News Releases

SIPC APPLAUDS LEHMAN TRUSTEE ON MILESTONE 100 PERCENT RETURN OF SECURITIES CUSTOMERS’ PROPERTY

SIPC: $5.44 BILLION NOW DISTRIBUTED TO MADOFF VICTIMS

SIPC: LEHMAN AGREEMENTS TO RESULT IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL CUSTOMER, CREDITOR DISTRIBUTIONS

THIRD INTERIM DISTRIBUTION OF RECOVERED FUNDS IN MADOFF GLOBAL LIQUIDATION WILL TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $505 MILLION

SIPC: MF GLOBAL AGREEMENTS SHOULD RESULT IN 100 PERCENT RETURN OF ALLOWED SECURITIES CUSTOMER PROPERTY

SIPC: NO LIQUIDATIONS OF BROKERAGE FIRMS SEEN AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE SANDY

SIPC: LEHMAN AGREEMENT PAVES WAY FOR 100 PERCENT RETURN OF CUSTOMER PROPERTY

SIPC: $2.5 BILLION DISTRIBUTED TO MADOFF VICTIMS, COVERING HALF OF ALLOWED CLAIMS

SIPC TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST SEC APPEAL

SECOND INTERIM DISTRIBUTION TO MADOFF VICTIMS. WILL TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $1.5 BILLION-$2.4 BILLION

SIPC COMMENTS ON DISTRICT COURT DECISION IN STANFORD CASE

Supreme Court Net Equity Decision Permits SIPA Trustee to file Motion for Second Interim Pro Rata Distribution

THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO JOIN SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION

SIPC Comments on Madoff Trustee's Settlement in Katz Case

SIPC Announces New Acting Chair of its Board of Directors

SIPC Modernization Task Force Issues Report 

Status Update from the Office of James W. Giddens, Trustee for the Liquidation of MF Global Inc., Concerning the Trustee's Investigation 

MF Global Inc. Trustee: Deadline for Customer Claim Submission is January 31, 2012 

SIPC to Defend Itself Against SEC Lawsuit Over Stanford Antiguan Bank Losses 

75,000 Customer Claim Notices Distributed by MF Global Liquidation Trustee 

Update: SIPC Renews Warning About "Phishing" Scam Targeting Investment Scam Victims 

Bankruptcy Court Approves SIPA Trustee Motion to Transfer Commodity Accounts 

Liquidation Proceeding for MF Global Inc. Undertaken by Securities Investor Protection Corporation 

Initial Interim Distribution of Recovered Funds to Madoff Claims Holders 

SIPC Statement on U.S. Court of Appeals Upholding of Madoff Trustee "Net Equity" Calculation 

Settlement Reached with Tremont Group, Second-Largest Feeder Fund Network in Madoff Ponzi Fraud 

SIPC Issues Warning on "Phishing" Scam Targeting Investment Scam Victims 

SIPC to Review SEC Direction on Stanford Liquidation 

One Week Remains for Registration for 1st Public Forum to Solicit Views About SIPC Modernization

Settlement Agreement Reached With Joint Liquidators of Fairfield Sentry, Madoff's Largest Feeder Fund 

Trustee for Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Files Motion to Allocate Recovered Monies to the BLMIS Customer Fund and Return Stolen Monies to Customers 

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Agreement to Recover $7.2 Billion for Victims of Bernard l. Madoff's Ponzi Scheme From Estate of Jeffry M. Picower 

Madoff Trustee, Charities Negotiating Settlements 

Madoff Trustee, SIPC Announce $550 Million Recovery Agreement with Carl Shapiro, Robert Jaffe and Related Entities 

First-Ever Online Forum Set to Solicit U.S. Public's Views About Modernization of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation 

Update: Warning Re-Issued on Bogus "SIPC Checks" Targeting U.S. Consumers and Job Seekers 

WWW.SIPCMODERNIZATION.ORG Launched to Gather Public Input, Task Force to Undertake Review of SIPC 

Warning Issued on Bogus "SIPC Checks" TARGETING U.S. Consumers 

SIPC Exposes Phony "Look-alike" Web Site Targeting Madoff Victims 

SIPC Statement on Lawsuit Filed by BLMIS Investors 

SIPC Statement on "Net Equity" Court Hearing 

U.S., Chinese Officials to Cooperate in Cross-Border Brokerage Insolvency, Liquidation Cases 

Major Milestone: Over Half a Billion Dollars Advanced by SIPC So Far to Madoff Customers   Audio 

SIPC Trustee Sues Ruth Madoff: Seeks Recapture of $45 Million of Customers’ Money She Received From Husband in the Last Six Years 

SIPC, Madoff Trustee Announce $231 Million in Funds Committed to BLMIS Customers, With an Additional $2.741 Billion Authorized for Potential Future Recovery 

SIPC Supports $235 Million Settlement with Optimal in Madoff Liquidation 

SIPC: $61 Million in Commitments Made to Madoff Claimants, With $100 Million Level Expected to be Reached by Memorial Day 

Trustee Announces Winning Bid of Up to $25.5 Million for Madoff Market Maker Business 

SIPC to Reinstitute Assessments of Member Firms’ Operating Revenues 

SIPC, Egypt Investor Protection Fund to Cooperate 

James W. Giddens, Lehman Brothers Inc. SIPC Trustee, Reports on Progress of Customer Claim Processing 

Meeting of Madoff Creditors to Take Place Friday 

Madoff Liquidation Trustee Mails More Than 8,000 Customer Claim Forms 

SIPC, Trustee Issue Statement on Initial Recovery of Assets in Madoff Liquidation Proceeding 

Liquidation Proceeding for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Undertaken by Securities Investor Protection Corporation 

SIPC: Claims Forms Mailed to Lehman Brothers Inc. Customers and Creditors 

SIPC: James W. Giddens, Lehman Brothers Inc. SIPC Trustee, Announces Protocols Regarding Prime Brokerage Arrangements & Other Broker-Dealer Transactions 

SIPC: James W. Giddens, Lehman Brothers Inc. SIPA Trustee, Reports on Progress of U.S. Liquidation 

SIPC: Lehman Brothers Inc. Liquidation Proceeding Paves Way for Asset Purchase Agreement by Barclays 

SIPC Issues Statement on Lehman Brothers Inc.: Liquidation Proceeding Now Anticipated

SIPC Warns Investors of New ID Theft “Phishing” Scheme 

NASAA, SIPC Offer Answers to Investors Concerned About the Safety of Their Brokerage Accounts

Liquidation Proceedings for New Orleans Area Brokerage Firm Undertaken by SIPC

SIPC and Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation to Cooperate in Cross-Border Brokerage Insolvency, Liquidation Cases

SIPC Gets Three New Board Members Approved by U.S. Senate

SIPC Reduces Investor Confusion By Gaining Control of SIPC.com Web Domain

SIFMA, NASAA and SIPC Join to Promote Investor Education Through Updated “Understanding Your Brokerage Statement” Brochure

SIPC Identifying Customers of NYC Brokerage Firm Undergoing Liquidation

SIPC Board Chairman Named as One of Leading Hispanics in the United States

SIPC Board Chairman Rings the Closing Bell at New York Stock Exchange

SIPC, Idaho Department of Finance Halt Misleading Investment Ad

SIPC President Signs Cooperative Agreement With Taiwan Counterpart, Meets Other Investor Compensation Groups

SIPC Names Armando J. Bucelo, Jr. As New Chairman of Board of Directors

SIPC: Pending Settlement Announced in MJK Clearing Liquidation

SIPC/Investor Protection Trust Survey: 4 Out Of 5 U.S. Investors Fail “Survival Skill” Survey Test

SIPC: No Liquidations of Brokerage Firms Seen as a Result of Hurricanes

Securities Investor Protection Corporation Launches Spanish Language Web Site

SIPC and Canadian Counterpart to Coordinate on Brokerage Firm Insolvencies in North America

SIPC Consults With Asian Broker-Dealer Oversight Agencies on Dealing With Broker Failures

Record SIPC Case Reimburses All Customers

SIPC Advises Investors to Ignore E-mail Based "Phishing" Schemes for Personal Financial Information

SIPC Warns of Phony "Look-Alike" Web Site, Refers Scheme to FBI and SEC for Further Action 

SIPC Issues Warning About Web-Based "Brokerage Identity Theft" Scams Targeting Investors 

SIPC Names Stephen P. Harbeck New President and CEO

SIPC Discharges Employee in Connection with Cincinnati Investigation

SIPC: 3,200 Accounts With $106 Million Moving to Saxony Securities From Failed Clearing Services of America

SIPC: 3,000 Accounts Frozen in St. Louis Brokerage Liquidation Tied to Eberhard/Park South Brokerage Firm Collapse

SIPC General Counsel Stephen Harbeck on GAO Report

President Signs Appointments for SIPC Chair, Two Additional Board Members

$64 Million in Customer Assets at Denver Brokerage Firm Transferred

SIPC: Claims Forms to Go Out to 2,300 Investors in Eberhard/Park South Brokerage Firm Collapse

Court Clears SIPC to Step In to Deal with Missing $4.5 Million at Colorado Brokerage Firm

U.S. Senate Confirms Two New Directors For SIPC

SIPC Announces Major Campaign to Educate Investors

SIPC Announces New Ad Rules Designed to Ensure More Information for Investors

SIPC: 2001 Set Record for Customers Paid, Amount of Advances

Indiana Bankruptcy Judge Clears Way for SIPC to Help 30 Investors Recover Up to $2 Million

SIPC: 23,000 Customers Get Claim Packages After $2 Million Theft at St. Louis Brokerage Firm

SIPC: Bankruptcy Court Clears Sale of Troubled Minnesota Brokerage Firm

SIPC-NAIC Survey: More than 4 Out of 5 U.S. Investors Fail Quiz of Basic "Survival" Knowledge.

SIPC President Michael Don Statement on GAO Report - June 22, 2001.

SIPC Expects to Advance $5 Million to Investors Hit By Theft at Ohio Brokerage Firm -- April 3, 2001..

SIPC Steps in to Protect Investors in $1 Million Theft at Florida Brokerage Firm -- August 10, 2000.

In "Most Expensive" Case in Its History, SIPC Returns Funds to Nearly 10,000 Investors -- June 20, 2000.