SEC

It's not too late for the the SEC to fix its flawed proposal before it issues its final rule, says the Democratic senator from Massachussetts.

The commission’s draft fails miserably as a consumer protection measure for the public and actually makes matters worse.

The SEC called into question the ability of the cryptocurrency’s exchanges to sufficiently police trading.

George L. Taylor and Temenos Advisory violated their fiduciary duty by pocketing commissions and concealing conflicts while the firm was in financial distress, the commission charges.

At least 17 individuals invested $13 million in the scheme, and many lost 'substantial portions' of their life savings, prosecutors say.

The funds allegedly paid for summer camp fees and a 1976 Corvette.

The broker forged client signatures on annuity withdrawal requests and misled clients into making what they thought were tax payments, the SEC claims.

The proposal would lay out formal steps for setting up less-complicated funds.

The industry is imagining more vibrant, more agile and more inclusive processes that deliver results, says Confluence CEO Mark Evans.

Vitaly Korchevsky was convicted of pocketing at least $14 million by trading securities on information he gleaned from press releases stolen by Ukrainian hackers before they were released publicly.

Vitaly Korchevsky was actually among the victims in a plot involving Ukrainian hackers who allegedly stole thousands of press releases before they were released, his lawyer says.

The advisor defrauded some 60 victims by using their money to pay off earlier investors, fund his own speculative trading and pay his personal expenses, the SEC claims.

The firm’s new iShares fund comes amid massive outflows from the sector in recent periods.

The SEC claims Schwab failed to file reports on suspicious transactions by independent advisors.

Company policies were not reasonably designed to detect and prevent misconduct, the SEC claims after one advisor allegedly misappropriated more than $5 million from client accounts.

DaRayl Davis spent client funds on a luxury mansion, theater tickets and car rentals, federal prosecutors say.

The funds, which account for roughly 1% of the $3.5 trillion of assets in ETPs, “pose real risks to American families.”

If approved, the funds will exclude investments in alcohol, tobacco, weapons, fossil fuels and nuclear power.

The framework targets so-called plain vanilla funds, yet leaves in place a more laborious path for firms wishing to list complex products.

Six fiduciary groups call on advisors press SEC to clarify the differences between advisory and brokerage business models.