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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2013
SEC clock is ticking, court rules

Agency must file cases seeking civil penalties for securities fraud within five years of the alleged incident

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Buffett, Bogle: U.S. needs 'significant tax' on estates
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2013
Buffett, Bogle: U.S. needs 'significant tax' on estates

Group of billionaires and pols issues plan that would hike inheritance tax with $2M exemption.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 01, 2013
Advisers want Washington to let the budget ax fall

Cuts might deal the nascent economic recovery a short-term setback, but investment advisers say the medicine is necessary to start curing the nation's long-term fiscal ills

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 28, 2013
Listen for what Obama says – or doesn't say – about taxes

Closing loopholes to stop sequestration will likely derail broad reform

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 28, 2013
Obama calls on Congress to avert sequestration, avoid big cuts

Automatic cuts could whack SEC budget by more than $100 million.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 26, 2013
Ex-SEC watchdog sees no problem with White's CV

Background as both prosecutor and defense attorney for Wall Steet a good thing, Kotz says

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 26, 2013
Even a smooth White confirmation will take a while

Even a smooth confirmation process for SEC-chairman nominee Mary Jo White could take months, leaving current chairman Elisse Walter in place for a while.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 24, 2013
Advocates urge SEC to propose crowd-funding rules

Supporters of the act, which was approved by large bipartisan majorities, contend that it would help spur economic growth and create jobs by providing capital to small businesses

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 22, 2013
SEC commissioners keep tweaking fiduciary-duty cost request

It's been about a year since the Securities and Exchange Commission said it would assess the costs of a potential rule that would raise investment-advice standards for brokers. One reason that a request for data has not yet been released is because SEC commissioners keep tweaking it.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 22, 2013
'Revolving door' has SEC going in circles: Report

New study cites failure of money market fund reform as example

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 19, 2013
Retention headache: ING settles charges it failed to archive email

Agrees to pay $1.2M to close Finra enforcement action; five affiliates allegedly failed to retain millions of messages

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 17, 2013
Finra to try again on controversial membership rules

Finra is once again looking to change some of its membership rules. The first go at making some revisions -- floated back in 2010 -- was not exactly cheered by reps.

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 17, 2013
Mass. regulator: Ban pre-dispute arb pacts

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin urges SEC to consider banning the use of such agreements by registered investment advisers

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 13, 2013
Obama, 2.0: More Terminator than conciliator

It's Inauguration Day for President Barack Obama. In his second term, expect more Terminator than conciliator.

By John Goff
SEC top cop Khuzami exiting
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 11, 2013
SEC top cop Khuzami exiting

After much speculation, the SEC today announced that its top cop will be stepping down in about two weeks.

By Gregory Crawford
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 11, 2013
Advisory firm skinned investors by claiming 'skin in the game': SEC

Aladdin Capital agrees to settle charges that it misled retirement plans about CDOs

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 10, 2013
Finra backtracks on plan to end 5% markup rule

Commenters had warned against eliminating it without setting a new standard

By DJAMIESON
New House committee chairman expected to slow-play SRO bill
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 07, 2013
New House committee chairman expected to slow-play SRO bill

Regulation of investment advisers likely to be low on Hensarling's list.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 06, 2013
Banks face 'massive' damages from states' Libor probe

That's how one attorney described the potential damages banks face from an ongoing multistate probe of alleged Libor rigging by banks. Oh yes, some cities have already filed suit.

By John Goff
Transparency first casualty of fiscal cliffhanger
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 05, 2013
Transparency first casualty of fiscal cliffhanger

Proposals, bills cobbled together on fly with little time for review

By Mark Schoeff Jr.