Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
BoA appoints Laughlin as chief risk officer
Replaces Bruce Thompson, who becomes chief financial officer
SEC commissioner Casey steps down
End of term for longest-serving US regulator
SEC obtains restraining order against Select Asset Management
$52 million fraud misused investor capital, SEC claims
SEC freezes $32.5 million of Swiss entities' assets
Court favours insider-trading suspicions in Arch Chemicals case
New proposals could take the sting out of Sefs, say industry experts
The appearance of the Sef Clarification Act last month, coupled with a changing mood in Washington, DC, has given rise to a more positive outlook among e-commerce experts
Banks blame complexity for slipping tri-party reform targets
Reforms to $1.59 trillion tri-party repo market are set to miss industry deadlines, and could now spill into 2012
Libor manipulation lawsuits hit banks
Libor in a fix?
Finding Volcker rule metrics will be tough, dealers warn
Crop of the props
Update: SEC reveals fraud and abuse after Finra warns 'greedy' investors
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has published the results of its latest investigation into the selling of structured products, two days after Finra warned 'greedy' investors to take care
Dealers struggle to develop metrics to spot prop trading
Banks considering a variety of measures to identify proprietary trading and so meet the requirements of the Volcker rule, but none is foolproof, say dealers
Lowrance charged with using investor funds for Ponzi scheme
Jeffrey Lowrance charged with using investor funds in a Ponzi scheme to fund start-up newspaper
Former chair of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker sentenced to 30 years
Lee Farkas, former chair of TBW, has been sentenced to 30 years and ordered to pay back $38.5 million
JP Morgan Securities charged with rigging municipal bonds
JPMS rigged at least 93 municipal bond reinvestment transactions in 31 states, SEC says
Regulator strengthens enforcement authority
CFTC finalises new Dodd-Frank anti-manipulation rule but energy experts continue to question its value
Regulators may not have authority to delay Dodd-Frank, warn lawyers
Some lawyers claim the CFTC and SEC may not have power to delay enforcement of the Dodd-Frank Act – a grey area that could lead to disputes
GSAM chairman condemns "regulatory nonsense"
Efforts by Western regulators to monitor financial institutions are nonsensical and overambitious according to Jim O'Neill. He said emerging markets are the future of global economic growth.
Libor fix?
At least 12 lawsuits alleging manipulation of Libor have been filed since April, and six different authorities – including the US Department of Justice – are investigating. But how would manipulation work in practice, and is there any evidence of it so…
Push for machine-readable contracts poses problems
Rise of the machines
Mission impossible for ratings
Mission impossible for ratings
CFTC/SEC swap product definitions 'irrational', say derivatives lawyers
Attorneys criticise the division of regulation and the lack of detail on mixed swaps
SEC appoints Lewis as director of RiskFin
The SEC appoints Craig Lewis as its chief economist and director of the risk, strategy and financial innovation division
SEC accuses China Voice founder of fraud
The SEC has charged China Voice CFO and associates with fraud
SEC charges Madoff employee with fraud
Longtime Madoff employee Eric Lipkin is charged by SEC in connection with Madoff Ponzi scheme
Former Nasdaq director Johnson charged with insider trading
Ex-Nasdaq managing director Donald Johnson has been charged by the SEC with insider trading