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U.S. Banks In “Regulatory Spiral”

The roll-out of Dodd Frank and aggressive legal action by Federal regulators is alarming bank industry executives. “We are in […]

Battle Over: Big Energy Companies Getting Ready For Carbon Regs

Major energy companies have acknowledged that global warming regulation that puts a price on carbon is coming, and they are […]

House Beats A Strategic Retreat in “The War On Christmas”

The Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards has reversed its stance, and members of the House of Representatives can now wish […]

Maybe Proxy Advisory Firms Have Too Much Clout

A major debate is opened, as the SEC convenes a roundtable. Is there something amiss when two entities – Institutional […]

European Commission Slaps U.S. Privacy Standards

The European Commission has made it clear it finds U.S. privacy standards inadequate and wants a revision of the mechanism […]

EU Regulators Stiffen, Fine Banks $2.3b For Rate Rigging

European Union regulators imposed a total of 1.7 billion Euros, or $2.3 billion, on eight financial institutions, including two U.S. […]

Supreme Court Refuses To Hear On-Line Sales Tax Case

Bricks-and-mortar retailers got some good news on Cyber-Monday when the Supreme Court announced it would not hear a challenge to […]

Coming Soon: Dodd-Frank Recording Requirements

By Dec. 21 swap dealers and major swap participants will need to record cell phone conversations related to trades under […]

Political Contribution Disclosure Gets A Pass From The SEC

Public interest groups are livid over the SEC’s failure to put a political contribution disclosure requirement on its rulemaking agenda […]

Regulators Set Dec. 10 Meeting To Give Volcker Rule Final Approval

Three of the five U.S. regulatory  agencies needed to approve the Volcker rule, which would place speculative trading restrictions on […]

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