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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 […]

Appeals Court Bans Political Ads From Public TV

An appeals court upheld a ban on airing for-profit ads on public television, and extended that ban to include political […]

Below-Cost Pricing Law In California

Below-cost pricing claims in California – the 12th largest economy in the world by some accounts – can be a […]

American, US Airways,To Merge Dec. 9

The American Airlines and U.S. Airways merger was given final approval, and will come together as of Dec. 9 to […]

Sustainability Info Will Be Required in SEC Filings

An organization called the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, or SASB (pronounced saz-bee), has been accredited to set standards for how […]

Monitoring Regulatory Agreements

Companies in a wide range of regulated industries, from food production and energy to insurance and health care, may enter […]

The SEC’s 2013 Whistleblower Report

The numbers are in and they are impressive: In fiscal 2013, the second year of the Dodd-Frank whistleblower program, there […]

Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers Not Entitled To Jury Trial

A federal district judge in Atlanta has ruled that whistleblowers under the Dodd-Frank Act looking to sue for retaliation do […]

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