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Individual Investors Duped by Derivatives Wall Street is selling complex securities to yield-hungry investors who may have no idea how they work - and how risky they are.   |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2005 |
Finance: True To Reform New rules affecting the ways companies offer and register securities are slated to take effect on Dec. 1, 2005. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2007 |
U.S. Warming to Structured Products Structured products are winning more fans in the U.S. Sales of the hybrid securities grew 33% in 2006, to $64 billion. What investors seem to like best about the instruments is the principal protection they offer. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
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Group Investing Update Changes to securities laws may change your business model. |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2006
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The SEC's Gift to You Securities regulation helps guard investors against fraud. |
CFO
September 1, 2010
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SEC Pushes Companies for More Risk Info The regulator pushes back on companies' risk disclosures and considers changing its related rules. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2011
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The Hedging Game Structured products are among the most difficult product areas for new clients to understand. |
BusinessWeek
April 1, 2010
Martin Z. Braun |
Can the SEC Get Its Street Cred Back? Elaine Greenberg is investigating abuses in the muni bond market, as the commission tries to rebuild trust. |
Registered Rep.
April 26, 2005
Kristen French |
A Pawn Takes the Queen Charles Elliott scores one for the "little guy," and proves that sometimes it pays for a broker to take on securities regulators, despite their financial and legal heft. |
BusinessWeek
December 9, 2010
Alexis Leondis |
The Hidden Hazards of Private Placements Some retirees who qualify as accredited investors based on their assets may lack the expertise to evaluate private placements. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008 |
The Fever for Structured Products Structured products, which are gaining popularity in the U.S., combine financial instruments, typically bonds and derivatives, into a package that allows investors to bet on the direction of stocks, bonds and other investments. |
CFO
April 1, 2004
Ronald Fink |
Playing Favorites Why Alan Greenspan's Fed lets banks off easy on corporate fraud. |
Registered Rep.
April 7, 2005
Kristen French |
NASD Advocates More Disclosure, Less Paper Broker/dealers and their reps may get a big break on point-of-sale disclosure if the Securities and Exchange Commission heeds recent NASD advice. |
CFO
October 1, 2002
Tim Reason |
Reporting: See-Through Finance The market's distaste for complex financing could raise your company's cost of capital, even if you comply with new reporting rules. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2010
Donna Mitchell |
Turning on the Charm Next month the SEC reports to Congress on its recommendations for enhancing examinations for investment advisors. FINRA, meanwhile, is trying to persuade movers and shakers on the Hill that it already has the answers. |
Wired
February 2002
Adam Lashinsky |
The Post-Enron Economy Sometimes it takes a meltdown to force regulators into action... |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2005
Tom Taulli |
IPOs Quiet No More The SEC can agree on some things, such as allowing companies to say more during an offering. So, how does this help investors? |
Investment Advisor
November 2009
Melanie Waddell |
SEC Sets Out Strategic Plan The Securities and Exchange Commission publishes its Draft Strategic Plan outlining the Commission's strategic goals for 2010 through 2015. |
Registered Rep.
September 10, 2008 |
Bank of America to Buy Its ARs Back The nation's second-largest bank by assets settled an investigation by Massachusetts regulators, agreeing to buy back $4.5 billion worth of the securities. |
Financial Advisor
September 2009
Gail Liberman |
How Liquid Are Client Mutual Funds? In a falling market, a fund's securities that appear to be liquid suddenly may have no market. |
OCC Bulletin
June 26, 2003 |
Securities Offering Disclosure Rules Reporting and disclosure requirements for National Banks with securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
Registered Rep.
May 10, 2007
Kristen French |
SEC Impostors on the Loose The SEC issued an alert to securities industry firms, warning them to keep an eye out for impostors -- individuals pretending to work for the SEC. |
Registered Rep.
December 11, 2008 |
SEC Finalizes $30 Billion ARS Settlement With Citi And UBS The $30 billion settlement is the largest in SEC history and restores liquidity to ARS investors at par value of their holdings. |
Investment Advisor
May 2010
Melanie Waddell |
30 for 30 Interviews: Harry Markopolos Independent financial fraud investigator Harry Markopolos identifies strengths and weakness of the SEC. |
Investment Advisor
February 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
2011: The Year the Advisors' Playing Field Fundamentally Changes All eyes this year will be focused on the exchanges that will ensue between lawmakers and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding putting brokers under a fiduciary mandate and appointing a self-regulatory organization. |
Investment Advisor
July 2008
Melanie Waddell |
SEC Chairmen of Yore Speak Six former SEC chairmen pointed to quite a few regulatory challenges that loom large -- namely globalization of the world markets, the burgeoning market for complex synthetic securities, and the continued growth of hedge funds. |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
Melanie Waddell |
A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward. |
Investment Advisor
March 2010
James J. Green |
B/D News Bulletins and news of interest to broker/dealers from FINRA and the SEC. |
U.S. Banker
September 2009 |
Noted and Noteworthy A new rule by the SEC requiring disclosure on short-sell positions was welcome news for bank stocks beleaguered by short positions in last year's sell-offs. |
Registered Rep.
March 10, 2011
Kristen French |
SEC Says Bigger Budget Is Supported By BCG Report In testimony before Congress Thursday, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro made a case for an increase in the agency's funding to $1.407 billion for 2012. |
Investment Advisor
January 2009
Kara P. Stapleton |
B/D Briefings News & Products News, products, and information of interest to broker/dealers. |
Investment Advisor
June 2009 |
B/D News & Products Important news for broker/dealers: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is proposing a major expansion of its BrokerCheck service... Fraud charges against several entities and individuals who operate the Reserve Primary Fund... more... |
BusinessWeek
January 13, 2011
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Big Banks with Big Legal Bills Mortgages, Madoff, and Lehman may add to the tab at JPMorgan. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2009
Mark Astarita |
The SEC's "Feel Good" Committee The Securities and Exchange Commission announces the formation of an Investor Advisory Committee, which it says will give investors a greater voice in its work. |
CFO
May 1, 2010
Sarah Johnson |
The SEC Has a Few Questions for You This is the envelope no CFO looks forward to opening, even if the inquiry proves to be fairly routine. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
What's a Cold Call? How to identify stock broker cold callers, what to say to them, and when you should just hang up. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2006
Lynn Hume |
TBMA Launches Bond Indexes The Bond Market Association published the first of a weekly series of eight indexes covering different kinds of auction-rate securities. The indexes are designed to give issuers and investors benchmarks to evaluate the rates they are getting on securities sold through the auction process. |
Financial Advisor
June 2006
Bruce W. Fraser |
A Hybrid Approach Structured products can round out a portfolio, but they are complicated and potentially risky. Just what are structured products and how do they work? What role, if any, could they play in your clients' portfolios? |
Registered Rep.
June 3, 2009
David Geracioti |
ARS Games -- SEC Blames Firms, Settles with BAC, RBC and DEUTSCHE When the auction rate securities market froze up in February 2008, angry clients blamed their financial advisors. |
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Melanie Waddell |
Turf Wars A conversation with former SEC Commissioner Roel Campos about the Treasury's Blueprint for financial services reform. |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
The SEC's Gift to You: Part 2 By giving the investing public access to information, and serving as a regulator with the power to take action to correct problems, the SEC works hard to protect investors. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Melanie Waddell |
A Long, Hot Regulatory Summer Rules from the SEC on credit ratings agencies, 12b-1, soft dollars, and hedge funds |
OCC Bulletin
January 15, 2004 |
Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for National Banks with Securities The final rule, entitled "Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for National Banks With Securities Registered Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Securities Offering Disclosure Rules," amends 12 CFR 11 and 12 CFR 16. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2010
Mark Astarita |
Tilting the Litigation Landscape Against the Financial Industry Current reform proposals could radically alter the broker-client relationship. |
Registered Rep.
November 11, 2010
Kristen French |
Sources: New SEC Rules Won't Kill Upfront Bonuses New rules governing broker recruiting bonuses? The idea, floated by Mary Schapiro on Monday, met with skepticism this week from securities industry attorneys, compensation experts and recruiters. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Chase Does Right for Consumers Chase credit cards will soon offer better terms. |
Registered Rep.
March 30, 2007
John Churchill |
Surprise! FPA Wins Lawsuit Against SEC and the Broker-Dealer Exemption Three years after suing the SEC over the controversial "Broker Dealer Exemption" rule, a federal court has ruled that the SEC exceeded its authority in adopting the rule. |
BusinessWeek
August 5, 2009
Silver-Greenberg et al. |
Old Banks, New Lending Tricks Lenders haven't sworn off risky financial products. They've come up with a slew of new ones. |
Investment Advisor
May 2008 |
News & Products, May 2008 Pension funding ratios fell 11% in the first quarter of 2008... FINRA, NYSE Regulation, Inc., and participants of the Options Regulatory Surveillance Authority are coordinating new, tougher regulatory efforts... |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 5, 2004
Ivan Schneider |
SEC to Banks: Selling Securities? Get a License Industry convergence slowed by multiple regulators and accounting system limitations. |
