SEC News
Argo Settles SEC Investigation Into Executive Pay Practices
Argo Group will pay $900,000 to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into executive perks paid to former CEO Mark Watson III that raised the ire of an activist shareholder. ...
S&P Takes Closer Look at Argo Following SEC Subpoena Over Executive Compensation
The SEC's decision to subpoena Argo Group. International Holdings about its executive compensation practices is drawing the attention of Standard & Poor's. S&P said it has revised the outlook ...
Argo Group Slapped With SEC Subpoena Regarding Executive Compensation
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. has been subpoenaed by U.S. securities regulators about perks for its executives and is conducting an internal review. The U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
SEC May Sue VW Over Diesel Breach Nondisclosure
Volkswagen AG may face a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit over the carmaker's failure to disclose to investors that its diesel vehicles didn't comply with emission standards, according ...
U.S. Slaps Charges Onto Several, Alleging SEC Hacking Scheme
U.S. authorities on Tuesday charged several individuals and companies in a scheme to trade on information in nonpublic corporate press releases by hacking into a U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
AIG Told by U.S. Regulator to Improve Reinsurance Disclosures
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told American International Group Inc to improve disclosures about its use of reinsurance to mitigate losses in its property and casualty unit, according ...
No Insider Trades Before Cyber Breach Disclosure, SEC Says In New Guidance
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday updated guidance to public companies on how and when they should disclose cyber security risks and breaches, including potential weaknesses ...
SEC Discloses Edgar Hack; Thiefs May Have Profited From Stolen Info
The vulnerability of governments and businesses to cyberattacks was exposed again Wednesday when a top U.S. financial regulator said hackers had breached its electronic database of market-moving ...