Are you new here? The Howey case on the definition of security was about an orange farm in Florida. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against TKO Farms and James Brian Blaylock caught my attention because of this mirror of
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The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network published a final rule that removes the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information to FinCEN under the Corporate Transparency Act. Additionally, FinCEN will delete from its database information previously…
I’ve periodically taken a look at the Private Equity Real Estate’s list of the top firms, based on fundraising. The 2026 edition was published today. I took a swing at the analysis again (with a little help).
The 2026 PERE…
Since 1972, the Securities and Exchange Commission has generally allowed companies and individuals to settle civil enforcement investigations without admitting to the SEC’s allegations, provided that the settling party also does not deny them. See 17 CFR 202.5(e) . “[I]t…
Ugh.
Prosecutors filed charges against 30 people who allegedly participated in an insider trading scheme that involved several major corporate law firms. The defendants include corporate attorneys, who allegedly exploited confidential information from nearly 30 merger and acquisition deals. Charges…
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposed rule and form amendments that would give public companies the option of filing semiannual reports instead of quarterly reports to meet their reporting obligations under the federal securities laws. For those in…