A federal appeals court struck a significant blow to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau when it ruled last week that its funding structure is unconstitutional, potentially putting the very existence Read more
Tag: Securities and Exchange Commission (USA)
SEC set to adopt rules mandating clawbacks of executive pay
U.S. stock exchanges will soon have to adopt policies that require public companies to claw back incentive-based executive pay if it is awarded due to accounting fraud or mistakes. The Read more
SEC accuses Cronos and former exec of fraud in second move in a week against a once-hyped pot stock
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged Canadian pot producer Cronos Group Inc. and a former executive with accounting fraud, accusing them of improperly booking sales and overstating revenue Read more
Yellen warns of ‘dangerous and volatile environment’ as she pledges to bolster Treasury market
““We’ve experienced energy shocks, food shocks, supply shocks, persistent inflation in many countries around the world, rising interests rates in many parts of the world and we have seen some Read more
Opinion: Elon Musk pumps Tesla stock with ridiculous $4 trillion target. Is a dump coming next?
Another Tesla Inc. earnings call, and another fanciful Elon Musk prediction that likely encouraged yet another open file at the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. The chief executive of Read more
SEC accuses ex-CEO of NewAge, which shot to pot-stock fame, of ‘multi-year fraud’
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against former NewAge Inc. Chief Executive Brent David Willis, accusing him of a “multi-year fraud” that included misleading public statements meant to Read more
SEC to reopen comment periods for several rules after tech glitch
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday that it reopened the public comment period for 11 rulemaking releases after a “technological error” that resulted in some comments getting lost. The Read more
Is now a good time to buy Twitter stock? Financial advisers express caution, as Elon Musk finally goes ahead with his $44 billion offer.
The protracted, will-they or won’t-they storyline of Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter, which turned into a legal battle with the social-media platform, took another big turn Tuesday. He will buy Read more
Elon Musk’s legal battle with Twitter may be over, but his war with the SEC continues
Elon Musk has agreed to end his legal standoff with Twitter Inc., but that doesn’t mean his lawyers will take it easy. The Tesla Inc. TSLA, +2.90% chief executive’s decision Read more
SEC fines Kim Kardashian $1.26 million over Instagram post touting crypto — and yet over one-third of people rate online-investing sources as ‘extremely important’
Kardashian is no stranger to the spotlight, but this case puts a hard glare on emerging challenges related to “finfluencers” — and, more broadly, it’s a timely reminder that there’s Read more