Articles by Chris Prentice and Jody Godoy

SEC Looking Into Use of Personal Digital Devices by Financial Professionals: Reuters

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened a broad inquiry into how Wall Street banks are keeping track of employees’ digital communications, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. SEC enforcement staff contacted multiple banks in recent …

JPMorgan to Pay $15.7M to Settle Spoofing Class Action

JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $15.7 million in cash to settle a class action lawsuit by investors who accused the largest U.S. bank of intentionally manipulating prices of U.S. Treasury futures and options. The settlement disclosed late Wednesday …

Germany’s Allianz Facing U.S. Justice Probe of Fund Managers, Investors’ $6B Lawsuit

FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into German insurer Allianz is looking at possible misconduct by fund managers and misrepresentation of risk to investors, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The probe, disclosed by …

Kraft Heinz, 2 Execs to Pay $62M to Settle Charges of False Accounting

The Kraft Heinz Company and two former executives have agreed to pay more than $62 million to settle charges they falsified supplier contracts to achieve cost savings in a multi-year accounting scheme, the U.S. securities regulator said on Friday. The …

SEC Eyes Rules for Financial Firms’ Digital Engagement Practices: Reuters

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will seek input on whether digital customer engagement innovations used by financial firms should be governed by existing rules or may need new ones, commission chair Gary Gensler told Reuters. While the SEC’s …

The Regulatory and Legal Risks Facing Online Broker Robinhood

Robinhood Markets Inc, the online brokerage at the center of this year’s retail trading frenzy, disclosed on Thursday previously unreported regulatory risks in its long-awaited initial public offering filing. Amid an increasingly hostile climate in Democrat-led Washington, Robinhood’s growing regulatory …

Wall Street in Quandary Over New SPAC Equity Contracts After SEC Crackdown

Wall Street accountants and lawyers are trying to figure out new equity agreements to lure investors back to the blank-check company market after the U.S. regulator cracked down on the use of warrants, six industry executives told Reuters. They are …

SEC Eyes Guidance on SPAC Projections, Clarity on Liability Shield

U.S. securities regulator is considering new guidance to rein in growth projections made by listed blank-check companies, and clarify when they qualify for certain legal protections, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions. The previously unreported measures being …

SEC Starting to Inquire About Risk Management of Blank Check IPOs: Reuters

The U.S. securities regulator has opened an inquiry into Wall Street’s blank check acquisition frenzy and is seeking information on how underwriters are managing the risks involved, said four people with direct knowledge of the matter. The U.S. Securities and …

Analysis: SEC’s Crackdown on Climate Risk Disclosure Easier Said Than Done

With Democrats at the helm, the U.S. securities regulator is pledging to crack down on companies and funds that mislead investors over climate change risks, but that may be easier said than done, more than a dozen attorneys and former …