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SEC approves ‘Hubble Telescope’ for securities markets

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted on Tuesday to approve a massive stock and options trading database, prompted by the 2010 “flash crash,” aimed at helping regulators police the increasingly fast, fragmented and complex markets. The creation of a Consolidated Audit Trail establishes a regulatory central database for every trade order, execution, modification and cancellation, as mandated by the SEC in July 2012.

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SEC approves ‘Hubble Telescope’ for securities markets

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SEC charges company for severance agreements that deter whistleblowing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. securities regulators filed charges on Tuesday against a California-based company for preventing outgoing employees from reaping the benefits of government whistleblower awards.

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SEC charges company for severance agreements that deter whistleblowing