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February 17, 2006
FASB Complains About Hunger For Safe HarborsMembers of the Financial Accounting Standards Board say they wish accountants had the confidence to use sound professional judgment when creating corporate financial reports.FASB members ...
February 01, 2006
SEC Inspectors Unit Under FireAfter repeated complaints from broker/dealers, mutual funds, and investment advisors about the SEC's new sweeps examination process, Congress is threatening to abolish the SEC's Office...
January 04, 2006
Feds Act Against Former Marsh Unit ExecutivesThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says it has filed criminal charges against 6 former officers of Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company.SEC officials say the problems ...
January 04, 2006
Feds Act Against Former Marsh Unit ExecutivesThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says it has filed criminal charges against 6 former officers of Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company.SEC officials say the problems ...
January 04, 2006
Feds Act Against Former Marsh Unit ExecutivesThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says it has filed criminal charges against 6 former officers of Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company.SEC officials say the problems ...
January 04, 2006
Feds Act Against Former Marsh Unit ExecutivesThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says it has filed criminal charges against 6 former officers of Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company.SEC officials say the problems ...
December 06, 2005
SEC Still Sees Directed Brokerage ProblemsSome pension consultants continue to display weaknesses in compliance.[@@]Lori Richards, director of the compliance inspections office at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, made ...
December 01, 2005
SEC Accepts Viatical Firm SettlementFederal regulators say they have agreed to accept a $25 million settlement offer from the former principals of a failed life settlement firm.[@@]The U.S. ...
December 01, 2005
Ameriprise Negotiates Deals With Securites RegulatorsA major financial services company says it will be spending about $59 million on settlements to resolve concerns of state and national agencies about ...
November 09, 2005
The Best And Worst All In OneThere was a Hollywood movie star who said: "I don't care what you say about me, just spell my name right."Indexed annuities may not ...