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GAO report calls for US regulatory reformation
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Kroeker steps up to succeed Hewitt at SEC
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has named James Kroeker to succeed Conrad Hewitt as acting chief accountant.
SEC in the dock as Congress investigates Madoff fraud
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Congress questions SEC competence as Madoff investigation begins
US Congressmen have voiced scepticism about the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) plans to investigate internal failings over the Bernard Madoff fraud case and explore whether numerous opportunities to identify the $50 billion swindle were…
SEC: fair value not to blame for financial crisis
Fair-value accounting did not play a substantial role in the downfall of large financial institutions last year, according to a report by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released on December 30.
CME awaits SEC approval for CDS clearing
The launch date for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group's credit default swap (CDS) clearing platform remains unclear, almost two weeks after it received the green light from two US financial regulators.
Obama promises 'detailed plan' for US regulatory overhaul
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SEC Catches out Haitian Ponzi
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Regulators and Industry Reel after $50bn Madoff Fraud
Losses and Lawsuits
Brought to account
Conrad Hewitt, chief accountant of SEC, talks to Alexander Campbell
Obama names next heads of SEC and CFTC
US president-elect Barack Obama has named the next leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) following his call for "a 21st century regulatory framework to ensure a crisis like this can never…
Finra CEO to take over at SEC
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Cox admits SEC failure to detect Madoff fraud
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Mark to market needs refining, not scrapping - SEC
Christopher Cox, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), backed fair-value accounting in a speech to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants last week, but said some aspects, particularly rules on impairment, needed…
SEC toughens rules for credit rating agencies
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SEC votes to tighten rules on rating agencies
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted yesterday for new rules governing rating agencies, aimed at reducing conflicts of interest in the ratings process.
Europe resolves to regulate rating agencies
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Mark-to-market accounting 'a major cause' of the crisis
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SEC convenes meeting of international regulators
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Dinallo backtracks on regulating CDSs
New York State insurance superintendent Eric Dinallo shelved plans to bring a large slice of the credit default swap (CDS) market under the purview of the New York State Insurance Department (NYSID) during a US congressional committee hearing on November…
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