44 stock promoters accused by S.E.C. of Internet fraud
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A special SEC enforcement squad accuses 44 stock promoters of fraudulently recommending companies on the Internet. The squad was created in Jul 1998 specifically to monitor Internet fraud. Regulators say promoters in 10 states and the District of Columbia illegally touted securities and misled investors. For example, regulators allege that promoters recommended stocks but did not disclose that they were being paid in cash or stock by the companies they were recommending. Sometimes, say regulators, promoters sold their own shares when the price of a stock had been 'pumped up.' Regulators say promoters used the Internet in various ways, such as posting messages on Web sites, writing for on-line newsletters and transmitting volumes of junk E-mail. The SEC cautions investors to be wary, saying Internet scams are becoming increasingly varied and sophisticated.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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Montgomery chief quits in dispute with Naationsbank parent
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Nationsbanc Montgomery Securities LLC's CEO and chairman, Thomas Weisel, one of the best-known, West Coast investment bankers, reseigned recently. The resignation came after months of bitter disagreements with his new bosses iin Charlotte, NC. Charlotte, NC-based Nationsbank Corp. acquired Weisel's San Francisco, CA-based Montgomery Secutities for $1.2 billion in October 1997. Weisel and his San Francisco associates assumed, apparently incorrectly, that they would manage the company.
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CEO and chairman, Thomas Weisel, one of the best-known, West Coast investment bankers, reseigned recently
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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Arbitration rules relaxed at brokers
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that employees in the brokerage industry would no longer have to arbitrate employment discrimination claims before industry panels. The change in the rule will go into effect on January 1, 1999. The National Association of Securities Dealers Inc. had been seeking the change. The group had been pressured for several years by angry employees and civil rights groups.
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SEC rules that employees in brokerage industry no longer have to arbitrate employment discrimination claims before ind panels
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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