Lawmakers hear from investors hampered by SEC's accredited investor rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission's accredited investor rules were the focus of a House hearing in which investors cited how its requirements restricted their investments.
US agencies seek tougher rules, internal probes on stock trading by federal officials
Financial Regulators to strengthen conflict of interest rules to avoid insider trading and restore trust after a WSJ article in October exposed copious corruption.
Meta to buy VR startup Within after favorable court ruling
Federal antitrust regulators had sought to block Meta's acquisition on the grounds that it would hurt competition in the emerging virtual reality market.
SEC considers easing climate-disclosure rules after investor pushback
The final version of the SEC rules, expected this year, will likely still mandate some climate disclosures in financial statements, according to the people close to the agency.
House passes bill to protect elderly, vulnerable Americans from financial exploitation
The House passed the bipartisan Financial Exploitation Prevention Act that aims to protect elderly and vulnerable Americans from being scammed out of their savings.
FTC orders Mastercard to stop blocking competitor debit payments
The Federal Trade Commission has ordered Mastercard to cease business practices it claims are designed to bar vendors from routing payments through third parties.
Crypto giant Binance offers little transparency after FTX collapse
Binances internal finances still remain opaque to investors after the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency trading firm FTX caused increase scrutiny.
FTX collapse where people lost billions has 'silver lining,' O'Leary says: Industry is 'culling its herd'
Kevin O'Leary, an investor who served as a paid spokesman for FTX, says that the company's collapse has a 'silver lining' for the cryptocurrency industry as a whole.
Three top VMware executives to leave company
VMware Chief Executive Raghu Raghuram said the senior vice presidents of cloud infrastructure, applications and management business and networking and advanced security are leaving
Accounting red flags are common among public crypto companies
Accounting issues that brought down major crypto firms like FTX and Celsius, exist in firms weathering the crypto contagion such as Marathon and Riot Blockchain.
How FTX bought its way to become the 'most regulated' crypto exchange
FTX collapsed after a futile bid by Sam Bankman-Fried to raise emergency funds. It came under regulatory oversight through the dozens of licenses it picked up via its many acquisitions.
Flashback: Bill Clinton hung with Bankman-Fried at $3K Bahamas shindig, called for 'do no harm' regulations
Before FTX went bankrupt, and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried lost his fortune, he moderated a panel with former President Bill Clinton calling for "do no harm" regulations on crypto.
FTX lawyers say Bankman-Fried's 'incessant and disruptive tweeting' is complicating bankruptcy case
FTX bankruptcy lawyers accuse former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried of complicating their case with "his incessant and disruptive tweeting."
Sam Bankman-Fried expressed optimism about crypto regulations months before FTX's collapse
The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX has drawn attention to his efforts to influence regulations on the crypto industry and his past comments on the subject before his firm folded.
House lawmakers to probe FTX collapse in December hearing
The House Financial Services Committee will hold hearings on the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX in December, lawmakers announced Wednesday.
Who’s really to blame for FTX crypto collapse?
Who’s really to blame for FTX crypto collapse? Venture capitalists, investors and poor regulation share blame, while crypto problems drive investors to Bitcoin.
SEC stepped up enforcement activity in fiscal 2022, assessed record penalties
The total assessed included a record $4.2 billion in civil penalties, up from a total amount of $3.6 billion in 2021, as it filed 760 total enforcement actions.
Accounting errors to cost executives their bonuses under SEC rule
The SEC passed a rule required by the Dodd-Frank Act to force public companies whose financial statements contain errors to recoup their executives’ bonuses and other incentive pay.
Edward Jones pulls plug on bank plans
Edward Jones' parent has scrapped plans to create a new bank as market turmoil looms and banking crises in the U.K. and at Credit Suisse threaten a Lehman moment.
Gary Gensler's gross SEC overreach
Lawyer John Deaton, amici curiae in the landmark SEC vs. Ripple case weighs in on Gary Gensler's ruling iron fist when it comes to cryptocurrency regulation.


















