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Deferred Prosecutions: Now the UK Jumps on Board

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Monday, September 16, 2013
Deferred Prosecution Agreements are an increasingly significant mechanism in a number of jurisdictions and the UK seems set to become the next prime mover in this law enforcement space.

Nomura Australia Limited Pays $30,000 infringement Notice Penalty

Nomura Australia Ltd has paid a penalty of $30,000 to ASIC in order to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel, for the entry of two orders to sell the security, Alumina Limited on 18 March 2011, that allegedly resulted in the market for AWC not being both fa
Originally Published: 
Friday, March 30, 2012

New York Times Reports that SEC Is Avoiding Tough Sanctions For Large Banks

The New York Times reports that even as the Securities and Exchange Commission has stepped up its investigations of Wall Street in the last decade, the agency has repeatedly allowed the biggest firms to avoid punishments specifically meant to apply to fraud cases.
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Friday, February 3, 2012