New rules allow certain ETFs to come to market more quickly
Trio allegedly used high-pressure tactics to sell binary options to vulnerable investors
PwC and one of the firm's partners are paying US$7.9 million to settle allegations
Allegations include falsified account statements and Ponzi-like payments
The SEC found that the firm failed to review inactive accounts and also overcharged clients
Alleged scheme involved off-exchange binary options on commodities and foreign currencies
Firm has agreed to pay US$1.95 million
The new broker conduct rule waters down the protections in the Dodd-Frank Act, the states say
Options Clearing Corp. settled the case without admitting or denying the regulators' findings
Former executive allegedly involved in scheme to inflate the value of company's bond portfolio