SEC’s SPAC Rules Set to Limit Rosy Projections That Fueled Mania January 31, 2024 By Bailey Lipschultz At the height of the SPAC boom, liberated startups capitalized on the ability to tout lofty goals about the years...
SEC to Impose Tougher Rules on Blank-Check Deals as SPACs Fizzle January 24, 2024 By Lydia Beyoud Wall Street’s main regulator on Wednesday is set to demand more investor protections for deals involving special purpose acquisition companies,...
SEC Blames ‘SIM Swapping’ for its X Account Hack January 23, 2024 By Douglas Gillison Wall Street’s top regulator was the victim of “SIM swapping,” a technique internet fraudsters use to seize control of telephone...
Lawmakers Urge SEC to Fix Cybersecurity After X Account Hack January 16, 2024 U.S. lawmakers have urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review its cyber security preparedness after the financial regulator’s...
SEC Had a Fraught Cyber Record Long Before X Account Was Hacked January 12, 2024 By Austin Weinstein and Jamie Tarabay The hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account earlier this week is shining a light on an...
SEC Approves Bitcoin ETFs in Watershed for Crypto Market January 11, 2024 By Hannah Lang The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday approved the first U.S.-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) to track bitcoin, in a watershed...
Retail Mortgage Lender loanDepot Struggles With Cyberattack January 10, 2024 By Frank Bajak The U.S. retail mortgage lender loanDepot is struggling to recover from a cyberattack that impacted its loan processing and phone...
SEC Account Hack Renews Spotlight on X’s Security Concerns January 10, 2024 By Zeba Siddiqui and Raphael Satter The hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s official account on X on Tuesday renewed concerns about the social...
SEC’s Ambitious Climate Agenda Stalls as US Elections Raise Stakes in New Year December 29, 2023 By Austin Weinstein and Lydia Beyoud The Securities and Exchange Commission’s failure to complete an ambitious climate-related agenda in 2023 is making environmental activists nervous. Less...
Companies Are Still Trying to Figure Out How to Comply With SEC Cyber Rules December 19, 2023 By Katrina Manson Some public companies are still trying to figure out how to comply with new rules from the US Securities and...