George Canellos

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  SEC Comings and Goings: Canellos, Ceresney Named Co-Heads of Enforcement

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 22, 2013

  SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White has named her former colleague Andrew Ceresney and acting enforcement director George Canellos co-directors of the enforcement division.

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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: SAC Inquiry Nabs Sigma Portfolio Manager

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 4, 2013

  Among recent actions by the SEC and FINRA were charges against a portfolio manager from Sigma Capital Management, an affiliate of SAC Capital Advisors.

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  SEC Charges Raj Rajaratnam’s Brother With Insider Trading

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 22, 2013

  Rajarengan “Rengan” Rajaratnam was charged by the SEC Thursday for his role in the massive Galleon insider trading scheme.

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  SEC Charges Illinois With Pension Funding Fraud

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 11, 2013

  The SEC on Monday charged the state of Illinois with securities fraud for misleading municipal bond investors about the state’s approach to funding its pension obligations.

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  SEC Names Acting, Deputy Directors of Enforcement

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2013

  The SEC announced Thursday that George Canellos has been named acting director, and that David Bergers, director of the SEC’s Boston Regional Office, has been named acting deputy director.

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  SEC Charges Former Jefferies Exec With MBS Fraud

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 28, 2013

  The SEC on Monday charged a former executive at New York-based broker-dealer Jefferies & Co. with defrauding investors while selling mortgage-backed securities in the wake of the financial crisis.

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  SEC’s Top Cops Blast Columbia Law Professor Over ‘Inaccurate’ Enforcement Stats

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 15, 2013

  The SEC’s two top enforcers, Robert Khuzami and George Canellos, are coming out against a recent article titled "SEC enforcement: What has gone wrong?"

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  SEC Names Calamari Head of New York Regional Office

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 19, 2012

  The office has responsibility for more than 4,000 investment banks, investment advisors, broker-dealers, mutual funds and hedge funds.

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  SEC Names Canellos Deputy Director of Enforcement

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2012

  The SEC has appointed George Canellos, the current director of its New York regional office, as deputy director of the Division of Enforcement.

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  SEC Dismisses Chartwell Case; Charges Hedge Fund Manager Tied to Galleon

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 14, 2012

  The SEC dismissed civil insider trading claims against Chartwell Asset Management and, in a separate case, charged a hedge fund manager with insider trading.