Record payments and a potentially significant MOU were the focus in securities enforcement litigation this week. French oil and gas giant Total paid the DOJ and the SEC $398 million to settle FCPA charges, the fourth largest sum paid in settlement of... Read More

The recent outage at NASDAQ, the latest difficulty at an exchange, is a current focus of regulators. The SEC is investigating, reportedly examining the reasons a system for distributing stock quotes and prices was not adequate, according to a Reuters... Read More

The recent NASDAQ outage was a key focus this week. The SEC held a meeting attended by the leaders of the securities and options exchanges, FINRA, DTCC and the Options Clearing Corporation. At its conclusion the SEC Chair gave the participants a homework... Read More

The SEC is about to become entangled in another scandal, according to reports in the New York Times this week. The latest involves the destruction of documents, according to press reports. The Supreme Court's ruling on what constitutes primary... Read More