The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") announced today that on September 25, 2007, the District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a Final Judgment in its settled civil action against HSBC Bank USA, N.A. ("HSBC"), imposing a
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended trading of the stocks of three companies that haven't provided adequate information about themselves to the public, leaving them susceptible to spam-based stock scams, the agency said. The SEC toda
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) on Monday announced the adoption of final joint rules to implement the "broker" exceptions for banks under Section 3(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange
The Securities and Exchange Commission has posted the source code of its Financial Report Viewer on its website for free use, part of its ongoing campaign to promote the use of XBRL in financial reports.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled enforcement proceedings against HSBC Bank USA, N.A., which will pay a $10 million civil penalty and approximately $500,000 in disgorgement for allowing its name and logo to be used in connecti
Ending eight years of stalled negotiations and impasse, the Commission today voted to adopt, jointly with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), new rules that will finally implement the bank broker provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bli
The SEC is publishing this interpretive release to provide guidance for management regarding its evaluation and assessment of internal control over financial reporting. The guidance sets forth an approach by which management can conduct a top-down, risk-b
Washington, D.C., July 25, 2007 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously in favor of a new auditing standard and other measures to increase the accuracy of financial reports while reducing unnecessary costs, especially for smaller
Washington, DC, July 25, 2007 – The PCAOB’s Auditing Standard No. 5, An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting That Is Integrated with An Audit of Financial Statements, was approved today by the Securities and Exchange Commission. It replaces