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SEC clamps down permanently on illegal "naked short-selling”

Monday 27 July 2009 21:13 | Managing Editor | 588 comments

A temporary rule designed to cut down on “naked” short selling abuses has proven so effective that the SEC has decided to make it permanent.

Top regulators want a council, not the Fed, to lead in supervising systemic risk

Friday 24 July 2009 22:28 | Managing Editor | 370 comments

The battle for who will be top dog in systemic risk supervision tseemed to tilt against the Federal Reserve this week.

SEC gives initial approval to measure on pay transparency

Wednesday 01 July 2009 21:40 | Managing Editor | 307 comments

The SEC voted unanimously in favor of putting out a rule that would require all public companies to disclose more about executive compensation and corporate governance that might affect their risk management.

SEC approves tougher money market fund rules for comment

Wednesday 24 June 2009 22:11 | Managing Editor | 539 comments

The SEC introduced rules requiring money market funds to hold more liquid assets and to lower the average maturity of securities held.

SEC chief stakes claim to regulate credit default swaps, other security derivatives

Monday 22 June 2009 22:21 | Managing Editor | 253 comments

In testimony before a Senate Banking subcommittee, SEC chairman Mary Schapiro argued that all securities-related derivatives – including credit default swaps – should be regulated by the SEC.

SEC’s Schapiro will seek authority to impose limits on hedge fund activity

Monday 04 May 2009 19:41 | Managing Editor | 184 comments

Supervision of hedge funds should extend beyond just registration to rulemaking authority that will allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to put limits on leverage or certain kinds of trading activity, if necessary, SEC chairman Mary Schapiro said.