What's New on the SEC Website
February 25, 2009

Press Releases

• SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze to Halt $30 Million "Fund of Funds" Investment Scheme (2009-36)
  See also: SEC Complaint
   
• SEC Charges Two New York Residents For Misappropriating More Than $500 Million in Investment Scheme (2009-35)
  See also: SEC Complaint
   
• SEC Charges Unregistered Hedge Fund with Fraud (2009-34)
  See also: SEC Complaint
   

Administrative Proceedings

• Wealthwise, LLC, and Jeffrey A. Forrest (Release Nos. 34-59456; IA-2846 )
  Note: See also the Order in this matter
   
• Putnam Investment Management, LLC (Release No. 34-59447)
   
• Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, Ltd. (Release No. 34-59445)
   
• Pacific Security Companies, Inc. (Release No. 34-59444)
   

Litigation Releases

• North Hills Management LLC, et al. (Lit. Rel. No. 20913)
  See also: Complaint in this matter
   
• WG Trading Investors, L.P., et al. (Lit. Rel. No. 20912)
  See also: Complaint in this matter
   
• James M. Nicholson and Westgate Capital Management, LLC, Defendants, and Westgate Absolute Return Fund, LP, et al. (Lit. Rel. No. 20911)
  See also: Complaint in this matter
   
• Frederick O'Meally, et. al. (Lit. Rel. No. 20910)
   

Other Commission Orders, Notices, and Information

• C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (Notice of Filing of Application for Registration as a National Securities Exchange under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) (Release No. 34-59441; File No. 10-191)
  See also:  Form 1 Application and Exhibits
   

Final Rules

• Adjustments to Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts (Release No. 33-9009, 34-59449, IA-2845, IC-28635)
   

Public Petitions for Rulemaking

• Additional Petition — Request for Rulemaking under Section 12(g)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 concerning securities held in "Street Name" (File No. 4-483)
   

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

• FINRA: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Update Rule Cross-References and Make Other Various Non-Substantive Technical Changes to FINRA Rules (Release No. 34-59432; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-005)