Tag: SEC
SEC chair highlights US cryptocurrency regulation shortfalls
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair has outlined gaps in US regulation of cryptocurrencies that could cause investor risk and financial crime concerns.
Sentieo closes $20m Series B after a strong 2020
Sentieo has bagged $20m in its Series B round, which comes off the heels of record revenue in 2020.
Under Armour to pay $9m to settle SEC revenue probe for...
Sports apparel company Under Armour has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and agreed to pay $9m in fines related to misleading its revenue growth to investors from the third quarter of 2015 through the fourth quarter of 2016.
MoneyGram steps back from partnership with Ripple over SEC lawsuit
Remittance firm MoneyGram suspends trading on Ripple’s payment platform, RippleNet, citing the ongoing $1.3bn lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
SEC announces almost $3m award to two whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded two separate whistleblowers a total of almost $3m.
SEC charges three individuals with defrauding investors in a bitcoin scheme
A US regulator has charged three individuals for taking part in a bitcoin fraud that cost investors more than $11m.
Fund manager charged for defrauding retail investors to the tune of...
A fund manager has been accused of having defrauded retail investors by coercing them to invest $58m in two funds, despite having zero investment experience, the Securities and Exchange Commission alleged.
Sigma Ratings welcomes new US anti-money laundering law
Following the intense scrutiny of the FinCEN Files, US lawmakers have introduced new legislation to fight money laundering.
SEC awards more than $6m to whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded over $6m to joint whistleblowers whose information and assistance led to the successful enforcement of SEC and related actions.
SEC offers EU traders clearer path to register in the US
The US's top financial markets watchdog has issued a new policy statement outlining how European traders can become authorised to operate stateside.