International Business News - sec http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday that Chairman Christopher Cox has convened a meeting of international regulators for next week to deal with "urgent regulatory issues" stemming from the global financial crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/sec-calls-meeting-of-world-regulators-amid-crisis.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:30 EST The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday delayed a plan to adopt new rules aimed at stemming conflicts of interest in Wall Street's credit rating industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/sec-puts-off-vote-on-rules-for-rating-agencies.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:07:00 EST Federal regulators are adopting new rules designed to stem conflicts of interest in Wall Street's credit rating industry and make the business more transparent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/ahead-of-the-bell-sec-rules-for-rating-agencies.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:14:15 EST Federal regulators on Tuesday accused four people of inflating the value of Bank of Montreal's trading portfolio to falsely enhance its financial results. One of the four pleaded guilty to related criminal charges and agreed to a civil settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/sec-accuses-4-of-inflating-banks-portfolio.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:02:08 EST Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team, was charged on Monday by the Securities and Exchange Commission with insider trading in shares of Mamma.com Inc, an Internet search engine firm. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/176621-mark-cuban.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/sec-charges-dallas-mavericks-mark-cuban-with-insider-trading.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/sec-charges-dallas-mavericks-mark-cuban-with-insider-trading.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:52:32 EST Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team, was charged with insider trading in shares of Mamma.com Inc, an Internet search engine company, the Securities and Exchange Commission reported on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/176618-mark-cuban.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/text-sec-complaint-against-mark-cuban-insider-trading.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/text-sec-complaint-against-mark-cuban-insider-trading.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:35:19 EST Shares of WellCare Health Plans Inc. plunged to all-time lows Thursday after the health insurer, already the target of multiple state and federal investigations, said it is in default on some debt covenants and is being hurt by higher Medicare costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/wellcare-dives-on-report-of-higher-medical-costs.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:40:14 EST Blue Coat Systems Inc., a security hardware and software maker, said it completed a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission into its stock-option practices and accounting. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/blue-coat-settles-sec-stock-option-investigation.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:19:30 EST An administrative law judge at the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday rebuffed a request for disciplinary action against an SEC official in connection with an investigation of investment bank Bear Stearns. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081108/judge-wont-take-action-against-sec-officials.htm Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:42:57 EST An administrative law judge at the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday rebuffed a request for disciplinary action against an SEC official in connection with an investigation of investment bank Bear Stearns. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/judge-wont-take-action-against-sec-officials.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:19:15 EST Mannatech Inc., a maker of dietary supplements and skin care products, said Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has informed the company it will not face civil action related to the dismissal of its accountant. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/mannatech-says-sec-inquiry-ends-without-action.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:27:49 EST A key senator is examining whether a top Securities and Exchange Commission official gave sensitive information to a former colleague working at JPMorgan Chase & Co. when the bank was considering whether to buy Bear Stearns. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/senator-seeks-information-from-sec-on-bear-deal.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:39:51 EDT The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday it brought 671 enforcement cases in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, with the number of market manipulation cases up more than 45 percent over the prior year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/sec-market-manipulation-cases-jump-in-fiscal-2008.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:07:20 EDT Arthur Levitt, the one-time chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, blamed his former agency Thursday for failures he said helped cause the financial meltdown. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/former-sec-chief-rips-agency-on-meltdown.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:44:23 EDT An official at the Securities and Exchange Commission failed to properly enforce securities laws in the agency's investigation of investment bank Bear Stearns' valuation of complex securities, the agency's watchdog said in a report made public Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/report-finds-flaws-in-sec-bear-stearns-probe.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:50:54 EDT A federal judge in Detroit has refused to dismiss civil charges against five people accused of financial fraud at the auto parts maker Delphi Corp. Federal judge Avern Cohn said in a 49-page ruling this week that a trial can go forward. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/sec-case-against-ex-delphi-officials-goes-forward.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:56:03 EDT A CNN-owned Web site called iReport.com, which publishes reports written by ordinary citizens, said Friday it will give the Securities and Exchange Commission information about the author of an item that claimed Apple CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/cnn-hands-over-info-on-author-of-steve-jobs-rumor.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:20:33 EDT Federal regulators on Wednesday extended an unprecedented ban against all short-selling in the shares of more than 800 financial companies, keeping it in place at least until after Congress enacts a massive financial bailout plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/143571-financial-meltdown.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/sec-extends-short-selling-ban-for-financial-stocks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/sec-extends-short-selling-ban-for-financial-stocks.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:54:32 EDT Federal regulators on Wednesday extended an unprecedented ban against all short-selling in the shares of more than 800 financial companies, keeping it in place at least until after Congress enacts a massive financial bailout plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/sec-extends-short-sell-ban-for-financials.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:11:35 EDT Federal regulators charged an upstate New York-based regional grocery chain with fraud, claiming Tuesday a multimillion dollar accounting scheme made the company's finances look better than they were. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/sec-charges-penn-traffic-with-accounting-fraud.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:37:13 EDT