The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has exempted securities listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market from state "blue sky" registration requirements.

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Hafiz Naseem, an investment banker with Credit Suisse (USA) LLC, with illegally divulging non-public information to a person believed to be a banker in Pakistan concerning the leveraged buyout of TXU Corp. by an investor group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group. Naseem misappropriated the information from his employer, Credit Suisse, which served as a financial advisor to TXU in connection with the buyout.

A.G. Edwards Agrees to Pay $3.86 Million to Settle Charges; SEC Also Charges Two Brokers And Two Branch Managers With Misconduct

Baker Hughes Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Three Felony Charges in Criminal Action Filed by Department of Justice; Criminal Fines, Civil Penalties and Disgorgement of Illicit Profits Total More Than $44 Million.

On April 25th SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins led a financial literacy presentation to students at Luke C. Moore Academy Senior High School as part of a collaborative effort by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal agencies to teach financial basics in D.C. Public Schools during Financial Literacy Month.

Trend Micro Announces Intention to Delist its ADRs from NASDAQ and Terminate its SEC Reporting Obligations

Following up on its roundtable last month, the us Securities and Exchange Commission announced today, April 24th, a series of actions it intends to take relating to the acceptance of financial reporting in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today, April 24th, that it will host a series of roundtable discussions in May on shareholder rights and the federal proxy rules.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Also Settles Claims Against Former Apple CFO for $3.5 Million.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's staff today announced the availability of a new compliance tool to assist anti-money laundering (AML) compliance efforts by broker-dealers.