Federal Regulation
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SEC - what wasn't working and why
By Staff WriterSo...what happened? In testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Erik Sirri, the SEC's director...
March 18, 2009
Panel recommends money market funds regulationMutual fund leaders announced today they are endorsing several recommendations to improve and increase oversight of money market funds. The Investment Company Institute is supporting...
March 18, 2009
IRS Sets Pension Funding RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has released interim rules for single-employer pension plan asset-valuation methods.
March 18, 2009
Obama Ponders New FDICPresident Obama addressed the future of federal financial services regulation briefly before heading to California.
March 18, 2009
AIG Hearing Sparks OFC DebateWitnesses and lawmakers today used a hearing on American International Group Inc. as a chance to debate the merits of federal regulation of insurance.
March 17, 2009
Obama Ponders New FDICPresident Obama addressed the future of federal financial services regulation briefly before heading to California.
March 16, 2009
Schapiro should be good for seniorsPresident Obama's pick to head the Securities and Exchange Commission is Mary L. Schapiro, Esq. -- the first woman to serve as the agency's permanent chairman. The appointment comes at a tumultuous time in the financial world and
March 15, 2009
Schapiro should be good for seniorsPresident Obama's pick to head the Securities and Exchange Commission is Mary L. Schapiro, Esq. -- the first woman to serve as the agency's permanent chairman. The appointment comes at a tumultuous time in the financial world and