According to an SEC order, employees of Senvest Management, which oversees $3 billion in assets, repeatedly discussed company business in personal texts and other “off-channel” platforms in violation of federal securities laws.
Former Senior SEC Lawyer Scott Mascianica Leaves Holland & Knight for Hilgers Graben
Mascianica joins the firm as a partner and head of its Government Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement group. Mascianica shares why the career move was “too good of an opportunity to pass up” in an interview with The Lawbook.
Come ‘World War or Power Outages,’ SEC’s FWRO Charges 17 in Alleged CryptoFX Fraud Scheme
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed federal fraud charges Thursday against 17 sales workers with a Houston-based cryptocurrency trading company for allegedly operating a $300 million Ponzi scheme targeting more than 40,000 investors — most of them Latinos.
Narrowing the Scope: The SEC Finalizes Its Climate Disclosures Rule
Following a nearly two-year wait, the Securities and Exchange Commission released its Final Rule — The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors — on March 6. The Final Rule requires publicly listed U.S. companies and foreign private issuers to disclose certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports. This article identifies five key takeaways from the Final Rule.