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ISS Discusses Wells Fargo’s Historic $1 Billion Settlement With Investors

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Investors’ $1 billion tentative settlement – a Top 20 settlement of all time if approved – comes in the wake of years of scandal and resolves allegations that the bank concealed its inability to clean up its act. Current CEO Charles Scharf also admitted to the bank suffering from a “ broken ” culture and “flawed business” model.

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ISS Discusses Largest Securities-Related Class Action Settlements of 2023

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Wells Fargo Investors’ $1 billion settlement against Wells Fargo comes in the wake of years of scandal and resolves allegations that the bank concealed its inability to clean up its act. in August 2019, wiping out about $36 billion in market capitalization. The banks on the U.S. in November 2015 to $26.50

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ISS Discusses the Largest Class Action Settlements of 2022

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Allegations relate to the financial crisis from over a decade ago where a number of financial institutions – including Deutsche Bank Securities, RBS Securities, and Wachovia Capital Markets – misled investors within offering documents on various securities issued by NovaStar. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

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Olshan Discusses FINRA, Stock Exchange Crack Down on Small-Cap IPO “Ramp and Dump” Schemes

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Although FINRA states that its Regulatory Notice does not create new legal or regulatory requirements or new interpretations of existing requirements, it squarely places the obligation to battle such schemes on underwriters as “gatekeepers to the public markets.” broker-dealers to the U.S. Next Steps.

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SEC Chair Gensler Speaks on Crypto Markets

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6] The settlement made clear that crypto markets must comply with time-tested securities laws, such as the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940. It further demonstrates the Commission’s willingness to work with crypto platforms to determine how they can come into compliance with those laws.

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Strengthening Financial Services Risk Management Through Collaboration-Based Solutions

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On the heels of several history-making bank collapses in the first quarter of 2023, financial institutions must fortify their internal controls programs to respond to greater scrutiny from federal regulators. Areas where banks are expected to face stricter rules and supervision include: Stress test models and contingency planning.

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SEC Announces Enforcement Results for FY 2022

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We expect compliance.”. A hallmark of the Enforcement Program in fiscal year 2022 was robust enforcement through resolutions that imposed penalties designed to deter future violations, establish accountability from major institutions, and order tailored undertakings that provide potential roadmaps for compliance by other firms.