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Release No.DateDetails
Fourth Quarter
99-177Dec 31, 1999As Foreign Markets Experience Millennium Change, It's Business As Usual for U.S. Securities Markets
99-176Dec 27, 1999Securities Industry Mobilizes for Year 2000 Transition
99-175Dec 22, 1999Scudder Kemper Investments Censured for Unauthorized Derivatives Trading
99-174Dec 21, 1999SEC and U.S. Attorney Bring Civil and Criminal Fraud Charges Against James McDermott, Former Chairman and CEO of Investment Banking Firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, for Insider Trading
See Also:  Litigation Release No. 16395
99-173Dec 16, 1999SEC Charges New York Pension Fund Manager in $6.9 Million Kickback Scheme
99-172Dec 15, 1999SEC and U.S. Attorney File Fraud Charges Against Two Former UCLA Students and One Other for Internet Stock Manipulation; Three Charged Made $364,000 by Using UCLA Computers To Spread False Information on Internet Message Boards
99-171Dec 15, 1999SEC Proposes Rule to Ban Selective Disclosure of Material Information; Adopts Rules to Enhance Audit Committee Effectiveness
See Also:  Statement of Chairman Arthur Levitt, Fact Sheet on Selective Disclosure Proposal, Fact Sheet on Rules for Enhancing Audit Committee Effectiveness, Proposed Rule: Selective Disclosure and Insider Trading, and Final Rule: Audit Committee Disclosure
99-170Dec 14, 1999Media Advisory: Commission to Consider Rule to Ban Selective Disclosure
99-169Dec 13, 1999Media Advisory: Media Briefing on Selective Disclosure and Corporate Governance Rules
99-168Dec 7, 1999Media Advisory: SEC Chairman, Congressional and State Officials Hold Investors' Town Meeting in New York City; Free program will offer practical tips for investing wisely and avoiding costly mistakes
99-167Dec 7, 1999EDGAR Subscription Price Reduced
99-166Dec 7, 1999David Becker Named General Counsel
99-165Dec 7, 1999General Counsel Harvey Goldschmid to Leave Commission, but Will Become Special Senior Advisor to Chairman Levitt
99-164Dec 6, 1999Media Advisory: Media Briefing on Market Regulation Rules
99-163Dec 6, 1999John M. Morrissey Named Deputy Chief Accountant
99-162Dec 3, 1999Commission Staff Issues Accounting Bulletin on Revenue Recognition
See Also:  Fact Sheet on Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101: sab101f.htm; complete text of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101: sab101.htm
99-161Nov 30, 1999Fee Rate Advisory No. 10
99-160Nov 29, 1999David B. H. Martin Named Director of the Division of Corporation Finance,
99-159Nov 29, 1999Corporation Finance Director Brian Lane to Join Law Firm
99-158Nov 26, 1999SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, Congressional and State Officials To Conduct Investors' Town Meeting in New York City; Free program will offer area residents practical tips for saving and investing
99-157Nov 24, 1999Commission Staff Issues Accounting Bulletin Addressing Restructuring and Asset Impairment Chargest
See Also:  Fact Sheet on Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 100: sab100f.htm; complete text of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 100: sab100.htm
99-156Nov 22, 1999Commissioner Laura Unger Releases On-Line Trading Report
See Also:  Executive Summary only: cybexsum.htm; Full report, with Executive Summary and Appendices, in PDF format: cybrtrnd.pdf
99-155Nov 19, 1999Disclosure Documents Indicate All Broker Dealers and Non-Bank Transfer Agents Ready for Year 2000
99-154Nov 19, 1999Fee Rate Advisory No. 9
99-153Nov 18, 1999Fee Rate Advisory No. 8
99-152Nov 17, 1999Statement of SEC Chief Accountant Lynn E. Turner on IASC Board Decision to Support Restructuring Plan
99-151Nov 17, 1999BT Alex. Brown Incorporated To Pay $15.3 Million To Settle Fraud Charges in Municipal Bond "Yield Burning" Case; Former Head of Public Finance at Alex. Brown Charged with Fraud; Fund Raiser and Adviser to Former Pennsylvania State Treasurer To Be Enjoined; Seven Others Settle Related Charges Arising From Pennsylvania Bond Refundings
99-150Nov 12, 1999Fee Rate Advisory No. 7
99-149Nov 8, 1999Fee Rate Advisory No. 6
99-148Nov 8, 1999SEC Charges S. Jay Goldinger in PairGain Technologies Fraud
99-147Nov 5, 1999Commission Issues Rule Proposal to Address Application of the Investment Advisers Act to New Brokerage Programs
99-146Nov 4, 1999Chairman Arthur Levitt Stresses Need for Best Execution in Light of Findings From Ongoing SEC Review; Calls on Brokers to Improve Practices and Disclosure; Asks Media To Help Educate Public
99-145Nov 1, 1999SEC Will Not Seek Further Review of Court of Appeals Decision in Board of Trade of the City of Chicago v. SEC
99-144Nov 1, 1999Fee Rate Advisory No. 5
99-143Oct 29, 1999Fee Rate Advisory No. 4
99-142Oct 26, 1999Joanne Cronrath Bamberger Named Deputy Director of the Office of Public Affairs
99-141Oct 25, 1999Chief Accountant Is Seeking Candidates for Six Professional Accounting Fellow Positions
99-140Oct 25, 1999SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, Congressional and State Officials To Conduct Investors' Town Meeting in Albuquerque; Free program will offer area residents practical tips for saving and investing
99-139Oct 21, 1999Fee Rate Advisory No. 3
99-138Oct 20, 1999In First Case of Its Kind, Commission Sues Three Individuals for Illegally Offering Securities Over Internet Auction Site
99-137Oct 19, 1999Commission Orders Options Markets to Develop a Linkage Plan; Options Exchanges Meet at SEC to Discuss Linkage Plan Process
99-136Oct 18, 1999Media Advisory: Media Briefing on Corporation Finance Rules
99-135Oct 15, 1999Media Advisory: Chairman Levitt To Deliver Speech to the Economic Club of NY
99-134Oct 15, 1999SEC To Host Small Business Town Hall Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska
99-133Oct 14, 1999Chairman Arthur Levitt Supports Amendments to Financial Modernization Legislation
99-132Oct 13, 1999Commission Approves After-Hours Trading by the Chicago Stock Exchange and Approves Extension of Nasdaq Trade Reporting and Quote Dissemination Systems
99-131Oct 13, 1999Jay Perlman, Deputy Chief of the Office of Internet Enforcement, to Leave SEC After Nine Years of Service
99-130Oct 13, 1999SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt Praises Formation of the Mutual Fund Directors Education Council
See Also:  Chairman's Statement, Statement of Invesment Management Director Paul Roye, and a Fact Sheet
99-129Oct 8, 1999Chairman Levitt Commends the Working Groups on After-Hours Trading
99-128Oct 7, 1999SEC Releases Full Agenda and Panelists for First Annual Municipal Market Roundtable
99-127Oct 6, 1999Fact Sheet: SEC Proposals Implementing Blue Ribbon Committee's Recommendations Regarding Audit Committee Effectiveness
See Also:  Chairman Levitt's Opening Statement at the Open Commission Meeting
Third Quarter
99-125Sep 29, 1999SEC Adopts New Disclosure Requirements for Foreign Companies
99-126Sep 28, 1999Fee Rate Advisory No. 2
99-124Sep 28, 1999SEC Charges 68 Individuals and Entities with Fraud and/or Abuses of the Financial Reporting Process; 30 Actions Represent First Ever Coordinated Assault on Financial Reporting Misdeeds
See Also:  Details of the 30 Enforcement Actions
99-123Sep 28, 1999Contract Award for Electronic and Stenographic Reporting Services
99-122Sep 28, 1999Fee Rate Advisory
99-121Sep 24, 1999SEC To Host Small Business Town Hall Meeting in Albuquerque, NM
99-120Sep 23, 1999In a Major Speech on the Structure of the Securities Markets, SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt Calls for Greater Competition and Innovation as Markets Adapt and Respond to New Technologies; Levitt Calls for Constructive Industry Dialogue to Trump Parochial Interests
99-119Sep 22, 1999SEC Brings Municipal Fraud Charges Against the City of Miami and Two Former Senior Officials
99-118Sep 22, 1999SEC Praises Securities Industry Association for Leadership on Decimal Pricing Plan
99-117Sep 20, 1999First Annual Municipal Securities Roundtable Agenda Released
99-116Sep 20, 1999Arthur Levitt to Deliver Major Address on the Structure of the Securities Markets
99-115Sep 16, 1999Chairman Levitt: NYSE To Remain Open Despite Weather
99-114Sep 16, 1999Day Trading: Your Dollars at Risk (An Investor Alert)
99-113Sep 9, 1999Audit Effectiveness Panel Conducts Survey to Help Improve Quality of Public Company Audits
99-112Sep 9, 1999Fleet Investment Advisors to Pay $1.9 Million as a Result of Former Shawmut Officers' Fraudulent Use of Client Brokerage Commissions
99-111Sep 8, 1999Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp. and Former Senior Official Censured and Fined for Disclosure Violations Regarding 'Incubator' Growth Fund
99-110Sep 7, 1999President's Year 2000 Council, SEC, NYSE, NASD, ICI, SIA Outline Securities Industry Efforts For Smooth Transition Into Year 2000; 'Tool Kit' Helps Public Learn About Industry's Y2K Readiness
See Also:  Chairman Levitt's Statement on the Transition Efforts
99-109Sep 2, 1999Statement by SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt on NYSE Vote
99-108Sep 2, 1999Media Briefing To Outline Securities Industry's Efforts To Prepare for Year 2000
99-107Sep 1, 1999Leo Orenstein, Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel, To Leave SEC
99-106Aug 30, 1999Media Briefing To Outline Securities Industry's Efforts To Prepare for Year 2000
99-105Aug 30, 1999Chairman Arthur Levitt Names Helane L. Morrison Head of the SEC's San Francisco District Office
99-104Aug 27, 1999Statement by SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt on NASDAQ's Decision To Extend Trade Reporting and Quotation Systems Hours
99-103Aug 26, 1999SEC Brings Additional Enforcement Actions Against Investment Advisers and Transfer Agents for Failing to Make Required Year 2000 Disclosure
99-102Aug 23, 1999SEC Tightens Rules Governing Personal Trading by Mutual Fund Insiders
See Also:  Fact Sheet on the Rule Amendments.
99-101Aug 19, 1999SEC Sues IG Holdings, Inc. in First Ever 'Mini-Tender Offer' Case; Warns Investors To Carefully Scrutinize Offers To Buy Their Stock
99-100Aug 17, 1999SEC Chief Accountant Solicits Academic Research on Key Accounting Issues Facing the Commission and the Profession
See Also:  the Chief Accountant's call for research
99-99Aug 13, 1999Commission Staff Issues Accounting Bulletin Addressing the Concept of Materiality in the Preparation and Auditing of Financial Statements
99-98Aug 12, 1999Cynthia M. Fornelli Appointed Attorney-Fellow in the Division of Investment Management
99-97Aug 12, 1999Martha Mahan Haines Appointed Attorney-Fellow in Office of Municipal Securities
99-96Aug 12, 1999Duncan King, SEC Public Affairs Deputy Director, To Leave Commission for Private Sector
99-95Aug 9, 1999Statement on NASAA Day Trading Report by Securities and Exchange Commission Spokesman Chris Ullman
99-94Aug 5, 1999Bear Stearns Securities Corporation to Pay $35 Million To Settle SEC Charges That It Caused Fraud at A.R. Baron; Bear Stearns President Richard Harriton Charged with Fraud
99-93Aug 4, 1999News Conference to Announce Major Enforcement Action (Media Advisory)
99-92Aug 4, 1999Pay-to-Play Rule Proposal Conference Call (Media Advisory)
99-91Aug 4, 1999Commission Proposes Rule To Ban Pay-to-Play by Investment Advisers
99-90Aug 3, 1999SEC Charges 82 Individuals and Companies in 26 Actions Involving More Than $12 Million in Second Nationwide Microcap Fraud Sweep
99-89Aug 2, 1999SEC EDGAR System Certified Y2K Compliant
99-88Aug 2, 1999Media Advisory: Microcap Fraud Sweep News Conference
99-87Aug 2, 1999Wayne M. Carlin Named Associate Director of the Commission's Northeast Regional Office
99-86Jul 30, 1999SEC Updates Securities Industry Y2K Readiness Information on Web
99-85Jul 29, 1999SEC, NYSE and NASD Issue Joint Statement on Broker-Dealer Risk Management Practices
99-84Jul 26, 1999Joseph C. Lombard Named Counsel to Chairman Arthur Levitt
99-83Jul 22, 1999SEC Brings First Actions to Halt Unregistered Online Offerings of So-Called 'Free Stock'
99-82Jul 19, 1999Corporation Finance Director Brian Lane To Leave Commission After 16 Years of Service
99-81Jul 13, 1999SEC Announces First Annual Municipal Market Roundtable
99-80Jul 12, 1999Jaime Lizarraga, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, to Leave SEC
99-79Jul 12, 1999Joint Interagency Letter to Financial Institutions (on the Allowance for Loan Losses)
99-78Jul 9, 1999Filers Can Use EDGAR Y2K Test System Beginning Monday, July 12
99-77Jul 8, 1999A.S. Goldmen and Co., Inc. and Employees Charged with Variety of Microcap Related Violations
99-76Jul 2, 1999Susan Ochs, Director of Legislative Affairs, To Leave the Commission
Second Quarter
99-75Jun 30, 1999W. R. Grace & Co. and Outside Auditors Settle SEC Proceedings
99-74Jun 29, 1999Media Advisory: News Conference to Follow After-Hours Trading Summit
99-73Jun 29, 1999SEC To Host Annual Government Business Forum
99-72Jun 29, 1999New York Stock Exchange Failed to Enforce Floor Broker Compliance; NYSE Agrees To Remedies
99-71Jun 24, 1999Chairman Levitt Commends ICI on Fund Governance Report
99-70Jun 23, 1999SEC Charges 11 Individuals With Insider Trading; U.S. Attorney Also Indicts Former Director of Koo Koo Roo, Inc.
99-69Jun 23, 1999SEC, NASD, and NYSE to Convene Industry Summit To Address After-Hours Trading Issues
99-68Jun 21, 1999SEC Welcomes Counterparty Risk Management Policy Group Report
99-67Jun 21, 1999Commissioner Isaac C. Hunt, Jr. To Speak at SEC Small Business Town Hall Meeting in Kansas City, Mo.
99-66Jun 21, 1999SEC Commissioner Laura Unger To Address Y2K Contingency Planning and Risk Mitigation at SIA Conference
99-65Jun 15, 1999Small Business Registration and Reporting Forms and Regulations Available on SEC Website
99-64Jun 10, 1999President's Year 2000 Council, SEC, NASD, SIA Team Up To Educate Investors About Y2K Preparations
99-63Jun 8, 1999SEC Charges Washington Lawyer Lewis Rivlin and Two Others for Defrauding Investors of $6.2 Million in Prime Bank Scheme; Ecuadorian Charity for Underprivileged Girls Among Duped Investors
99-62Jun 3, 1999Statement by Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt Concerning ABA Proposed Pay-To-Play Ethics Rule
99-61Jun 3, 1999SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, Oregon Officials to Hold Investors' Town Meeting in Portland
99-60Jun 3, 1999SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, State Officials to Hold Investors' Town Meeting in Washington
99-59Jun 2, 1999SEC To Host Small Business Town Hall Meeting In Kansas City, MO
99-58May 27, 1999Statement by Chairman Arthur Levitt, Securities and Exchange Commission, Concerning Extended Market Hours
99-57May 26, 1999SEC Charges Twenty-Five Individuals With Insider Trading In Advance of IBM's Takeover of Lotus Development Corp.; Illegal Profits Exceed $1.3 Million; Doctor, Engineer, Deli and Pizza Shop Owners Among Six Tiers of Illicit Traders
99-56May 25, 1999SEC Announces Y2K Testing for EDGAR Filers
99-55May 24, 1999Stephen J. Weinstein Appointed Attorney Fellow in Office of Municipal Securities
99-54May 19, 1999SEC Introduces New Publication: 'International Investing - Get The Facts'
99-53May 19, 1999Henry Klehm III, Senior Associate Director of the Northeast Regional Office, To Leave the SEC After 10 Years of Service
99-52May 17, 1999Rulemaking In Connection With EDGAR Modernization
99-51May 12, 1999Statement by Chairman Arthur Levitt on Resignation Announcement of Secretary Robert Rubin
99-50May 12, 1999Paul Leder, International Affairs Deputy Director and Senior Advisor to the Chairman for International Issues, to Leave SEC
99-49May 12, 1999SEC Steps Up Nationwide Crackdown Against Internet Fraud, Charging 26 Companies and Individuals for Bogus Securities Offerings; Vigilant Surveillance and Preemptive Strikes Help Prevent Investor Losses
99-48May 11, 1999David Bayless, Head of SEC's San Francisco Office, to Leave the Commission to Return to Private Practice
99-47May 7, 1999SEC Continues Effort to Increase Competition in Post-Trade Information Processing
99-46May 7, 1999Michael Walinskas Named Associate Director of Division of Market Regulation
99-45May 5, 1999SEC's EDGAR Database Will Be Unavailable on Saturday, May 8, 1999
99-44May 4, 1999SEC Brings Year 2000 Enforcement Actions Against Eight Investment Advisers For Failing to Make Required Y2K Disclosure
99-43May 4, 1999SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt Discusses Risks and Rewards of On-Line Trading; Calls on Investors to Take Greater Responsibility and On-Line Brokerages to Better Protect Investors
99-42Apr 29, 1999SEC Chairman Levitt Applauds Increase in Municipal Market Transparency
99-41Apr 29, 1999SEC Chairman Levitt Commends Industry on Successful Y2K Test; Positive Sign That Industry Y2K Preparation Is On-Track
99-40Apr 27, 1999Media Advisory: Levitt To Give Speech at National Press Club on Implications of On-Line Trading
99-39Apr 26, 1999Facts on Saving and Investing Campaign Encourages Young Americans To Learn About Saving and Investing
99-38Apr 26, 1999Future Investors Open Trading at the New York Stock Exchange
99-37Apr 22, 1999Securities and Exchange Commission Settles Municipal Finance Case With Lazard Frères; Lazard Agrees To Pay $11 Million
99-36Apr 6, 1999SEC Introduces New 'Mutual Fund Cost Calculator'; Internet-Based Tool Will Help Investors Comparison Shop and Save Money
See Also:  remarks by Chairman Levitt and SEC Investment Management Director Paul Roye
99-35Apr 5, 1999Levitt to Unveil Significant Financial Tool
First Quarter
99-34Mar 31, 1999SEC Director of Enforcement Richard Walker to Speak at National Press Club
99-33Mar 26, 1999Chairman Arthur Levitt to Speak at Council of Institutional Investors Conference
99-32Mar 25, 1999J. Richard Dietrich Appointed Academic Accounting Fellow
99-31Mar 22, 1999SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt Proposes Significant Reforms to Mutual Fund Governance Structure
99-30Mar 19, 1999SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt to Speak at Investment Company Institute's Mutual Funds Conference
99-29Mar 10, 1999Annette L. Nazareth Named Director of the Division of Market Regulation
99-28Mar 10, 1999Joint Interagency Letter to Financial Institutions
99-27Mar 1, 1999Arthur Levitt Will Conduct an Investors' Town Meeting in Miami
99-26Mar 1, 1999SEC To Consider Two Items at an Open Meeting
See Also:  Materials available regarding the BD and TA operational capability and Y2K issues: proposal for new rules and opening remarks by Chairman Levitt at the meeting
99-25Mar 1, 1999Levitt Praises Independent Financial Advisors for Adopting Voluntary Pay-to-Play Ban
99-24Feb 25, 1999SEC Continues Internet Fraud Crackdown: SEC Files Four More Cases Against Purveyors of Fraudulent Spam, Online Newsletters, Message Board Postings and Websites in its Ongoing Effort to Clean Up the Internet
99-23Feb 24, 1999Regulators Reach Out to Young People With the 'Facts on Saving and Investing Campaign for the Americas'
99-22Feb 19, 1999SEC Releases Full Agenda and Panelists for Independent Fund Directors Roundtable
99-21Feb 19, 1999SEC Approves Series of Measures in Ongoing Fight Against Microcap Fraud
See Also:  Chairman Levitt's statement; Fact sheets on amendments" Rule 15c2-11, Rule 504, Rule 701, and Form S-8
99-20Feb 18, 1999SEC to Consider Four Items at an Open Meeting
99-19Feb 16, 1999SEC Releases Agenda for Independent Fund Directors Roundtable
99-18Feb 16, 1999SEC Posts Securities Industry Y2K Readiness Information on Web; Searchable database includes Year 2000 reports from broker-dealers, transfer agents, investment advisers, and mutual funds
99-17Feb 12, 1999Office of the Chief Accountant Selects Two Professional Accounting Fellows
99-16Feb 11, 1999Commission Approves Changes to NYSE Rule 80A ("Collar Rule")
99-15Feb 10, 1999In First Case of Its Kind, SEC Charges Brokerage Firm and Its President With Aiding and Abetting Soft Dollar Fraud
99-14Feb 8, 1999NYSE Chair Richard Grasso, NASD Chair Frank Zarb, and Blue Ribbon Panel Co-Chairs Ira Millstein and John Whitehead Announce "Ten-Point Plan" To Improve Oversight of FInancial Reporting Process
99-12Feb 3, 1999SEC Proposes International Harmonization of Disclosure Requirements for Foreign Companies
99-11Feb 3, 1999SEC and Catholic University To Sponsor Symposium To Increase Minority Awareness of and Participation in the Securities Industry
99-10Feb 2, 1999SEC Sues Donnkenny, Inc. and Four Former Senior Executives and Employees for Financial Fraud; U.S. Attorney Announces Guilty Pleas
99-9Jan 27, 1999Statement by Chairman Arthur Levitt, Securities and Exchange Commission, Concerning On-Line Trading
99-8Jan 26, 1999Richard Lindsey, Market Regulation Director, To Leave SEC
99-7Jan 22, 1999SEC to Host Roundtable on the Role of Independent Investment Company Directors
99-6Jan 19, 1999SEC To Host Small Business Town Hall Meeting in Seattle, Washington
99-5Jan 14, 1999SEC Censures PricewaterhouseCoopers for Violating Auditor Independence Rules and Improper Professional Conduct; PwC Agrees to Establish New Procedures and to Create $2.5 Million Auditor Independence Education Fund
99-4Jan 13, 1999SEC and U.S. Attorney to Conduct Media Briefing and News Conference to Announce Accounting Fraud Perpetrated by Livent Senior Management
99-3Jan 13, 1999SEC Sues Livent and Nine Former Livent Officials for Extensive Accounting Fraud; U.S. Attorney Files Criminal Charges
99-2Jan 11, 1999SEC Fines 28 Brokerage Firms $26 Million and Suspends 51 Individual Traders for Fraudulent Market-Making Activities in the Nasdaq Market
99-1Jan 7, 1999SEC Seeks Sanctions Against Nine Transfer Agents for Failing to Make Required Year 2000 Disclosure
 
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