March 12, 2013 | Daily Report Online
White promises "unrelenting" enforcement at SECMary Jo White vowed Tuesday to make "bold and unrelenting" enforcement of Wall Street a high priority if she is confirmed chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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September 11, 2007 | Daily Report Online
Free lunch' seminars ply seniors with food, golf, but perils lurk, regulators sayBy Marcy Gordon
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January 09, 2009 | Daily Report Online
SEC reopens insider-trading probe of hedge fundWASHINGTON AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission has reopened its investigation of possible insider trading involving a major hedge fund, a case closed two years ago that prompted scrutiny by Congress and the agency's internal watchdog.The SEC is examining whether the hedge fund, Pequot Capital Management, traded Microsoft Corp.
By MARCY GORDON and JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN
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September 22, 2009 | Daily Report Online
BofA to face SEC trial, exits loss-sharing dealWASHINGTON AP - Bank of America Corp. now faces a trial with the Securities and Exchange Commission over billions in bonuses paid at Merrill Lynch, after a judge threw out the bank's $33 million settlement and rebuked the agency for not pursuing charges against executives.The news comes as Bank of America executive Anne Finucane prepares to meet Tuesday with Rep.
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January 15, 2009 | Daily Report Online
Obama's SEC choice promises aggressive actionBy MARCY GORDON
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September 01, 2010 | Daily Report Online
Ex-Lehman CEO says regulators refused to save firmWASHINGTON AP - The former chief of Lehman Brothers told a panel investigating the financial crisis that the Wall Street firm collapsed under uncontrollable market forces and regulators' refusal to rescue it.Richard S. Fuld Jr. told the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission at a hearing that Lehman did everything it could to limit its risks and save itself in the fall of 2008.
By MARCY GORDON
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September 19, 2008 | Daily Report Online
SEC bans short-selling of 799 financial stocksWASHINGTON AP-The federal government, trying to boost investor confidence in the face of a market crisis, took the unprecedented step Friday of temporarily banning a practice of betting against financial stocks.The move by the Securities and Exchange Commission will temporarily ban what is called short selling of 799 financial stocks.
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April 03, 2007 | Daily Report Online
Some accuse SEC of pushing accounting board, tilting to business in rules processBy Marcy Gordon
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June 25, 2009 | Daily Report Online
SEC pitches tightened rules for money-market fundsWASHINGTON AP - Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed tightened rules for money-market mutual funds that would require them to hold some assets that could be easily converted to cash and to invest only in the highest quality securities.The Securities and Exchange Commission proposal came after a $60 billion money fund "broke the buck," exposing investors to losses that could ultimately reach about 8 cents on the dollar.
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January 09, 2007 | Daily Report Online
New executive pay disclosures coming as scrutiny of compensation intensifiesBy Marcy Gordon and Ellen Simon
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