What's New on the SEC Website
December 18, 2012

Division of Trading and Markets No-Action, Exemptive, and Interpretive Letters

• Financial Information Forum (December 14, 2012)

Administrative Proceedings

• New England Investment and Retirement Group, Inc. and Nicholas John Giacoumakis (Release No. IA-3516; File No. 3-15137)
   
• HearMe, et al. (Release No. 34-68463; File No. 3-15138)
   
• Biremis Corporation, Peter Beck, and Charles Kim (Release No. 34-68456; File No. 3-15136)
   
• DIAS Holding, Inc., et al. (Release No. 34-68454; File No. 3-15090)

Litigation Releases

• SEC Charges TheStreet, Inc. and Former Executives In Connection With Accounting Fraud (Release No. LR-22575)

Press Releases

• SEC Revokes Registration of Toronto-Based Broker and Bans Two Executives from U.S. Securities Industry for Allowing Layering (Release No. 2012-271)
   
• SEC Charges Financial Media Company and Executives Involved in Accounting Fraud (Release No. 2012-270)

SEC Special Studies

• Assigned Credit Ratings Study

Speeches and Public Statements

• Enforcement Priorities in the Alternative Space, by Bruce Karpati, Chief, Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement

Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Rulemaking and National Market System (NMS) Plans

• BYX: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Related to Fees for Use of BATS Y-Exchange, Inc. (Release No. 34-68450; File No. SR-BYX-2012-024; December 17, 2012)
   
• NYSE: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Extending the Temporary Suspension of Those Aspects of Rules 36.20 and 36.21 That Would Not Permit Floor Brokers to use Personal Portable Phone Devices on the Trading Floor Following the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy Until the Earlier of When Phone Service is Fully Restored or Friday, January 18, 2013 (Release No. 34-68452; File No. SR-NYSE-2012-73; December 17, 2012)
   
• NYSEMKT: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Extending the Temporary suspension of Those Aspects of Rules 36.20 - Equities and 36.21 - Equities That Would Not Permit Floor Brokers To Use Personal Portable Phone Devices on the Trading Floor Following the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy Until the Earlier of When Phone Service is Fully Restored or Friday, January 18, 2013 (Release No. 34-68451; File No. SR-NYSEMKT-2012-82; December 17, 2012)