News Topic: SEC

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is struggling to get data that shows how bad sexual harassment might be on Wall Street. ... Read full article

The agency should consider exempting some registered cryptocurrency exchanges from state money transmission laws. ... Read full article

Confusion over whether certain digital currency transactions are considered securities is shutting many U.S. investors out of initial coin offerings and spurring illegal behavior. ... Read full article

Three unnamed "senior" employees helped the SEC win a $415 million settlement from the bank; Sherborne Investors takes a 5.2% stake in the British bank. ... Read full article

The FBI has reportedly interviewed employees at the bank’s wealth management unit. ... Read full article

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and two colleagues are seeking more information from securities regulators about whether Wall Street firms are covering up signs of sexual harassment. ... Read full article

The Securities and Exchange Commission may be focusing on the sale of options known as simple agreements for future tokens in connection with initial coin offerings. ... Read full article

As Congress considers new rules for digital currencies, lawmakers should consider putting responsibility in the hands of the Treasury Department, given its role in handling traditional currency. ... Read full article

As they cement major partnerships, launch overseas operations and court banks and other institutional investors, top cryptocurrency exchanges now see regulatory approval as a competitive advantage. ... Read full article

The SEC and CFTC ask Congress to expand federal oversight of cryptocurrency trading; the recent wild swings in financial markets may boost first quarter trading revenue. ... Read full article

The heads of the Securities and Exchange and Commodity Futures Trading commissions said they are not ignoring the fast-growing cryptocurrency sector and they have some oversight powers. But they indicated that they might need more. ... Read full article

Regulatory scrutiny of Tether and Bitfinex is spooking investors, though others argue the industry remains strong. ... Read full article

AriseBank said it was the first crypto platform to buy a traditional bank. But there’s no evidence it did anything of the kind — and its founder now says it has been raided by the FBI. ... Read full article

Fears about regulators coming down on digital currency trading caused an epic crash in the market this week. But reining in this evolving asset class won't be easy. ... Read full article

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case challenging the appointment of administrative law judges, which could impact a ruling on the constitutionality of the CFPB. ... Read full article

The Securities and Exchange Commission should hold steady against calls to roll back post-crisis reforms to money market mutual funds. ... Read full article

Overstock CEO and Wall Street gadfly Patrick Byrne wants to create a market free from trading practices he has long decried. ... Read full article

The Trump administration's first interagency assessment of systemic risk highlighted many of the same worries as previous reports, but added a new emphasis on economic growth and regulatory tailoring. ... Read full article