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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 19, 2010
Judge slams ex-Merrill broker's proposed plea deal

The former Maxim Group broker allegedly lied to Merrill about his book of business, then purportedly made off with a $780K inducement loan

By Bloomberg
Allen Stanford sued by American Express over credit card debt
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 19, 2010
Allen Stanford sued by American Express over credit card debt

Indicted financier R. Allen Stanford was sued by a unit of American Express Co. for $115,712.79 in back credit card debt.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES MAY 18, 2010
Finra bars ex-Deutsche Bank broker for manipulating stock price

Edward Brokaw, a former Deutsche Bank AG broker, was barred from the securities industry for manipulating the price of Monogram Biosciences stock in an effort to enrich a hedge-fund client, himself and his family, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said today.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 18, 2010
Money balled up U.S. financial system, says Michael Lewis

Best-selling author claims lavish compensation rewarded bankers for the wrong things

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 14, 2010
Prosecution of Wall Street titans? Short it

Revelations about the firms' shadier practices incensed both politicians and the public. Don't count on any indictments being handed out, however

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 14, 2010
Ex-Credit Suisse broker avoids prison -- for now

Former Credit Suisse Group AG broker Eric Butler will remain free while a judge reviews a decision that ordered him to prison during the appeal of his conviction for fraudulently selling securities that cost investors more than $1.1 billion in losses.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES MAY 13, 2010
Wall Street bigs asked to sign off on fiduciary duty

The Committee for the Fiduciary Standard takes a different tack in its bid to eliminate the broker-dealer exclusion

By Dan Jamieson
Key Republican may push for broader fiduciary standard
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 12, 2010
Key Republican may push for broader fiduciary standard

On Tuesday, Sen. Susan Collins pressed Goldman Sachs on their commitment to their clients. Now, she's planning on filing an amendment to financial reform legislation that would likely extend the fiduciary standard to B-Ds.

By Mark Schoeff
IN's Pavia: Congress must stay focused on financial reform
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 12, 2010
IN's Pavia: Congress must stay focused on financial reform

Something fishy? The recent uproar over the SEC staff's Internet viewing habits seems like a red herring

By Jim Pavia
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 12, 2010
While Wall Street burned, SEC employees watched porn: Report

Senior members spent hours surfing pornographic websites while the financial system collapsed, an agency watchdog claims

By Associated Press
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 11, 2010
Key Republican senator warms to idea of fiduciary reform

As Senate floor debate on financial-regulatory-reform legislation begins, a key Republican senator plans to offer an amendment on fiduciary standards that could be broader than language contained in a bill that the House passed late last year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FIXED INCOME MAY 09, 2010
SEC to focus on conflicts in muni bond business

The SEC's announcement last week that it is launching an investigation of the municipal bond market is aimed at increasing transparency and weeding out conflicts of interest.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 09, 2010

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 07, 2010
Last week's market 'tornado' may prompt electronic trading rules

U.S. regulators face pressure to show they have a grip on stock markets that are increasingly fragmented and dominated by computers after last week's plunge fueled lawmaker concerns about electronic trading.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 07, 2010
Major exchanges agree in principle to new electronic trading rules

The leaders for major securities exchanges have agreed in principle to a uniform system of "circuit breakers" that would slow trading during periods of intense market volatility, Federal regulators said Monday.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 06, 2010
Geithner and Paulson say more regulation needed

Geithner and Paulson are testifying at a hearing Thursday of a special panel investigating the crisis and a so-called "shadow" banking system.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 06, 2010
Ex-New York Mets file $12.5M suit against financial advisers

Former major leaguers Rondell White and Cliff Floyd have filed a $12.5 million lawsuit in federal court against two New Jersey financial advisers, alleging they lost millions of dollars in a real estate development deal.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 06, 2010
'Dramatic' financial reforms now imminent for Wall Street

The financial regulatory reform legislation sought by the Obama administration, mired just weeks ago in a partisan congressional logjam, is likely to be passed by early summer, with major implications for the securities industry, a leading industry lobbyist said last week.

By Jed Horowitz
YieldPlus investors seeking nearly $900M in damages from Schwab
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 06, 2010
YieldPlus investors seeking nearly $900M in damages from Schwab

Online brokerage also facing a welter of arbitration claims over bond fund implosion

By Dan Jamieson
ALTERNATIVES MAY 06, 2010
Regulator faults Wall Street banks on derivatives

Wall Street banks are seeking exemptions to proposed new financial derivatives rules that could shield more than half the trades that should be subject to disclosure, a federal regulator said Thursday.

By Bloomberg