Securities Law

SEC Names Judge Margaret Ryan as Director of the Division of Enforcement

August 23, 2025
SEC Names Judge Margaret Ryan as Director of the Division of Enforcement

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Judge Margaret “Meg” Ryan has been named Director of the Division of Enforcement, effective Sept. 2, 2025. Acting Director of Enforcement Sam Waldon will return to his previous role as Chief… Full report at: Read More

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Staff Issues FAQs to Help Broker-Dealers Implement Financial Responsibility Requirements Related to U.S. Treasury Clearing

August 6, 2025
Staff Issues FAQs to Help Broker-Dealers Implement Financial Responsibility Requirements Related to U.S. Treasury Clearing

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets today issued answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that broker-dealers have posed to the staff regarding rule amendments to the customer protection rule related to the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Georgia-based First Liberty Building & Loan and its Owner for Operating a $140 Million Ponzi Scheme

July 17, 2025
SEC Charges Georgia-based First Liberty Building & Loan and its Owner for Operating a $140 Million Ponzi Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed charges seeking an asset freeze and other emergency relief against Newnan, Georgia-based First Liberty Building & Loan, LLC and its founder and owner Edwin Brant Frost IV in… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Publishes Data on Broker-Dealers, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Business Development Companies

June 27, 2025
SEC Publishes Data on Broker-Dealers, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Business Development Companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) has published new reports and data on broker-dealers, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and business development companies (BDCs). Today’s reports provide the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Examine Pass-Through Voting and Other Means of Reaching the Ultimate Beneficial Owner; Discuss Market Perspectives on Non-GAAP Financial Disclosures at June 5 Meeting

May 30, 2025
SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Examine Pass-Through Voting and Other Means of Reaching the Ultimate Beneficial Owner; Discuss Market Perspectives on Non-GAAP Financial Disclosures at June 5 Meeting

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting at the SEC Headquarters in Washington D.C. on June 5, 2025, at 10 a.m. ET. The meeting will also be webcast on the SEC website. The committee will host two… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Announces Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements

May 16, 2025
SEC Announces Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will host a roundtable on June 26, 2025, to discuss executive compensation disclosure requirements. SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins issued a statement today regarding the roundtable, including… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Roundtable on Tokenization Plus Date Change for Roundtable on DeFi

May 5, 2025
SEC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Roundtable on Tokenization Plus Date Change for Roundtable on DeFi

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force has announced the agenda and panelists for its May 12 roundtable, “Tokenization — Moving Assets Onchain: Where TradFi and DeFi Meet.” “Tokenization is a technological development that could… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Three Texans with Defrauding Investors in $91 Million Ponzi Scheme

April 29, 2025
SEC Charges Three Texans with Defrauding Investors in $91 Million Ponzi Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Dallas-Fort Worth residents Kenneth W. Alexander II, Robert D. Welsh, and Caedrynn E. Conner for operating a Ponzi scheme that raised at least $91 million from more than 200 investors… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Publishes New Market Data, Analysis, and Visualizations

April 28, 2025
SEC Publishes New Market Data, Analysis, and Visualizations

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) has published new data and analysis on the key market areas of public issuers, exempt offerings, Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS), Asset-Backed Securities… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges PGI Global Founder with $198 Million Crypto Asset and Foreign Exchange Fraud Scheme

April 22, 2025
SEC Charges PGI Global Founder with $198 Million Crypto Asset and Foreign Exchange Fraud Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Ramil Palafox for orchestrating a fraudulent scheme that raised approximately $198 million from investors worldwide and for misappropriating more than $57 million of investor funds. According to the… Full report at: Read More

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