Securities & SEC

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Securities Exchange Commission

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Apr
9
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Creates Team to Examine Private Equity and Hedge Funds Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
9
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Gallagher Discusses the Need for Proxy Advisory Service Reform Vedder Price
Feb
16
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Comforts Appointed Board Members of Municipal Issuers on Valentine's Day Mintz
May
2
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Clarifies Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirements Armstrong Teasdale
Feb
12
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Charges Investment Adviser with Violations of the Federal Securities Laws Vedder Price
May
9
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Charges Investment Adviser for Undisclosed Revenue Sharing Agreements Vedder Price
Oct
10
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Charges Investment Adviser for Misleading Fund Board During 15(c) Process Vedder Price
May
23
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Highlights Commission’s Accounting Priorities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
6
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gives Speech on Equity Market Structure Katten
May
23
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Brings Lawsuit Against Unregistered Broker Dealer Katten
Apr
18
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Brings Lawsuit Against Hedge Fund Manager for Defrauding Investors Katten
Mar
15
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Brings Lawsuit Against Former Carter’s Executive for Insider Trading and Tippin Katten
Jun
10
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Bans Repeat, Bad-Faith Tipster From Future Submissions Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
9
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Bad Actor Rules Roil Opinion Practice Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct
28
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Awards $14 Million to Whistleblower Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
10
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Approves Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Rule Change to Limit Self-Trading Katten
Feb
6
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Approves Final NYSE and NASDAQ Compensation Committee Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
23
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Approves Changes to Private Offering Rules and Adopts New “Bad Actor” Prohibitions; Proposes Additional Changes to Better Monitor Private Offering Market McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
21
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Approves Changes to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck Disclosure Rule 8312 Katten
Aug
28
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Amends Financial Responsibility Rules for Broker-Dealers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
8
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Amends Filing Requirements for Dually Registered Clearing Agencies Katten
Apr
20
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Alleges Insider Trading by Two Friends in Advance of the Acquisition of The Shaw Group Inc. Katten
May
23
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Alleges Fraud from Unregistered Offerings of Oil and Gas Securities Katten
Apr
7
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies Makes Recommendations Katten
Jul
11
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Adopts Rules to Remove Ban on General Solicitation for Rule 506 Offerings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
24
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Adopts Rules Eliminating the Prohibition on General Solicitation and General Advertising in Certain Offerings ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
9
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Adopts Rule Amendments to Implement JOBS Act Provisions for the Elimination of Prohibitions Against General Solicitation in Private Offerings Vedder Price
Oct
9
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Adopts Rule Amendments to Disqualify Felons and Other “Bad Actors” from Rule 506 Private Offerings Vedder Price
Sep
27
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Adopts Municipal Advisor Registration Requirements Katten
Jul
18
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Adopts First Installment of Rules for Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activity Katten
Oct
4
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Adopts Final Rules for Municipal Advisors Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
16
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Adopts and Proposes New Rules, Including Easing the Prohibition on General Solicitation Katten
Feb
21
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Acknowledges Ethical Obligations May Preclude Voluntary Reporting Out By Attorneys Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
3
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 2013 Examination Priorities Katten
Feb
9
2013
Securities and Exchange Commission "SEC" Roundtable Discusses Decimalization and Tick Sizes Katten
 

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