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In the News: UBS & Morgan Stanley Subpoenaed over Reverse Convertibles
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SEC Press Release: Forex Ponzi Scheme
"filed fraud charges Thursday against the CEO of a purported foreign currency trading firm, alleging he scammed hundreds of investors with false promises of high, fixed-rate returns while secretly using their money to fund his start-up alternative newspaper."
SEC Press Release: State of Municipal Securities Market
"it will hold a municipal securities market field hearing in Jefferson County, Ala., on July 29. Topics will include distressed communities, small issuers, disclosure, derivatives and pre-trade price transparency."
SEC Press Release: Fraudulent Bidding Practices
"charged J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS) with fraudulently rigging at least 93 municipal bond reinvestment transactions in 31 states, generating millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains."
SEC Press Release: Auction Rate Securities
"charged Raymond James & Associates Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services Inc. for making inaccurate statements when selling auction rate securities (ARS) to customers."
SEC Press Release: Morgan Keegan fined in connection with CDOs
"Morgan Keegan & Company and Morgan Asset Management have agreed to pay $200 million to settle fraud charges related to subprime mortgage-backed securities. Two Morgan Keegan employees also agreed to pay penalties for their alleged misconduct, including one who is now barred from the...
SEC Press Release: JP Morgan Fined in Connect with CDOs
"J.P. Morgan Securities LLC will pay $153.6 million to settle SEC charges that it misled investors in a complex mortgage securities transaction just as the housing market was starting to plummet. Under the settlement, harmed investors will receive all of their money...
SEC Press Release: Efficacy of Registration Statements
"it has instituted proceedings to determine whether stop orders should be issued suspending the effectiveness of registration statements filed by two companies - China Intelligent Lighting and Electronics Inc. (CIL) and China Century Dragon Media Inc. (CDM)."
SEC Press Release: Defrauding New York Investors Investors
"charged a Monticello, N.Y.-based investment adviser with fraudulently offering and selling securities in two upstate New York real estate funds he managed."