Articles Tagged With 'Securities And Exchange Commission'
Regulators Consider Requiring Banks to Disclose More About Debt Levels
The SEC may soon be implementing rules to shed more light on efforts by banks to make their books look better.
More Citigroup Execs Knew of Subprime Exposure, but SEC Says Its Settlement Is ‘Adequate’
Despite acknowledging that more Citi executives knew about the company's subprime exposure, the SEC argues that its settlement was "fair, reasonable, adequate."
Regulators Question If Market Manipulation Caused ‘Flash Crash’
The SEC is reportedly investigating whether ‘quote stuffing’ is illegal.
SEC’s New Ruling Cheers Investors, Irks Business Groups
Despite not making it into the financial reform bill, a contentious rule giving shareholders more clout over company leadership has been approved by regulators.
Alleging Securities Fraud, SEC Orders New Jersey to Cease and Desist
SEC and New Jersey have settled charges that the state didn't properly disclose its financial health when it sold municipal bonds.
Courts Fault Feds, SEC for Going Easy on Banks
Federal judges are balking at what they consider lenient penalties for big banks accused of wrongdoing.
Citigroup to Pay $1 for Every $500 in Subprime Exposure It Hid
Citigroup paid $75 million to settle charges that it hid exposure to more than $40 billion in subprime CDOs.
Goldman’s SEC Settlement by the Numbers: We Do the Math
How much does a record $550 million penalty really affect a financial behemoth like Goldman Sachs?
BofA on Accounting Maneuvers: Our Statement Stands (If Read Carefully)
Turns out, we were on the right track when we asked Bank of America about its balance sheet.
Psychiatric Solutions’ Executive Pay Probed by Justice Department
The Justice Department is investigating executive compensation at Psychiatric Solutions Inc., the inpatient mental health care company that has been the subject of several articles by ProPublica.
Banks Pressured Credit Agencies, Then Blamed Them
Internal e-mail provides a look at how bad investments came to get top ratings.
Are Goldman’s ‘Big Short’ Denials Short on Persuasiveness?
Goldman Sachs has a lot of persuading to do if it expects people to believe it wasn't happy to see the housing market tank.
After the SEC’s Goldman Suit, Other Banks Being Scrutinized
Reports raise disclosure issues in Deutsche Bank's CDO deals with Paulson & Co.
Is the SEC Porn Story a New Problem, or Political Ploy?
Reports that SEC employees viewed porn at work aren't new, but the timing of them is.
Merrill Lynch Did a Deal ‘Precisely’ Like Goldman’s, Suit Asserts
The fraud charges against Goldman Sachs has spawned a spat as to whether Merrill Lynch did similar deals.
SEC Rebuked for Regulatory Failure With Lehman Brothers
The Lehman bankruptcy examiner tells a congressional panel that the SEC and other regulators failed to protect investors.
Charges Aside, What About Goldman’s Nondisclosure of a Potential Lawsuit?
The SEC had warned Goldman Sachs of the potential for civil charges, but the firm made no mention of that to shareholders.
Goldman Sachs Points to Magnetar Trades in Its Defense
Goldman told the SEC last September that other investment banks also hadn’t fully disclosed hedge funds' role in CDOs.
