FTC-PR-240313-2 (Mar. 13, 2024) FTC Issues Infant Formula Supply Disruptions Report Today, the Federal Trade Commission issued a report on market factors relevant to infant formula supply disruptions, which details aspects of the U.S. infant formula market that rendered it vulnerable to supply disruptions in 2022. The report also outlines considerations for policymakers to help create a […]
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FTC-PR-240313-1 (Mar. 13, 2024) FTC Sends More Than $4.1 Million in Refunds to People Who Lost Money to Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme – Agency said scammers lured consumers with fake loan forgiveness and pocketed their money. The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $4.1 million in refunds to people who lost money to […]
SEC-PR-2024-34 (MAR. 12, 2024) Source: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-34 Download: SEC-PR-2024-34 (PDF) PRESS RELEASE | 2024-34 SEC Charges Tallgrass Energy’s Former Board Member Roy Cook and Four Others with Insider Trading in Advance of Blackstone Acquisition Washington D.C., March 12, 2024 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against Roy Cook, a former board […]
FTC-PR-240311-2 (Mar. 11, 2024) FTC Submits Annual Budget Request to Congress The Federal Trade Commission submitted to Congress its Fiscal Year 2025 budget request, in support of the President’s FY 2025 budget for the federal government. The budget request also includes the Performance Plan for FY 2024 and FY 2025, and Performance Report for FY 2023, […]
FTC-PR-240311-1 (Mar. 11, 2024) FTC, 10 States Take Action Against Operator of Sham Cancer Charity for Deceiving Donors – Complaint charges Women’s Cancer Fund and Gregory Anderson with raising more than $18 million from donors, with only 1% going to financial support for cancer patients. The Federal Trade Commission and 10 states are suing sham […]
CFTC-PR-8874-24 (Mar. 8, 2024) CFTC and Kansas State University Announce Agenda for AgCon2024. Panels Will Explore Issues Impacting Derivatives Markets and the Agricultural Sector Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at Kansas State University (K-State) today announced the agenda for the third Agricultural Commodity Futures […]
CFTC-PR-8875-24 (Mar. 8, 2024) The Market Risk Advisory Committee’s Future of Finance and Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittees to Meet on March 15, 2024. Washington, D.C. — Two subcommittees of the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) will hold public meetings on Friday, March 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EDT) at the CFTC’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. […]
FTC-PR-240307-3 (Mar. 7, 2024) FTC Convenes Advisory Group to Fight Scams Against Older Adults – April 2 meeting of advisory group will highlight information gathered by committees since previous meeting The Federal Trade Commission will host an online meeting of the Scams Against Older Adults Advisory Group on April 2, 2024. The meeting will include reports from […]
FTC-PR-240307-2 (Mar. 7, 2024) FTC Implements New Protections for Businesses Against Telemarketing Fraud and Affirms Protections Against AI-enabled Scam Calls – Final rule extends telemarketing protections to business-to-business calls; Commission also proposes new consumer protections against tech support scams pitched over the phone The Federal Trade Commission today announced a final rule extending telemarketing fraud […]
SEC-PR-2024-33 (MAR. 7, 2024) Source: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-33 Download: SEC-PR-2024-33 (PDF) PRESS RELEASE | 2024-33 SEC Charges Skechers with Making Undisclosed Payments to Executives’ Family Members. Company also charged with failing to disclose outstanding loans to its executives. Washington D.C., March 7, 2024 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Skechers U.S.A. Inc., a footwear […]