Administrative proceedings are cases before the Securities and Exchange Commission administrative judges, as opposed to criminal cases or civil cases filed in federal courts. The administrative judges can issue cease-and-desist orders, hand out civil penalties, and bar parties to associate with investment advisers, brokers or dealers. The database also tracks administrative proceedings that parallel criminal or civil proceedings. The database, structured like a judges docket sheet, covers such proceedings from 1989 forward.

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• Story No. 20469: The prospect of investing in American stocks is a tempting option for Europeans and other internationals. But beware, says the WSJ, for a stock brokerage company called International Asset Management (IAM) is busy duping novice investors by selling them obscure shares. To worsen matters even the regulatory bodies refuse to cooperate. The report includes accounts by rookie investors in Dublin, Australia and Zurich who have been cheated by IAM and its various other affiliates elsewhere.

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