Shell Accused of Greenwashing by Climate Group in SEC Claim February 2, 2023 By William Mathis and Austin Weinstein A climate activist group is urging the US Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Shell Plc’s claims about its...
Musk Faces SEC Probe for Role in Tesla Self-Driving Claims January 30, 2023 By Lydia Beyoud US regulators are investigating Elon Musk’s role in shaping Tesla Inc.’s self-driving car claims, the latest effort by watchdogs to...
U.S. Securities Regulator Lists April for Climate Rule Action January 13, 2023 By Ross Kerber The top U.S. securities regulator has cited April as the release date for a long-anticipated rule on companies’ climate-related disclosures,...
SEC Charges McDonald’s Ex-CEO for Misrepresentations to Investors January 10, 2023 By Chris Prentice The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged former McDonald’s Corp Chief Executive Stephen Easterbrook with making false and...
The SEC’s Crypto Crackdown Is Just Getting Started After FTX Blowup December 28, 2022 By Allyson Versprille The US Securities and Exchange Commission is just getting started with its crackdown on crypto firms that refuse to abide...
SEC Assessed Record Penalties in Fiscal 2022 November 15, 2022 By John McCrank The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission assessed a record $6.4 billion in fines and ill-gotten gains as it picked up...
New SEC Disclosure Rules May Drive Up D&O Claims November 10, 2022 By Jim Sams SAN DIEGO — New rules proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission on cybersecurity and climate impact disclosures may...
U.S. Supreme Court Considers Making Challenges to FTC, SEC Easier November 7, 2022 By Andrew Chung and Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to hear arguments in two cases that could make it easier to...
SEC Considering Action Against SolarWinds Over Cyber Disclosures November 4, 2022 By Jody Godoy The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has recommended an enforcement action against SolarWinds Corp over its public statements on cybersecurity...
Wells Fargo Says SEC Is Examining its Hiring Practices November 1, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Wells Fargo & Co said on Monday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has begun investigating its hiring practices,...