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ARTICLE · 12 MARCH 2008

SEC Warns Public Pension Funds About Inadequate Compliance Procedures

The SEC issued a formal report discussing an insider trading investigation of an internally managed state pension fund conducted by its Division of Enforcement. The pension plan had purchased shares of a company after entering into negotiations with a second company to finance the second company’s acquisition of the first company; the purchases of the target company’s stock took place prior to any public announcement of the proposed acquisition.

United StatesFinance and Banking

Developments of Note

  1. OCC Issues Guidance on Divestiture of Asset Management Business
  2. Federal Appeals Court Overturns Damages Award for Profits Lost as a Result of Anti-Market Timing Limit
  3. FinCEN Issues No-Action Notice Regarding CIP Responsibilities in Fully Disclosed Clearing Arrangements
  4. SEC Warns Public Pension Funds About Inadequate Compliance Procedures
  5. OTS Issues Letter Addressing Preemption of State Predatory Lending Laws in the Context of Ratings of Structured Finance Transactions
  6. IRS Issues Interim Guidance on Deductibility of Bundled Trustees' Fees Following Recent Supreme Court Decision

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