Newsmakers
Investors’ Use of Climate and Greenhouse Gas Information Is Growing, SEC Chair Says
Gensler defended the SEC’s climate disclosure rules at a CII conference.
Tag: Securities and Exchange Commission
Regulation
SEC Adopts T+1 Settlement Cycle
In addition to shortening the settlement cycle, the rules will improve the processing of institutional trades, regulator says.
Newsmakers
Bloomberg Settles SEC Charges of Misleading Pricing Disclosures
Firm pays $5 million fine related to its BVAL service’s fixed-income pricing.
Newsmakers
S&P Global Settles SEC Conflict of Interest Charges
Ratings agency agrees to $2.5 million fine over charges its sales and marketing team influenced analytics.
Newsmakers
SEC Rakes in Record $6.44 Billion in Penalties, Disgorgement in Fiscal 2022
Whistleblower program doles out $229 million.
Risk
Infinity Q Agrees to Settle SEC Overvaluation Charges
About $570 million to be returned to investors.
Regulation
SEC Approves New Rules for Proxy Voting
The new rule requires institutional investment managers to disclose their proxy votes on executive compensation and makes updates to Form NP-X.
Newsmakers
If the GOP Wins Congress, What Would That Mean for Investors?
Odds are strong that Republicans will prevail in the midterms. Look out IRS and SEC.
Regulation
Kim Kardashian Agrees to Pay SEC $1.26 Million for Touting Crypto
Reality TV star also agreed not to promote digital tokens for three years for failing to disclose promotional payment.
Regulation
SEC, CFTC Fine 11 Financial Firms Nearly $2 Billion for Recordkeeping Failures
The regulators say the violations impeded their ability to conduct investigations.
Regulation
SEC, CFTC Propose Reporting Changes to Keep Up With Private Fund Industry
Regulators cite rapid growth and the increased complexity of the private fund industry for need to amend confidential filing rules.
Risk
Be Wary of Single-Stock ETFs, Warn SEC Commissioner, Education Head
Recommending the new product to retail investors without breaching fiduciary duties could be ‘challenging.’
Newsmakers
Stock Loan Tiff: 4 Allocators’ Case Against Wall Street Firms Advances
Plans for Iowa, Los Angeles County and two other California counties seek class action standing against Goldman and four others.
Regulation
SEC Adopts Amendments to Proxy Voting Advice Rules
SEC leaders say the final amendments aim to avoid burdens on proxy voting businesses that may impair the timeliness and independence of their advice.
Regulation
SEC Adopts New E- Filing Rules
Changes aim to modernize regulator’s records management process and make filings more accessible to the public.