blogmaverick.com - 11/30/2008
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First let me say that this has nothing to do with me, but given my interest in all things financial and the government during this financial crisis, I read with interest the Office of Inspector General’s Report to Congress regarding the SEC.
First the humorous, the SEC apparently has ...
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Mark Cuban To The SEC: I’m Not The Insider Trader, You Are!
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... . Now… Well, Cuban ain’t going down without a fight and it’s almost laughable how easy it is for this determined SOB to pick apart this joke of a government regulator: In this post Cuban writes: First the humorous side of the report, the SEC apparently has issues with Porn usage among employees. Now the Serious. It never crossed my mind that it would be legal for employees of the SEC to trade stocks. Not that they shouldn’t have rights to own whatever they want in a trust. They should. Trading individual stocks and bonds. Wow. There is a SEC policy in place regarding trading ...
SEC and Employee Insider Trading
Stock Market Analysis at DeepMarket —
... I had no idea that SEC employees are allowed to own and trade stocks . You have got to be kidding me. Let me see here - so, I can get a job at the SEC, be privy to all the juicy non-public information, trade on that information AND potentially cover it up because I AM THE INVESTIGATOR? You have got to be kidding me. Oh, wait - I said that already. Related articles by Zemanta
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Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays —
... - Calling out the SEC - - Beating the MSM - Hysterical Disclosure ("none" means no position): Visit the ValuePlays Bookstore for Great Investing Books ...
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footnoted.org —
... review and analysis of more than two years of these employees’ brokerage records, the employees’ required reports on those transactions, and their case assignments. The OIG has also reviewed the employees’ Commission e-mails for a substantial time period, and found and analyzed numerous e-mails discussing stocks and securities transactions sent from their SEC computers.
Mark Cuban, who was charged with insider trading by the SEC on Nov. 17, takes particular delight in this irony.
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Have you seen Obama's 21st Century New Deal? --- Do you know why you shouldn't sent your kids to college? --- This video about jobs has been around for a while, but it seems more appropriate now than ever. --- Why U. S. Treasuries might not be safe investments. --- Maybe 100 Year Bonds would solve the U.S. Treasury's problems. --- It is hard to believe, but the SEC allows its employees to to trade individual stocks. --- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) is twice as likely to go bankrupt as Boeing (BA) or J. ...
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SEC P2
blogmaverick.com 11/18/2008 — November 18, 2008
On behalf of
Mark Cuban
RE: SEC Civil Action in the United States District
for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division
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SEC Investigations of Hedge Fund Managers
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Pequot Insider Trading Investigation, Part 9
securitiesdocket.com 2/13/2009 — Just when you thought that the eight prior investigations related to possible insider trading at Pequot Capital Management in 2001 had pretty much covered all that could be covered, there’s more: Portfolio.com reports that federal prosecutors have now opened a criminal investigation ...
Counsel for Stanford Financial Withdrew Following SEC Testimony of Executive
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Fixng the SEC
ritholtz.com 9/30/2009 — The problems at the SEC were decades in the making.
Essentially the largest prosecutor’s office in the country, they have been undercut at every turn: Their staffing was far too small to handle the jurisdiction (Wall Street and corporate ...
Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for June 3, 2009
securitiesdocket.com 6/3/2009 — SEC's Schapiro says there is "a logic and efficiency that can be achieved between a merger of" SEC and CFTC; U.S. prosecutors several months away from deciding whether to bring case against Countrywide founder Angelo Mozilo; Gary Aguirre Claims Settlement With SEC Unraveled Due to His Criticism ...
The Rakoff Decision: The SEC Will Be Changed Forever
247wallst.com 9/15/2009 — Federal District Judge Jed S. Rakoff was supposed to a approve a $33 million settlement between the SEC and Bank of America (BAC) over the issue of the financial firm making inaccurate statements regarding Merrill Lynch employee compensation. These ...
Closing Argument for the Defense: The People vs. SEC Division of Enforcement
securitiesdocket.com 2/10/2009 — Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you have heard the People’s case against the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement. It now rests in your hands to decide whether this is a guilty party.
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