Analysis: SEC’s Crackdown on Climate Risk Disclosure Easier Said Than Done March 18, 2021 By Chris Prentice and Ross Kerber With Democrats at the helm, the U.S. securities regulator is pledging to crack down on companies and funds that mislead...
SEC Sues Giuliani Associates Parnas, Correia Alleging Fraud Over Insurance Startup February 4, 2021 By Bob Van Voris and Christian Berthelsen The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued two associates of Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and lawyer...
SEC Warns GE of Possible Securities Violations in Its Insurance Accounting October 7, 2020 General Electric said on Tuesday it has received a notice from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, warning that the...
U.S. Needs an SEC for Its Health Care System: Opinion August 24, 2020 By Regina Herzlinger, Bloomberg Opinion The U.S. health care system suffers from a lack of transparency. Employers, insurers and individual consumers pay varying prices for...
Allianz Confirms SEC Probing Its ‘Structured Alpha’ Funds, Subject to Investor Lawsuit August 5, 2020 Allianz said on Wednesday that it was fielding a request for information from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over...
AmTrust, Ex-CFO to Pay $10.5M to Settle SEC Charges Of Improper Reporting June 18, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged insurance company AmTrust Financial Services and Ronald E. Pipoly Jr., its former...
Argo Group to Pay $900,000 to SEC for Failing to Fully Disclose CEO Perks June 5, 2020 By L.S. Howard Argo Group International Holdings will pay $900,000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to fully disclose perks and...
SEC Pursues Coronavirus Fraudsters With Help From Whistleblowers May 27, 2020 By Katanga Johnson The novel coronavirus outbreak and economic fallout is proving to be a bonanza for whistleblower lawyers as the U.S. securities...
SEC Enforcement Activity Up From Last Year; One Case Affected 8,400 Investors November 7, 2019 By Pete Schroeder and Chris Prentice Enforcement activity by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in fiscal 2019 resulted in $4.3 billion in fines and disgorgements,...
SEC Investigating Valic, AIG’s Teacher Retirement Plan Unit, Reports WSJ October 29, 2019 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is probing sales and disclosure practices at Valic, a unit of U.S. insurer American...