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Senvest failed to implement procedures to monitor whether its employees were following the firm’s policies concerning work-related communications .... At least three senior Senvest officers ...
"The rule’s invocation of the term 'material' is a red herring"
"Rules of such broad effect should be set by the full Commission, not by staff answering only to the Chairman"
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March proved to be a tough month for the SEC in two federal courts. One judge accused the Commission of “gross misconduct” and, in a ...
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