SEC Charges Eight Social Media Influencers in $100 Million Stock Manipulation Scheme Promoted on Discord and Twitter

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against eight individuals in a $100 million securities fraud scheme in which they used the social media platforms Twitter and Discord to manipulate exchange-traded stocks. According to the…

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SEC Awards More Than $10 Million to Whistleblower

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $10 million to a whistleblower who provided information and assistance that significantly contributed to a successful SEC enforcement action.  The whistleblower provided…

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SEC Charges Incarcerated Felon and Five Friends in $2 Million Fraud Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged six individuals, including a federal inmate, for conducting a freeriding scheme that defrauded multiple broker-dealers. The SEC’s complaint alleges that from May 2019 to early January 2021, Syed Arham…

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SEC Awards $20 Million to Whistleblower

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of $20 million to a whistleblower who provided new and critical information that led to the success of an enforcement action. In determining the appropriate award amount, the SEC considered…

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Keith E. Cassidy and Natasha Vij Greiner Appointed Deputy Directors of Division of Examinations

The Securities and Exchange Commission today named Keith E. Cassidy and Natasha Vij Greiner as Deputy Directors of the Division of Examinations. “Our examinations function plays an essential role as the eyes and ears on the ground for the Commission,”…

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SEC Announces Departure of Chief of Staff Prashant Yerramalli and Appointment of Amanda Fischer to the Role

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Chief of Staff Prashant Yerramalli will leave the agency, effective Dec. 31, 2022. Amanda Fischer, currently Senior Counselor to Chair Gary Gensler, will be appointed Chief of Staff, effective…

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Why is the Powerball so Large?

I will admit, a billion dollar prize got my attention,  and my friends and I have been buying tickets. 

But why is the big prize so big? CNN has a theory – its the FED!
It actually makes sense. Keep in mind that no one takes the annuity payout; everyone wants the cash.
But it is that annuity payout that everyone focuses on. So why is it so big? 1.9 BILLION  dollars is a lot of money…if you wait for it.
CNN explains:
$1.9 billion top prize is the amount winners would get, which involves taking 30 equal payments of about $63 million spread out over the next 29 years. Those payments come from an annuity purchased by the lottery sponsors, and the payments factor in an average rate of return.
Interest rates are up, annuity rates are up, lottery payouts are up.
Ok, we get it. But no thanks  like every other lottery winner I’ll take my prize in cash.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/05/investing/powerball-record-prize-fed-interest-rates-ctrp/index.html?Type=Store&bt_ee=7qsilqhTznC9Nu9UHtDP0x4A1wUpi0ir9ukA%2FPk1G0Xav6yHZUmN7hz2n%2B62ItPI&bt_ts=1667858784450

SEC Charges Goldman Sachs Asset Management for Failing to Follow its Policies and Procedures Involving ESG Investments

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (GSAM) for policies and procedures failures involving two mutual funds and one separately managed account strategy marketed as Environmental, Social, and Governance…

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SEC Charges Unregistered Brokers that Facilitated more than $1.2 Billion in Primarily Penny Stock Trades

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Jeffrey K. Galvani, Stuart A. Jeffery, and two New York-based entities they controlled with operating as unregistered broker-dealers that facilitated more than $1.2 billion of securities trading,…

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SEC Charges S&P Global Ratings with Conflict of Interest Violations

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged S&P Global Ratings, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) registered with the Commission, with violating conflict of interest rules designed to prevent sales and marketing…

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