Wells Fargo to Pay $3.7B for Illegal Conduct That Harmed Customers December 21, 2022 By Chris Prentice and Hannah Lang The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hit Wells Fargo & Co. with the watchdog’s largest ever civil penalty on Tuesday...
Toymaker Mattel Agrees to Pay $3.5M to Settle SEC Charges October 24, 2022 By Chris Prentice California-based Toymaker Mattel Inc has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges over...
SEC Sues Brazilian Miner Vale Over ‘False and Misleading’ Claims About Safety of Dams April 29, 2022 By Chris Prentice The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday sued Brazilian miner Vale for allegedly making false and misleading disclosures...
U.S. SEC Proposes Boosting Blank-Check Company Disclosures, Liability March 30, 2022 By Katanga Johnson and Chris Prentice Proposal requires SPACs disclose conflicts during, after listing Disclosures must be issued at least 20 days before deal vote Rule...
U.S. Attorney General: Prosecuting Individuals Is Top Priority in Policing Corporate Crime March 4, 2022 By Chris Prentice The U.S. Justice Department’s top priority in rooting out corporate malfeasance is to hold individuals accountable, Attorney General Merrick Garland...
Whistleblower Claim Prompts SEC Probe of Tesla Over Solar Panel Fire Risks December 8, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin and Chris Prentice The U.S. securities regulator has opened an investigation into Tesla Inc. over a whistleblower complaint that the company failed to...
SEC Eyes Clawbacks of Executives’ Pay in Cases of Misconduct October 25, 2021 By Chris Prentice The new Democratic leadership of the U.S. securities watchdog has a message for Corporate America’s highly paid executives: if your...
SEC Looking Into Use of Personal Digital Devices by Financial Professionals: Reuters October 13, 2021 By Chris Prentice and Jody Godoy The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened a broad inquiry into how Wall Street banks are keeping track...
JPMorgan to Pay $15.7M to Settle Spoofing Class Action September 24, 2021 By Chris Prentice and Jonathan Stempel JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $15.7 million in cash to settle a class action lawsuit by investors who...
Germany’s Allianz Facing U.S. Justice Probe of Fund Managers, Investors’ $6B Lawsuit September 10, 2021 By Chris Prentice and Tom Sims FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into German insurer Allianz is looking at possible misconduct by fund...