The corporate insider, who tipped off U.S. securities regulators to the alleged fraud, is the second whistleblower the SEC has awarded this week
The regulator has advised that it considers offers of digital assets utilizing blockchain technology as securities
Tips, plus documents and testimony, led to the award
Illegal profits were traded through Canadian brokerages, the charges say
The provision provides companies with more flexibility to plan an IPO and may reduce exposure to market fluctuations that can affect the offering process adversely
The alleged fraud allowed the firm to artificially reduce its operating costs, improving its extraction efficiency metrics and profitability
Stephanie Avakian and Steven Peikin will oversee more than 1,200 investigators, accountants, attorneys, and other professionals
As a result, any claim for disgorgement in an SEC enforcement action must be commenced within five years of the date the claim accrued
Former MDC Partners CEO Miles Nadal agrees to pay US$5.5 million to settle charges
Veteran Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton was formally sworn in as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday. Clayton was nominated to the post by U.S. President Donald Trump back in January and confirmed by Congress earlier this week. Clayton comes to the SEC from New York-based law firm Sullivan & […]