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SEC received over 650,000 filings in 2011
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Kai Ryssdal
Jan 10, 2012
Up 4 percent from 2010. More filings mean more information is disclosed by companies. But is it necessarily a better thing?
SEC files complaint against former Freddie, Fannie CEOs
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Scott Tong
Dec 16, 2011
Federal regulators at the Securities and Exchange Commission just this morning charged several former executives at mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with civil fraud
Judge strikes down SEC deal with Citigroup
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David Gura
Nov 28, 2011
A district judge said the SEC's proposed $285 million settlement with Citigroup over the sale of toxic mortgage debt was not in the public interest.
SEC rules (not a declarative statement)
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John Moe
Oct 14, 2011
Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidelines for how companies should disclose cyber attacks. Sen. John D. Rockefeller (D -...
Walkie-talkie payola?
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John Moe
Sep 27, 2011
The Justice Department and Securities Exchange Commission are looking into Motorola Solutions to see whether it offered bribes to foreign...
Wall Street watchdogs face budget cuts in Congress
Mar 10, 2011
At a time of dramatically increased responsibilities for two key financial regulatory bodies, there are strong calls to cut back on funding for the...
LinkedIn preparing to go public
Jan 6, 2011
LinkedIn Corp., a social networking company for professionals, plans to go public....
For public good, not for profit.
Tell the SEC What to Do With Whistleblowers
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Stan Alcorn
Dec 17, 2010
Do you have strong feelings about how the Security and Exchange Commission defines "Major Security-Based Swap Participant"?...
On 2nd anniversary of Madoff's Ponzi scheme arrest, son found dead
Dec 12, 2010
It's been two years since federal authorities hauled Bernie Madoff to lock-up for confessing to be the biggest con man in financial history.
Thi...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Coffee cup problems
Aug 25, 2010
Have a cup of coffee this morning? Sustainability reporter Adriene Hill tells us why that cup is raising some environmental issues.
The SEC wil...