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This is a win for investors and could potentially be a "Big" win if new 10b5-1 regulations are tough. Too frequently CEOs and named executives skirt around insider trading rules by way of 10b5-1 plans - especially the modification of existing 10b5-1 plans. Last year we called out Moderna (MRNA) CEO Stéphane Bancel for this … Continue reading The SEC Plans to Further Regulate 10b5-1 Plans
Instagram is on to APIs. Biden's budget implies stagflation. EV poster child Elon Musk will benefit from Biden's spending plan beginning in 2023. Ransomware attacks continue to expose the fragility of our legacy technology systems. Last month we wrote about API strategy. Instagram (tkr: FB), recently opened its platform via APIs to enable Instagram messages … Continue reading Instagram, Stagflation, EVs and More Cyberattacks
The SEC Needs To Step Up Its Enforcement Game. Political Pressure Is Focused Elsewhere. Private, decentralized messaging platforms where user IDs are not tied to real world identities make it possible for public company executives to discretely disclose non-public information with select investors. Discord is one such example. It will be interesting to observe the … Continue reading Technology Is Running Circles Around Financial Regulators
The Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs is holding its confirmation hearing for Gary Gensler as SEC Chairman (link HERE). Gensler will need to demonstrate that he will be tough on individuals and companies that violate capital market integrity. We are confident that Mr. Gensler understands the relevant questions to ask (even if Senator … Continue reading We Are Taking A “Show Me” Approach To Gary Gensler As SEC Chairman
Hopefully prospective SEC Chairman Gary Gensler will work to rein in the frothy activity that has occurred in the capital markets over the past decade. These range from slap on the wrist fines (large banks in particular), which amount to nothing more than a Cost of Goods Sold charge, to SPACs to more recently social … Continue reading The Social Media-Enabled Pump and Dump
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