Brazilian Mining Company Charged with Misleading Investors about Safety Prior to Deadly Dam Collapse

Since 2016, Vale manipulated safety audits and obtained fraudulent stability certificates Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Vale S.A., a publicly...

SEC Announces Older Investor Roundtable Virtual Event on April 28

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a virtual event on April 28 along with the North American Securities Administrators Association...

Check out SEC’s updated list of firms using inaccurate information to solicit investors

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it updated its list of unregistered entities that use misleading information to solicit...

16 defendants charged in international $194M “pump and dump” plots

SEC Uncovers $194 Million Penny Stock Schemes that Spanned Three Continents This week the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against 16 defendants, located in...

TRO and asset freeze against alleged perpetrators of nearly $450M Ponzi Scheme

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges and an asset freeze against several Las Vegas-area individuals and companies allegedly behind...

SEC Proposes Rules for the Registration and Regulation of Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities

The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed this week new Regulation SE under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) to create a...

SEC Proposes Rules to Include Certain Significant Market Participants as “Dealers” or “Government Securities Dealers”

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed proposed two rules that would require market participants, such as proprietary (or principal) trading...

SEC Proposes Rules to Enhance Disclosure and Investor Protection Relating to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed new rules and amendments to enhance disclosure and investor protection in initial public offerings...

SEC Proposes Amendments to Remove References to Credit Ratings from Regulation M

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose changes that would remove the references to credit rating agencies from existing...

SEC Proposes Rules to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

Washington D.C., March 21, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rule changes that would require registrants to include certain climate-related disclosures in...