Obama nominates white-collar crime prosecutor as head of SEC
US President Barack Obama has nominated Mary Jo White, a 65-year-old former federal prosecutor who developed a reputation for...
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Regulation Archive
SEC names flash crash specialist
The SEC has named a risk management specialist who studied the 2011 flash crash to head a newly created office charged with...
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Enforcement chief Khuzami resigns from SEC
Robert Khuzami, the head of enforcement at the SEC, has announced he will resign after almost four years in the job and after...
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US Congress passes deal to avert fiscal cliff
After marathon last-minute negotiations, the US Congress passed legislation to avert the fiscal cliff – a package meant to avert...
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SEC accuses all Big Four audit firms and BDO of refusing to co-operate in investigations
The SEC has accused affiliates of all Big Four audit firms, plus BDO, of withholding documents related to at least nine companies...
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Congressman Frank proposes merger of SEC and CFTC
Barney Frank, the Congressman who co-sponsored the Dodd-Frank Act to overhaul US financial sector regulation, has proposed merging...
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IR Papers: World roundup
1. CSR disclosure has no effect on the value of Indonesian banks, say researchers at Pelita Harapan University of Surabay in...
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Schapiro to step down as head of SEC in December
Mary Schapiro, who led the world’s most powerful securities regular in the years since the 2008 financial collapse and shepherded...
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UK publishes response to Kay report on short-termism
In a response to the widely read Kay Report that criticized the ‘short-termism’ of UK financial professionals and called for a...
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SEC receives more than 3,000 tips in first full year of new program
In its first full year of operation, the SEC’s whistleblower program has received a total of 3,001 tips from 50 countries and all...
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