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Latest News in Securities
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September 11, 2024
Philly Loan Biz Brothers Admit To $100M Investment Scam
The two brothers helming Philadelphia's Par Funding cash advance company admitted to reaping $100 million through an investment fraud scheme that could land them each over a decade in prison, Philadelphia's top federal prosecutor announced.
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September 11, 2024
Atlanta Fed Chief Violated Trading Blackout Rule, OIG Says
The president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Raphael Bostic, violated internal rules and policies covering trading during blackout periods, financial disclosures, holding limits, and trading preclearances, but did not trade based on confidential information, according to a report issued by the Fed's internal watchdog.
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September 11, 2024
Hertz Noteholders Entitled To $270M Interest, 3rd Circ. Rules
Unsecured noteholders from Hertz's bankruptcy are entitled to roughly $270 million in interest as a so-called make-whole payment, a Third Circuit panel decided in a split ruling overturning a bankruptcy court opinion that said it was disallowed under the Chapter 11 code.
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September 11, 2024
Split 6th Circ. Backs SEC Win In Proxy Adviser Rule Change
A divided Sixth Circuit has upheld the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's decision to partially undo Trump-era rules governing proxy advisers, creating an apparent split with the Fifth Circuit on whether the agency's regulatory actions violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
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September 11, 2024
How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies
An analysis of insider trading policies recently disclosed by 49 S&P 500 companies under a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule reveals that while specific provisions vary from company to company, certain common themes are emerging, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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- AGENCIES
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