cutler at SEC Enforcement Head The SEC named Linda Chatman Thomsen director of the division of enforcement. Thomsen joined the SEC in 1995 and has served as the enforcement division's deputy director since 2002. |
BusinessWeek
December 1, 2003
Borrus & Dwyer |
The Critical Battle For Fund Reform Big investors, Congress, the SEC -- they're all swooping in to curb widespread abuses in the mutual-fund industry. |
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2007
Dawn Kopecki |
Backdating: Why Penalties Are Puny The SEC considers options violations less serious than other kinds of financial fraud. |
Financial Advisor
January 2004
Jay Gould |
Washed Up On The Banks Of Denial The SEC has changed its policies regarding anti-fraud consent injunctions. How should investment advisors react? |
CFO
January 30, 2004
Tim Reason |
Cheese It, the States! Corporate wrong-doers are finding state cops more aggressive than the feds. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2009
Thomas O. Gorman |
SEC v. Bank of America: Where to Go From Here? The SEC thought it had completed an investigation, brought an enforcement action and then settled it. |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
The SEC's Gift to You: Part 2 By giving the investing public access to information, and serving as a regulator with the power to take action to correct problems, the SEC works hard to protect investors. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Karen Donovan |
Under Siege Executives of broker/dealer firms are not exaggerating when they say it seems like regulators are locked into a competitive battle to collect the most pelts on Wall Street. |
Investment Advisor
May 2010
David Tittsworth |
What a Reinvigorated SEC Will Mean for You The first in a series of occasional commentaries by the executive director of the Investment Adviser Association. |
CFO
April 1, 2005
Tim Reason |
The Limits of Mercy The cost of cooperating with the SEC is high. The cost of not cooperating is even higher. Faced with financial penalties, career-ending bans, and possible criminal prosecution, more individuals are choosing to fight the SEC. |
Registered Rep.
February 18, 2004
John Churchill |
SEC Puts Forth Mutual Fund Rules Proposals The SEC has put forth three proposals that could drastically change the way mutual funds are sold. |
CFO
March 1, 2004
Kris Frieswick |
Bar Hopping Already considered one of the most severe civil penalties for securities violations, officer and director (O/D) bars have been embraced by the Securities and Exchange Commission with a new zeal. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2004
Shannon Zimmerman |
SEC: Toothless No More? Is the SEC getting serious about fund industry reform? |
InternetNews
March 9, 2007
Clint Boulton |
SEC Cracking Down on Spam 'Pump and Dump' The SEC has suspended securities trading of 35 companies as part of a new crackdown on market manipulation via spam. |
Registered Rep.
August 8, 2005
Stan Luxenberg |
CIBC and the Murky Waters of Mutual Fund Enforcement When the mutual fund scandals broke in September 2003, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and other politicians described the misdeeds in black-and-white terms. Now, two years into the legal actions, the saga has begun to appear murkier. |
Registered Rep.
March 10, 2011
Kristen French |
SEC Says Bigger Budget Is Supported By BCG Report In testimony before Congress Thursday, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro made a case for an increase in the agency's funding to $1.407 billion for 2012. |
BusinessWeek
December 22, 2003
Amy Borrus |
Funds: Leaving Little Guys Out In The Cold The SEC's cleanup of mutual funds could shortchange small investors. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Barring Bad Board Directors The SEC is cracking down, but enforcement is a problem. |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2009
Robert Steyer |
The Steady BAX Beat Baxter International's diverse medical offerings continue to produce prosperity. |
Investment Advisor
July 2008
Melanie Waddell |
SEC Chairmen of Yore Speak Six former SEC chairmen pointed to quite a few regulatory challenges that loom large -- namely globalization of the world markets, the burgeoning market for complex synthetic securities, and the continued growth of hedge funds. |
Registered Rep.
May 10, 2007
Kristen French |
SEC Impostors on the Loose The SEC issued an alert to securities industry firms, warning them to keep an eye out for impostors -- individuals pretending to work for the SEC. |
Investment Advisor
January 2006
Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: SEC Inspectors Unit Under Fire After repeated complaints from broker/dealers, mutual funds, and investment advisors about the SEC's new sweeps examination process, Congress is threatening to abolish the SEC's Office of Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). |
CFO
October 1, 2002
Alix Nyberg |
Regulation: Pitt and the Pendulum The kinder, gentler SEC Pitt envisioned vanished faster than you can say Arthur Andersen. Can he run a tougher, meaner agency? |
BusinessWeek
March 21, 2005
Amy Borrus |
Wall Street's Dirty Rotten Little Scoundrels The SEC has a new plan to turn up the heat on small-time Wall Street fraudsters. |
BusinessWeek
February 9, 2004 |
Dynasty In Distress Billionaire Leonard Stern played hardball building his Hartz empire. Now, one son has been nailed in the mutual-fund scandal. The other has blown a major real estate deal. No wonder Dad worries about his legacy. |
Registered Rep.
December 9, 2002
Will Leitch |
I'm From the Government. I'm Here to Help You The prevailing mindset at the somewhat sparsely attended Securities Industry Association seminar on corporate governance Thursday was not fear of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act -- but the SEC's interpretation of it |
Investment Advisor
March 2009
James J. Green |
News: SEC's Top Cop Linda Chatman Thomsen, the director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, said February 9 that she would leave the Commission and return to the private sector. |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Mary Schapiro's Priorities Mary Schapiro tells the Senate Banking Committee what her priorities will be at the SEC. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
The SEC Has Let Us Down Who's the SEC looking out for again? It's not you or I. |
Investment Advisor
August 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Advice to the SEC When it comes to the fiduciary standard, Capital Analysts President and CEO Matt Lynch says advisors "want to be sure the SEC seeks and gathers input from the industry as to how to implement these important changes." |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2009
Smith & Bleeker |
Who's More to Blame: Congress or the SEC? March Stock Madness -- Second Round: Let's bullet-point some of the failures of both Congress and the SEC to determine which is more to blame for the current crisis. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2007
Jane Worthington |
Compliance Use these rules to help you survive an SEC inspection. |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005
Amy Borrus |
The SEC: Cracking Down On Spin The Securities & Exchange Commission is going after executives for skimpy or misleading disclosures in annual reports. |
Registered Rep.
March 11, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Extreme Makeover: SEC With or without an increased budget, the SEC wants to make up for its shortcomings. |
