Read more SEC stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4200/sec.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:30:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71973/feds-ny-hedge-fund-boss-funded-terror.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA hedge-fund manager busted for insider trading has been contributing money to a Sri Lankan terrorist group, according to FBI agents. Raj Rajaratnam came under scrutiny in a federal probe into the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization, a charity which was charged with funneling money to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam,...http://www.newser.com/story/71973/feds-ny-hedge-fund-boss-funded-terror.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 1:20:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71896/29-year-old-sec-honcho-came-from-goldman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first person named to the new chief operating officer position in the SEC’s enforcement division is a 29-year-old whiz kid who previously worked at uber-connected Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg reports. "Adam’s skill in technology systems, workflow process, and project management will greatly benefit the division," his new boss says. To...http://www.newser.com/story/71896/29-year-old-sec-honcho-came-from-goldman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 14:08:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71890/hedge-fund-founder-nabbed-for-insider-trading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe founder of a $3 billion hedge fund and two other financial executives have been charged with insider trading, the Business Insider reports. Raj Rajaratnam, whose Galleon Group focuses on high tech stocks, was charged with conspiracy and fraud related to trades of Hilton and Google stock, among others. Execs...http://www.newser.com/story/71890/hedge-fund-founder-nabbed-for-insider-trading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 11:03:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71716/2-madoff-victims-sue-sec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo investors who lost a combined $2.4 million to Bernie Madoff’s ponzi scheme have sued the SEC for negligence. The lawsuit argues that the commission should reimburse the plaintiffs for their losses because it failed in its duty to protect investors. Regulators had "countless opportunities" to catch Madoff "and...http://www.newser.com/story/71716/2-madoff-victims-sue-sec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 15:32:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69772/feds-probe-bofa-merrill-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch is the focus of an ongoing investigation by the FBI and Justice Department, sources tell the Charlotte Observer, the bank's hometown paper. The SEC and the AGs of New York and North Carolina have already launched civil probes of the timing of huge...http://www.newser.com/story/69772/feds-probe-bofa-merrill-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 15:55:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69715/sec-moves-to-ban-lightning-fast-trading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe SEC is seeking a ban on the financial technique known as flash orders, a controversial method in which powerful computers survey other investors' trades and adjust strategies within milliseconds to turn a profit. SEC head Mary Schapiro said that flash orders "may create a two-tiered market" since only those...http://www.newser.com/story/69715/sec-moves-to-ban-lightning-fast-trading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 5:16:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69390/court-overturns-merrill-bofa-settlement-with-sec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge today scrapped the $33 million settlement Bank of America and the SEC agreed on as punishment for the bank's not informing shareholders of bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch executives just before the bank bought Merrill, the New York Times reports. Saying BofA "materially lied, " Jed Rakoff noted...http://www.newser.com/story/69390/court-overturns-merrill-bofa-settlement-with-sec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 14:47:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69095/madoff-on-fooling-sec-just-be-casual.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe most important thing to remember if you want to fool the SEC is to act casual, Bernie Madoff told executives at Fairfield Greenwich Group. “You don't want them to think you're concerned about anything,” the Ponzi scheme mastermind said in a phone call taped in 2005, CNN reports. Most...http://www.newser.com/story/69095/madoff-on-fooling-sec-just-be-casual.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 17:11:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68452/sec-report-we-never-did-competent-madoff-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe SEC's inspector general says the agency had plenty of chances to take down Bernie Madoff and whiffed on every one, Bloomberg reports. In a report released today, H. David Kotz writes that the SEC received "detailed and substantive complaints over the years to warrant a thorough and comprehensive examination”...http://www.newser.com/story/68452/sec-report-we-never-did-competent-madoff-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 14:19:49 CDT