Category Archives: Sec

Ex-SEC chief Schapiro to join private consultancy firm

(Reuters) - Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Mary Schapiro will join a private consulting firm as a managing director following a tumultuous four years rehabilitating the agency's battered reputation.

JPMorgan executives won’t be charged in securities sale probes: WSJ

(Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not intend to charge any JPMorgan Chase & Co executives in two investigations relating to the allegedly fraudulent sale of mortgage-backed securities, the Wall Street Journal reported.

SEC probes some Wall Street trades after 2008 meet with Henry Paulson: WSJ

(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is probing possible insider trading activities by Wall Street professionals who were present in a private meeting with the then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the investigation.

Japan to ask SEC to join insider trading crackdown: sources

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's securities regulator plans to ask the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to cooperate in a widening probe of insider trading in Japanese shares, two sources with knowledge of the situation said on Saturday.

SEC probes MF Global’s statements on European bets: report

(Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe into whether MF Global Holdings made misleading statements about the $6.3 billion bets that sank the company, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.