Entries tagged "Mary Schapiro"

Companies outraged about proxy proposal

A new SEC rule that would give shareholders greater access to vote has incited a chorus of opposition from small business owners to big time CEOs.

Committee passes hedge fund registration bill

The House Financial Services Committee approved 67-1 a bill that would require hedge funds to register as investment advisers with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Regulation by the Rakoff rules

Judge Jed Rakoff's blistering opinion on the Bank of America settlement with the SEC over the Merrill Lynch bonuses offers considerable food for thought on reality and illusion in regulation.

Dealmakers top Forbes most powerful women list

Many of Forbes' choices for "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women" are no strangers to economics, business, regulation, or mergers and acquisitions.

The SEC is all ears, it says

The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to hear from you on a modified version of a potential uptick rule.

SEC makes first 'naked' bust

Mary Schapiro, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, caught her first two naked short sellers.

Placement agents unite! (just don't ask who)

In the face of SEC-imposed rules to ban placement agents from working with public pension funds, the redheaded stepchildren are starting to rally.

Reactions to the short-selling rule

It's been almost 24 hours since the Securities and Exchange Commission put in place a permanent rule on short-selling. Here, we round up the reactions.

The SEC offers some short selling reforms

Mary Schapiro's SEC, unlike predecessor Chris Cox's, has created a balanced series of new rules that provide more disclosure and limitations on shorting without banning it.

The SEC to protect investors by hiring?

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro spoke with lawmakers about changes the organization is taking to protect investors, and one of those changes might be to hire more staff.

Grassley demands answers from SEC

Sen. Charles Grassley is getting impatient with the SEC. The Iowa Republican wants the agency to respond to his request for information about insider trading.

Schapiro looks to corporate world at SEC

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro takes cues from the corporate world as announces plans to hire a chief operating officer.

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