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Report cites Prudential to be named as a non-bank SIFI
By Arthur D. PostalPrudential Financial on Thursday advanced to the final stage of the governments process for designation as a non-bank systemically important institution, according to several sources.
October 19, 2012
Ponzi Schemer Blames Mysterious One-Eyed Man; Uses Profits to Give Prostitutes a ‘Better Life’The SEC charged three with fraud, saying nearly $1 million of investors' money was given to Las Vegas call girls.
October 19, 2012
Investors' funds are recovering, but not their nervesAlthough the stock market is moving upward, many investors are still wary of putting their money in stock mutual funds.
October 19, 2012
Black Monday echoes 25 years on as networks fail to restore trustWhat will it take to restore investors' confidence in the stock market?
October 19, 2012
$5 million distributed to life settlement investorsSome 1,000 investors this month have been sent an initial payment of $5.44 million, or 7 cents on the dollar, stemming from an investigation by Texas securities regulators into a life settlement fraud scheme.
October 19, 2012
$5 million distributed to life settlement investorsSome 1,000 investors this month have been sent an initial payment of $5.44 million, or 7 cents on the dollar, stemming from an investigation by Texas securities regulators into a life settlement fraud scheme.
October 19, 2012
Schapiro SEC reign nearing end with rescue mission unfinishedAs head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Mary Schapiro's first order of business was to prevent the commission's demise.
October 19, 2012
10 lessons from the 1987 stock market crashDespite controls introduced in the last 25 years, the stock market is still susceptible to Black Monday-like plunges. Here are 10 things to keep in mind if (or, maybe, when) it ever happens again.