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SEC "WhatsApp" Enforcement Continues
The SEC continues its enforcement over recordkeeping violations announcing February 9, 2024 its settlement with 16 more financial firms...
michaelarbogast1
Feb 13, 20241 min read
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Sept 20 2023 FOMC Statement Signals Intent to Maintain Status Quo
The September 20, 2023 FOMC Statement only changes the July 26, 2023 FOMC Statement to the extent necessary as a matter of grammar. This...
michaelarbogast1
Oct 10, 20231 min read
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June 24 FOMC Statement Indicates the Fed Will Continue Its Pause in Interest Rate Hikes
As shown in the attached, marked version of the June 24 FOMC statement, the Fed clearly indicates a "wait-and-see" approach to see if its...
michaelarbogast1
Jul 11, 20231 min read
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Fed Statement Signals Interest Rate Increases Could Pause
The Fed raised the target range for the federal funds rate another 25bps earlier today but signaled that it may have come to the end of...
michaelarbogast1
May 4, 20231 min read
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SEC Adopts New Form 10-Q
The SEC has adopted a new Form 10-Q. The new Form adds a clause (c) to Part II, Item 5 (Other Information), which requires registrants to...
michaelarbogast1
Apr 12, 20231 min read
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Fed's Statement Raising the Federal Funds Rate Target Range (March 22, 2023): Marked Version
The Fed raised the target range for the federal funds rate 25 basis points today to 4.75% to 5.00%. More interesting to me is its related...
michaelarbogast1
Mar 23, 20231 min read
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SEC Posts New Form 10K
The SEC posted a new Form 10-K in reaction to the recently effective final rule on Listing Standards for Erroneously Awarded...
michaelarbogast1
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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Marked February 1, 2023 FOMC Statement
The Federal Reserve is incredibly careful in how it crafts its statements on monetary policy. Every word matters. Knowing this, we can...
michaelarbogast1
Feb 3, 20231 min read
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SEC's New Rule on Insider Trading Arrangements Will Necessitate Changes
The final rule, published on December 29, 2022, becomes effective February 27, 2022 and will impact most securities issuers by: narrowing...
michaelarbogast1
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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SEC Updates Form 10-K
The raucous team at the SEC rang in the New Year in the only way you'd expect them to: by publishing an updated Form-10K with minimal...
michaelarbogast1
Jan 3, 20231 min read
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FHFA increases CFI asset cap for 2023
As of January 1, 2023, the FHFA will increase the CFI asset cap to $1,417,000,000, which reflects a 7.1 percent increase in the...
michaelarbogast1
Dec 30, 20221 min read
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