Regulation And Legislation

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Broker fiduciary rule officially in limbo
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 20, 2012
Broker fiduciary rule officially in limbo

SEC calendar says issue date for controversial proposal 'to be determined'; year anniversary fast approaching

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 20, 2012
Preet Bharara: Wall Street's sheriff has inside track

As U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara has made insider trading a top priority of his office. By bringing charges and winning convictions against executives at the highest levels of finance, he has propelled the issue back into the public consciousness

By Elizabeth MacBride
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 20, 2012
Judge should throw the book at Rajaratnam: IN's Pavia

More than a wrist slap needed for insider traders

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 19, 2012
Nailed: Ex-Met and financial adviser Dykstra gets jail time

Sentenced to three years in prison for grand theft auto

By John Goff
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 19, 2012
Securities fraud: Don't worry — Gordon Gekko will protect you

The FBI has a new posterboy for the fight against financial crime: Gordon Gecko.

By Mark Bruno
Industry pushes back even before SEC makes money fund reform proposal
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
Industry pushes back even before SEC makes money fund reform proposal

Sparks are already flying from the SEC's release of proposed reforms to money market funds, which are expected sometime within the next few weeks.

By Bloomberg
Big business to SEC: Lay off money funds
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
Big business to SEC: Lay off money funds

Business group, along with a score of big companies, tell commission to keep $1 NAV, ditch buffer idea By Mark Schoeff Jr.

By John Goff
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
SEC considers reforms to shore up money funds

By MFXFeeder
Backstop proposal for money funds on SEC front burner, says Schapiro
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
Backstop proposal for money funds on SEC front burner, says Schapiro

Commission still working on plan that would provide capital buffer for money market funds; torn on floating NAVs

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra taking an interest in wholesalers' role in product sales
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2012
Finra taking an interest in wholesalers' role in product sales

Finra's concerns over wholesalers include how well-trained the sales force is, what information they possess and the reasonable basis for suitability

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2012
OSU, Pickens come up empty in insurance battle

By Darla Mercado
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2012
Time to shed light on corporate political contributions

By MFXFeeder
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAR 18, 2012
Pacific West is ordered to pony up $2.1M over TICs

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2012
Regulators worried Jumpstart bill could jump-start crowd-funding

House bill likely on fast track; McHenry provision would greenlight online fund-raising

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
10 legislative and regulatory developments advisers need to know
NEWS RIAS MAR 16, 2012
10 legislative and regulatory developments advisers need to know

Finra backs off social media regs, also aims to hike transaction fees; Congress extends payroll tax deduction - and a millionaires' tax continues to bounce back after multiple rejections. More on these recent developments and other key happenings on The Hill that will impact financial advisers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2012
'Crowd-funding' bill stalls in Senate

Legislation that would allow companies to raise capital online in increments of up to $10,000 per investor sailed through the House in early November by a 407-17 vote.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2012
Jack Herstein: Empowering state securities cops

State securities regulators sometimes must feel like schoolyard weaklings, constantly being picked on by the bigger guys in the political playgrounds of Washington.

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 15, 2012
Obama targets financial fraud with special unit

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 15, 2012
SEC's suit against Citigroup on hold

By Bloomberg
SEC's court troubles in Citigroup settlement echo in Wisconsin
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 15, 2012
SEC's court troubles in Citigroup settlement echo in Wisconsin

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, facing growing judicial scrutiny over how it resolves enforcement matters, was asked by a federal judge in Milwaukee to provide a “factual predicate” for a proposed settlement with a company accused of accounting fraud.

By Doug Cubberley