SEC Dealer Rule Collapse: Impact on Toxic Lenders & OTC Penny Stocks
Learn how the SEC's Dealer Rule targeted toxic lenders in penny stock markets — and why its defeat means ongoing risks for…
Read MoreCommissioner Mark Uyeda Dissents in Unregistered Dealer SEC Enforcement Action
In his dissent, Uyeda seems to accept the generally accepted description of variable-rate convertible notes as "toxic" and "death spiral" financings that…
Read MoreSEC Pursues Unregistered Dealers, Toxic Financing, Toxic Convertible Notes
2020 has been a historic year for Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") enforcement action against toxic lenders as unregistered dealers.
Read MoreCourt Enters Judgments Against Promoters in Pump-And-Dump Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered final judgments against the…
Read MoreSEC Amends Rule 144 for Convertible Notes and Unregistered Dealers
On December 22, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted to propose amendments to Rule 144 to eliminate tacking for shares…
Read MoreSEC Charges The Cheesecake Factory For Misleading COVID-19 Disclosures
On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") announced that it had settled charges against The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) for…
Read MoreSEC Proposes Exemptive Relief for Finders
At its October 7, 2020 open meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted to propose exemptive relief for certain finders…
Read MoreSEC Says toxic funder John M. Fife is an Unregistered Dealer
The SEC filed an enforcement action against John Fife, an unregistered dealer and 5 companies he controlled including St. George Investments LLC…
Read MoreIs My Toxic Lender and Dilution Funder a Dealer? – SEC Toxic Financing Actions
Dilution Funders have been charged by the SEC as unregistered dealers in violation of the Securities Exchange Act. Justin Keener and his…
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