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The Playing Field: Reform Is on the Way
By Melanie WaddellAs new Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was preparing to announce a four-pronged revamp of the bank bailout package--which would include a "bad bank" that allows...
February 10, 2009
SEC To Require XBRL ReportsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has gone ahead with plans to make public companies submit financial data in a standard interactive data format.
February 10, 2009
SEC To Require XBRL ReportsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has gone ahead with plans to make public companies submit financial data in a standard interactive data format.
February 09, 2009
SEC Charges Investment Manager In Alleged FraudA regulator alleges investment fraud in Illinois.
February 09, 2009
SEC Charges Investment Manager In Alleged FraudA regulator alleges investment fraud in Illinois.
February 09, 2009
SEC Chairman eases violation policy, boosts enforcementSEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said Friday she will do away with a two-year "penalty pilot" policy requiring Enforcement staff to get commission approval before negotiating...
February 06, 2009
Wachovia Settles SEC's ARS ChargesThe SEC announced a settlement with Wachovia Securities LLC that will provide more than $7 billion in liquidity to customers who invested in ARS before the market collapsed.
February 04, 2009
Indexed Annuity Case AdvancesThe equity indexed annuity industry presses its case to stop SEC regulation of its products as securities.