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2 managers of private-share funds charged by SEC
March 14, 2012 8:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators are filing civil charges against two managers of investment funds that buy stocks of privately held Internet companies like Facebook. They are accused of misleading investors and failing to disclose fees. In addition the Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges with SharesPost, an online exchange... more » -
Facebook to go public to raise $5 billion
February 1, 2012 6:43 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University. That means anyone with the right amount of cash will be able to own part of a... more » -
Former NFL player, 5 others named in SEC lawsuit
December 20, 2011 7:18 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is suing former NFL wide receiver Willie Gault and five others, accusing them of a scam to artificially inflate the stock of a heart monitoring device company. Federal regulators filed a civil complaint Tuesday in Los Angeles alleging that Gault, talent... more » -
Scams may target $3.4B Indian settlement
July 29, 2011 7:10 PM
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is warning that scammers could target Native American beneficiaries of $3.4 billion government settlement. U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan on Wednesday gave final approval to the settlement, meant to compensate for more than a century of federal government mismanagement of Native... more » -
Broader disclosure on executive pay required
December 16, 2009 8:48 AM
The Securities and Exchange Commission is meeting this morning to adopt expanded disclosure rules for compensation at all public companies. The rules include information on how a company's pay policies might encourage too much risk-taking. SEC officials have said they want the new rules to be in place by spring,... more »
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