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- SEC's Gallagher wants more oversight of brokers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress made a mistake when it stripped away most of the Securities and Exchange Commission's authority to police the holding companies of broker-dealers for risks, according to the SEC's newest commissioner. In his first formal interview with Reuters since joining the SEC late last year, Commissioner Daniel Gallagher defended the purpose behind the now-defunct oversight ...
sec 08 Feb 2012 - SEC postseason position rankings: DL
We turn our attention to defense today, specifically the top defensive lines in the SEC during the 2011 season. Year in and year out, strong defensive line play is what separates the SEC from other leagues, so there?s no shame in finishing in the bottom half of these rankings. You can see our preseason rankings here. Now onto our postseason rankings: 1. LSU: The Tigers overwhelmed teams this ...
sec 08 Feb 2012 - SEC Basketball: 4 Teams That Could Be Dark Horses in SEC Tournament
Surprises have been few and far between in the 2012 SEC Basketball slate. No. 1 Kentucky sits atop the conference (and the nation), the No. 7 Florida Gators are solidifying themselves as Final Four sleepers and both No. 18 Mississippi State and Vanderbilt are shoe-ins for the Big Dance. 11 out of the last 15 SEC Tournaments have been won by either the Wildcats or the Gators, with Kentucky ...
sec 08 Feb 2012 - Introducing Texas A&M to the SEC
Missouri had its day on Tuesday. Today, it's Texas A&M's turn. The SEC welcomes both schools into the league this coming football season, and consider this our introduction to the Aggies on the SEC blog. We get an assist from Big 12 blogger David Ubben. Let's get right to it. Chris Low: It wasn't a big secret that the SEC wanted to get into the state of Texas, and there were rumblings that the ...
sec 08 Feb 2012 - Blog debate: Can Mizzou handle the SEC?
We introduced Mizzou to the SEC earlier Tuesday, but now it's time to get dirty. Big 12 blogger David Ubben and Edward Aschoff debate: What awaits Missouri in the SEC? The decline of one of college football's rising programs? Or new heights in a foreign conference that's college football's toughest? Let's hash this out. Edward Aschoff: So, with the Tigers joining the SEC, some are wondering if ...
sec 08 Feb 2012 - SEC Plays "Patty Cake" with Big Banks
We've been demanding for years now answers to a core question coming from the financial collapse of 2008. Why have the securities regulators, namely the Securities and Exchange Commission, failed to punish the Wall Street banks that fueled the mortgage crisis by underwriting toxic mortgages and selling them to the public? Well, now we know ...
sec 08 Feb 2012 - Widespread SEC Disclosure Noncompliance Triggered by Material ESG Issues
NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Widespread corporate noncompliance with SEC requirements triggered by material ESG issues may cause many SEC filings to be materially misleading, inaccurate, or even ...
sec 08 Feb 2012 - SEC weighs two money market fund proposals
(Reuters) - The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission is eyeing two potential plans to bolster the stability of money market funds, but their fate remains uncertain due to internal disagreement at the SEC over the need for more regulations. Last month, agency staff circulated early drafts for either a capital buffer or a floating fund valuation, both aimed at preventing runs on ...
sec 08 Feb 2012 - SEC Weighs 2 Money Market Fund Proposals
The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission is eyeing two potential plans to bolster the stability of money market funds, but their fate remains uncertain due to internal disagreement at the SEC over the need for more regulations.
sec 08 Feb 2012 - SEC Again Utilizes Strict Liability "Clawback" Authority
In a July 2011 Legal Foundation??Legal Pulse post, SEC to Join HHS in Effort to Drop the Claw of Strict Liability on Business??Managers, we decried the federal punishment of business executives based solely on their status, rather than on whether they actually violated the law. Such status crimes, we argued, do nothing to deter law ...
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