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Get the latest news and insights on the Securities and Exchange Commission's' financial regulations (such as Regulation Best Interest), enforcement actions and related activities.
GLD (Finally) Gets Options
By Staff WriterAfter a long four-year wait, trading of call and put options on the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) has finally come to pass. The regulatory hurdles...
July 31, 2008
State Regulator, SEC Chair Talk AnnuitiesIowa Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss says she recently had a "good meeting" concerning indexed annuities with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox.But Voss ...
July 30, 2008
SEC extends short selling ruleIn an effort to stop abusive short selling tactics at 19 major financial firms, the Securities and Exchange Commission extended an emergency rule to Aug....
July 30, 2008
SEC To Work With LaborThe staffs of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Employee Benefits Security Administration will be joining in an effort to improve retirement plan ...
July 30, 2008
SEC To Work With LaborThe staffs of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Employee Benefits Security Administration will be joining in an effort to improve retirement plan ...
July 27, 2008
Index Annuity Executive: SEC Attention 'No Surprise'The head of a major index annuity manufacturer says regulators have been hinting for years that they were going to turn their attention to index ...
July 27, 2008
Index Annuity Executive: SEC Attention 'No Surprise'The head of a major index annuity manufacturer says regulators have been hinting for years that they were going to turn their attention to index ...
July 23, 2008
Screwed by the SEC - Your reactionsNever thought the word "naked" would be so loaded. Had quite a bit of reaction to last week's post on short selling. Call it lost...