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Smooth Transition: Preparing for IFRS

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:17:20 +0000

The SEC proposes that 2014 will be the first year for US registered companies to file their financial statements in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) format. This executive brief covers how to effectively manage this upcoming transition to IFRS. You will learn how to:Form your ...

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Be Careful Telling Therapist About Insider Trading

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:20 +0000

Who knew? It turns out that sometimes, your comments to your therapist about insider trading will wind up in the hands of the U.S. Senate and sent to the SEC. Full details are available in this post on my Enforcement Action blog over at Compliance Week.

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Subprime Justice

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:40:48 +0000

We know what you’re thinking: Why isn’t anyone in jail? By the summer of last year, it was clear that the subprime housing market was a catastrophe. Junk mortgages had been offered to janitors or day-care-center operators, and financial institutions had sold the debt to funds. Much of it was ...

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Post-Lehman Deja Vu As T-Bill Yields Turn Negative

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:38:26 +0000

The last time Bill yields turned negative (in essence investors paying the Government to hold their money for them) was in the days after the Lehman bankruptcy, when the entire world was about to blow up. So why did Bill yield for January maturity just turn negative once again? In other words, ...

Bear Mountain Bull found this 2 days ago on zerohedge.com

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Denis McInerney of Davis Polk Selected as Chief of DOJ Fraud Section.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:25:52 +0000

Denis J. McInerney of law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has been selected to serve as the next Chief of the DOJ’s fraud section. Dow Jones Newswires reports that McInerney, a former prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s office in the SDNY from 1989 to 1994, will not officially be ...

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Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for 2009-11-19

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:55:00 +0000

Wells Fargo Settles Auction-Rate Case http://bit.ly/1ddhEE # Germany: Deutsche Bank's Ex-Chief Faces Fraud Case http://bit.ly/a8rBu # New Link to Top Galleon Exec in Insider-Trading Case http://bit.ly/2M6UWB # Australia: Meltdown Follows ASIC Loss in Rich Case ...

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SEC’s “SEC_Actions” Twitter Feed Out-of-Focus

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:26:44 +0000

On August 25, 2009, we wrote here about the SEC’s new “ SEC_Actions ” Twitter feed dedicated to announcing SEC cases in a timely fashion. Since September 30, however, that feed has been silent. Why? I posed that question to the SEC, and full details are available in this ...

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CNBC Video: Federal Financial Fraud Task Force Launches

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:01:09 +0000

CNBC reports from today’s DOJ press conference, at which Attorney General Eric Holder and representatives from the U.S. Treasury and the SEC announced a new Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News about the Economy

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Robert Khuzami: Transcript of Remarks at Today’s DOJ Press Conference

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:51:01 +0000

Today, President Obama established by Executive Order an interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to strengthen efforts to combat financial crime. Below are the prepared remarks today by Robert Khuzami, the SEC’s Director of Enforcement, on the new task force. In an ...

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Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for 2009-11-17

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:55:00 +0000

Rajaratnam in talks with U.S. for at least 30 days http://bit.ly/12U6E # Hackers targeting lawyers, PR firms http://bit.ly/3ZC0pw # Financial Fraud Task Force to Be Announced Today http://bit.ly/37EkBg # Debra Patalkis Joins Schiff Hardin in D.C. http://bit.ly/1rHYLw # Michael ...

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Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for 2009-11-08

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:55:00 +0000

Investigation Is Sending Shock Waves Through Silicon Valley http://bit.ly/h2Ppp # Lawyer for St. George company sued for insider trading http://bit.ly/3Dh0HV # SEC sees evolution in insider trading http://bit.ly/2iWLp9 # Hedge-Fund Giant SAC Surfaces in Trading Probe ...

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Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for 2009-11-14

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:55:00 +0000

Web Watch: Best Blog Posts and Columns For the Week Ending Nov. 13, 2009 http://bit.ly/1o3dSQ # SEC Charges Two Madoff Computer Programmers http://bit.ly/24dBkm # "SEC: THIRD BEST FEDERAL WORKPLACE FOR 2007!" http://bit.ly/2XZzmV # PwC report: Securities litigation ...

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Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for 2009-11-13

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:55:00 +0000

Inside Trading Becomes 'Systemic' at Hedge Funds, Khuzami Says http://bit.ly/1JYYi4 # Ex-Tyco director settles NJ lawsuit for $5.6 million http://bit.ly/2NWtJS # SEC's Khuzami: Enforcers To Use Undercover Techniques http://bit.ly/4l1LjW # SEC expects to proceed with Bear Stearns ...

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President Obama Establishes Interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:51:01 +0000

Attorney General Eric Holder, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairwoman Mary Schapiro today announced that President Barack Obama has established by Executive Order an interagency ...

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The Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Exist Act of 2009

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:24:30 +0000

A BILL To address the concept of ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ with respect to certain financial entities. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Too ...

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Michael Loesch Joins Fulbright & Jaworski in D.C.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:43:57 +0000

Michael Loesch has joined law firm Fulbright & Jaworski as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. The firm announced today that Loesch will work with its securities and energy practices. Loesch previously served at the CFTC as chief of staff and chief operating officer for ...

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Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for 2009-11-11

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:55:00 +0000

Dodd Bill Would Allow Investors To Sue People Who Aid In Fraud http://bit.ly/4fFfaJ # Satyam Argues Securities Litigation Against It Belongs in India http://bit.ly/422g7j # Two Former Bear Stearns Managers Found Not Guilty of Fraud http://bit.ly/250xtN # Lessons Taken From SEC ...

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Rick Bookstaber to join SEC

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:03:20 +0000

For those of interested in seeing more robust and knowledgeable regulators in government service, the recent news that Rick Bookstaber is joining the SEC is quite welcome. While I disagree vigorously with much of recent economic policy, I view the Bookstaber news as a signal that the Obama ...

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Video: Analyzing the SEC’s First “Reg G” Case

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:22:43 +0000

Yesterday, the SEC filed a case against SafeNet, Inc., its former CEO and CFO, and three former SafeNet accountants alleging two fraudulent schemes — one involving the backdating of options and the other earnings management. In this video post on my Enforcement Action blog over at Compliance ...

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“We’re No. 3! (in 2007)”

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:57:37 +0000

I’m still pondering last week’s SEC job ad that, for unknown reasons, continues to highlight the fact that the SEC was “RANKED THIRD BEST FEDERAL WORKPLACE FOR 2007!” Are commemorative tee shirts perhaps in order here? Full details and my initial tee shirt design ideas ...

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