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SEC to standardise climate disclosures

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
In a significant change, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposes all entities it regulates should have to disclose climate change-related factors including greenhouse gas emissions. The proposal would mean companies regulated by the ...

Insto investors tempted by crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... while 12% also highlighted the carbon footprint of Bitcoin and other currencies. In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission is pushing to be given increased powers in policing crypto trading, lending and platforms. According to the survey, if ...

Longo's ASIC less aggressive: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... approaches to fight scams, increase digital security and boost investor trust. In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has also taken a tougher regulatory approach under the new presidency. The SEC director of enforcement recently announced ...

Netflix insider trading ring charged

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission has brought insider trading charges against three former Netflix employees. It alleges that the three employees generated more than US$3 million in profits by trading on confidential information about ...

ASIC review of ESG products underway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... taxonomy that seeks to define what can be considered sustainable or climate friendly, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission task force aiming to identify gaps or misstatements in ESG disclosures. Armour also encouraged boards to look out for ...

James Murdoch launches SPAC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... between Murdoch's private holding company Lupa Systems and Shankar. Papers filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission describe Seven Islands as a $300 million blank cheque company, newly incorporated in the Cayman Islands. It hasn't selected ...

Regulator frets over SPAC boom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... it has concerns around the rapid growth of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). US Securities and Exchange Commission acting director for the division of corporate finance John Coates said there are concerns around fees, conflicts, sponsor ...

Bernie Madoff dies in prison

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... his terminal kidney failure. In May 2020, Madoff's life expectancy was 18 months. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had conducted five major investigations into Madoff, dating back to 1992, but had failed to find evidence of his fraud ...

Goldsky director charged

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... operating a financial services business without an Australian Financial Services licence. The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil suit against Goldsky Asset Management and Grace in 2018 after ASIC assisted in its investigation.

Insider trading forum busted

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has busted an internet forum where people were selling "insider tips" on listed companies. California man James Roland Jones was charged with perpetuating a fraudulent scheme to sell what he claimed were ...