The Securities and Exchange Commission reorganized its enforcement division. Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami announced a new program announced the creation of new units. First, the SEC are expanding the whisteblower program. They are calling it a “cooperation program.” Then there are five new units in the enforcement division. Asset Management Unit The unit specializing in … Read more »
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SEC News Conference on its Enforcement Program
Bruce Carton of Securities Docket, Francine McKenna of Re: The Auditors and I are attending the SEC’s news conference virtually and taking notes using the CoverItLive tool embedded below. SEC Enforcement News Conference Read more »
Custody of Funds or Securities of Clients by Investment Advisers
The SEC released the final version of its new custody rule (.pdf). The Commissioners had announced their approval of the rule on December 17 and then released the final text on December 30. The rule goes into effect 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. The amendments are designed to provide additional safeguards under … Read more »
SEC Approves New Custody Rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted the proposed Custody Rule for investment advisers originally proposed last May. (See: SEC Releases Proposed Custody Rules for Investment Advisers) As is typical with the SEC, they announced the rule was approved before they made the final version of rule available. The rule amendments will be effective 60 days … Read more »
SEC’s Notice and Access Rules: What Do They Mean For Your Company?
Computershare has put together a White Paper that they distributed through Compliance Week: An Explanation of the SEC Notice and Access Rules: What Do They Mean for Your Company? (.pdf)[For Compliance Week Subscribers] Pamela Eng, Product Manager for Computershare Investor Services takes us through The SEC’s Shareholder Choice Regarding Proxy Materials rules in Release No. … Read more »
Time to Make the Donuts – Krispy Kreme Executives Charged With Securities Law Violations
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that on March 4, 2009, it filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina against three former executives of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.: Scott A. Livengood,Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, John W. Tate, Chief Operating Officer, and Randy S. Casstevens, … Read more »