Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. solar manufacturers testify against China at ITC hearing

U.S. solar panel manufacturers stood behind punitive tariffs on Chinese solar imports at an International Trade Commission hearing Wednesday, claiming that "China's massive government-funded solar capacity" has inflicted "material injury" against the U.S. economy, Bloomberg reports.

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UPDATED 6:27 AM EDT, September 20, 2012

Nasdaq fights claims that Facebook fund is too small

Nasdaq told the SEC that it has no plans to enlarge a compensation plan that covers "objective, discernable" losses suffered by brokers in Facebook's IPO introduction, Bloomberg reports.

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UPDATED 6:26 AM EDT, September 19, 2012

SEC: Chicago company misled investors on DOE loan

Chicago-based Advanced Equities is settling an SEC lawsuit for $1 million over allegations that it deceived investors about a green energy company's actual finances and DOE loan application.

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UPDATED 19:05 PM EDT, August 30, 2012

Google, other companies make rule out of SEC cyber-disclosure guidelines

The Securities and Exchange guidelines for companies to disclose in future filings that intruders had breached their computer systems have become de facto rules for six companies, including Google, Bloomberg reports.
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UPDATED 18:56 PM EDT, August 27, 2012

SEC reconsiders 'quiet period' rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering a relaxation of rules that determine what companies can announce before initial public offerings, Reuters reports.
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UPDATED 22:34 PM EDT, August 22, 2012

SEC adopts disclosure rule opposed by oil companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday voted to force public oil companies to reveal payments to foreign governments, rejecting warnings from the oil lobby that U.S. companies would lose business under the rule, EnergyGuardian reports.

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UPDATED 20:22 PM EDT, August 21, 2012

SEC gives $50,000 reward to first Dodd-Frank whistleblower

The SEC awarded $50,000 to a whistleblower as part of a Dodd-Frank provision that rewards those who present evidence of securities fraud to federal regulators, Bloomberg reports.
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UPDATED 12:53 PM EDT, August 1, 2012

Money-fund managers step up SEC lobbying efforts

The Investment Company Institute trade group and the 10 largest money-fund managers have spent $16 million in the first half of 2012 in attempts to block new Securities and Exchange Commission rules, Bloomberg Businessweek reports.
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UPDATED 15:38 PM EDT, July 31, 2012

Federal jury finds Citigroup manager not liable on SEC charges

A federal jury found former Citigroup mananger Brian Stoker not liable on Securities and Exchange Commission civil fraud charges for allegedly misleading investors in a mortgage pool, Reuters reports.
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UPDATED 12:30 PM EDT, July 31, 2012

SEC urges fuller disclosure for muni market

WFederal regulators are urging Congress to require fuller disclosure and stricter standards for the $3.7 trillion municipal securities market to help protect investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a report Tuesday after reviewing the market for bonds and other securities used to finance schools, roads and hospitals around the country, the Associated Press reports.

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