The Securities and Exchange Commission is warning broker-dealers it will scrutinize the procedures they use to ensure they don’t run afoul of the new market access rule when dealing in subaccounts used by disreputable day traders. In a communique made on Sept. 29 entitled “National Exam Risk Alert,” the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations says […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission accused New York hedge-fund manager Corey Ribotsky and his firm of hiding losses and spending investors’ money on luxuries such as cars and a Rolex watch. Mr. Ribotsky’s firm, NIR Group LLC, invested through so-called PIPE transactions, or private investment in public equity, which often involve deals with small companies […]
Securities and Exchange Commission staff found “apparent failures” at each of the 10 credit rating agencies they examined, including Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch, the agency said on Friday in its first annual report on credit raters. The SEC sent letters outlining the staff’s concerns to each of the ratings firms and demanded a […]
Thanks to a sudden slowdown in the implementation of key financial market reforms, banks have found themselves in the lucrative position of being able to hold on to over-the counter derivatives for longer than expected. The proposal to shift over-the-counter derivatives to electronic trading platforms during the post-crisis clean-up of the financial system was brought […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it filed a civil injunctive action today in federal district court in Massachusetts charging Massachusetts-based subprime auto loan provider Inofin Inc. and three company executives with misleading investors about their lending activities and diverting millions of dollars in investor funds for their personal benefit. The SEC also charged […]