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In a Hurry to Sell Short?
By Staff WriterThe SEC has removed for good a longstanding obstacle to the short sale of stocks, eliminating the "tick" test. On the other hand, you'd better be ready to settle that short sale, as there will be no more grandfathering of positions that don't settle on time. They will be closed...
June 12, 2007
SEC Prepares Comp ViewerThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is about to make it easier for members of the public to analyze top corporate executives' retirement benefits.The SEC ...
June 04, 2007
FPA Okays SEC's Four-Month Conversion RequestThe Financial Planning Association (FPA) told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit June 1 that while it does not oppose the SEC's request that it give broker/dealers four months to convert their fee-based brokerage accounts under the court's ruling in the broker/dealer exemption case, the court should...
June 01, 2007
SEC Furthers Tool for Investors, While Frank Plans HearingsSEC Chairman Christopher Cox told the mutual fund industry at the Investment Company Institute annual meeting in May that the Commission is working on an...
June 01, 2007
SEC Won't Appeal Court RulingThe Securities and Exchange Commission has decided not to appeal the March 30 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which...
June 01, 2007
FPA Wins Appeal on Merrill/BD Rule; SEC ConcedesA federal court of appeals has ruled in favor of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) in its case against the Securities and Exchange Commission over...
May 24, 2007
FPA Faces June 4 Deadline in Merrill DecisionGiven that the Financial Planning Association has until June 4 to file a response to the SEC's request that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit give broker/dealers four months to convert their fee-based accounts, the FPA is now weighing its options, says Merril Hirsh, a partner at...
May 23, 2007
BISYS Settles With SECA financial services support company says it has completed previously announced efforts to respond to an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.BISYS Group ...