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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: 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: Reverse Mergers
SEC Press Release: Microcap Stock Fraud
"suspended trading in 17 microcap stocks because of questions about the adequacy and accuracy of publicly available information about the companies, which trade in the over-the-counter (OTC) market."
In the News: Auction Rate Securities Purchased by US Airways
Joint SEC and FINRA Press Release: Structured Products
FINRA Press Release: Subprime Securitizations
"it has fined Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC $4.5 million, and Merrill Lynch $3 million for misrepresenting delinquency data and inadequate supervision in connection with the issuance of residential subprime mortgage securitizations...
FINRA Investor Alert: Stock-Based Loan Programs
SEC Press Release: Assigned Credit Ratings
for public comment on the feasibility of a system in which a public or private utility or a self-regulatory organization would assign a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) to determine credit ratings for structured finance products.