Saturday, February 22, 2014

Credit Suisse Admits Guilt in Settling With S.E.C. - NYTimes.com

Credit Suisse Admits Guilt in Settling With S.E.C. - NYTimes.com

"Credit Suisse on Friday became the latest big bank to admit wrongdoing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, striking a deal over its failure to comply with a cardinal rule of the financial industry.


The bank, based in Zurich, was accused of
advising clients in the United States without first registering at the
S.E.C. Credit Suisse paid $196 million to settle with the federal
agency, which requires banks and other firms that offer investment
advice to comply with basic registration rules.
“The broker-dealer and investment adviser
registration provisions are core protections for investors,” Andrew J.
Ceresney, director of the S.E.C.’s enforcement division, said in a
statement.
While the penalty is significant, the
admission of wrongdoing underscored the importance of the case. It is
the fifth such admission since the S.E.C. — in an important reversal —
modified its longstanding policy of letting defendants settle without
“admitting or denying” wrongdoing."

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