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Occupy Wall Street now occupying more of Wall Street
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 01, 2011
Occupy Wall Street now occupying more of Wall Street

As hundreds milled about at Zuccotti Park today in Manhattan's Financial District, it became clear that Occupy Wall Street isn't just a young person's movement anymore. And it's gathering momentum.

By Darla Mercado
SEC claim that Morgan Keegan misled ARS investors is nixed
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 01, 2011
SEC claim that Morgan Keegan misled ARS investors is nixed

Judge shoots down SEC claim that Morgan Keegan misled auction-rate securities investors

By Doug Cubberley
Corzine to hedgies: Financial reform is necessary
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 01, 2011
Corzine to hedgies: Financial reform is necessary

While Mr. Corzine generally backs the Obama administration's push for regulatory reform, he doesn't agree with every piece of the legislation and has concerns about how new laws will be applied.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 31, 2011
Mary Schapiro lands in hot seat again

By Doug Cubberley
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 31, 2011
Vigilant compliance must be grounded by ethics

The following is an edited version of an Oct. 17 speech by Carlo V. di Florio, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, at the annual meeting of the National Society of Compliance Professionals in Baltimore

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 30, 2011
ASPPA to Congress: Keep our tax breaks

Like many other industry groups, the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries is redoubling its effort to communicate with federal lawmakers at a time when the massive federal budget deficit is causing Congress to consider new ways to produce revenue

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 28, 2011
Protesters' rage might give rise to financial transactions tax

Sen. Tom Harkin expected to introduce bill calling for small levy on buying, selling of investment instruments; could curb 'pointless trading'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Insurance regulators vote for stronger annuity disclosure
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 28, 2011
Insurance regulators vote for stronger annuity disclosure

A group of state insurance regulators voted yesterday to adopt amendments to an annuity disclosure model that would give customers a detailed breakdown of product features.

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 28, 2011
Finra dealt blow in fine collection

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 28, 2011
Fired LPL adviser: I was axed for running gun ad

A former LPL Financial LLC financial adviser is suing the firm, alleging that the largest independent broker-dealer wrongfully fired him, and in turn defamed his reputation, for running a TV commercial that urged viewers to buy guns

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 28, 2011
Finra accused of age bias

A former district director of Finra's New York office has filed an age discrimination suit against the regulator, Reuters reported last week

By Dan Jamieson
SEC signed for $557M in office space it didn't need
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 28, 2011
SEC signed for $557M in office space it didn't need

The SEC conducted a flawed analysis to justify a $556.8 million lease for office space that turned out was largely unneeded.

By Doug Cubberley
Former SEC counsel David Becker rejoins old firm amid Madoff scrutiny
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 28, 2011
Former SEC counsel David Becker rejoins old firm amid Madoff scrutiny

David Becker, who quit as Securities and Exchange Commission general counsel before he was sued over inherited profits from Bernard Madoff's fraud, has rejoined the law firm where he worked before taking the SEC post.

By Doug Cubberley
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 27, 2011
Ex-fund manager claims company founder bullied him, called him a 'moron'

Former PM at New Star Asset Management suing fund firm's boss; 'angry, antagonistic and unpleasant'

By John Goff
Study will recommend that accountants examine advisers
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 27, 2011
Study will recommend that accountants examine advisers

White paper by Georgetown professor will broaden — and stir up — discussion, TD Ameritrade's Bradley predicts

By Liz Skinner
INcite: Flat-tax backers are flat-out wrong
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 27, 2011
INcite: Flat-tax backers are flat-out wrong

Set-up is purportedly simpler, fairer and will lower everyone's taxes; it fails on all three counts

By John Goff
UBS will pay $12M over naked shorts
EQUITIES OCT 27, 2011
UBS will pay $12M over naked shorts

UBS AG, Switzerland's biggest bank, will pay $12 million to resolve Financial Industry Regulatory Authority claims that a brokerage unit allowed millions of short-sale orders to be placed without reasonable grounds to believe that the securities could be delivered.

By Doug Cubberley
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 27, 2011
Finra's efforts to keep watch on unstable markets

The following is an edited version of a speech given by Richard G. Ketchum, chairman and chief executive of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., Oct. 13 at the Security Traders Association's annual conference in Palm Beach, Fla.

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 27, 2011
Ready or not, here comes 'the switch'

State regulators and compliance experts are at odds about whether the states will be ready to take over regulatory responsibility for thousands of small investment advisers in March, some compliance experts said

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
State regulators on adviser SRO: Thanks, but no thanks
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 27, 2011
State regulators on adviser SRO: Thanks, but no thanks

SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter picked a tough crowd before which to try to drum up support for a draft SRO bill for investment advisers proposed by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.