Securities and Exchange Commission

Transparency, Justice and Clarity in the Economic Crisis

David Calhoun Mendelsohn | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, Treasury Department, Money, Economy, Economic Crisis, Larry Summers, Fbi, Paul Volcker, 1990s, Recession, JP Morgan, Bush Administration, Irs, Brooksley E. Born, Banks, Timothy Geithner, Free Market, Securities and Exchange Commission, Treasury Secretary, China, Business News
David Calhoun Mendelsohn

Why are the banks not fulfilling their end of the understanding that if US taxpayers provide the blank check, they will open the liquidity tap so that the economy can operate?

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Chris Cox Resigns As SEC Chairman

AP | Posted 02.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, Chris Cox SEC, Mary Schapiro, Chris Cox, Business News

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission under outgoing President George W. Bush, Christopher Cox, resigned on Tuesda...

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Let's Hear From The Madoff Women

Vicky Ward | Posted 02.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Ponzi Scheme, Sylvia Madoff, Bernard Madoff, Frank Avellino, Securities and Exchange Commission, Business News
Vicky Ward

Do we really believe Ruth knew nothing of her husband's business? The couple spent an unusual amount of time together -- just the two of them.

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If Past Is Prologue, Mary Schapiro's Future Should Not Include the SEC

Dan Solin | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Finra, Investor's Rights, Securities, Economy, Mary Schapiro, Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, Investors, Arbitration, Business News
Dan Solin

Mary Schapiro's advocacy for FINRA's flawed mandatory arbitration process - and her antipathy for investors' rights -- disqualifies her from confirmation as head of the SEC.

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Legislation Won't Prevent The Next Madoff: SEC Needs Talent, Technology & Collaboration (Not New Laws)

Marc Morgenstern | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Enron, Bernard Madoff, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bernie Madoff, Economic Reform, Politics, Regulations, Rules, Economy, Business, Business News
Marc Morgenstern

Despite political pressure, investor protection cannot come at the cost of impeding needed capital formation.

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SEC Rules Don't Go Far Enough

Neil Baron | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Downturn, Stocks, Money, Stock Market, Economic Reform, Economy, Home Values, Economic Crisis, Credit Crisis, Subprime Mortage Crisis, Capitalism, Securities and Exchange Commission, Subprime Loans, Business News
Neil Baron

Credit ratings have an extraordinarily broad effect on our financial system -- witness their role in the subprime crisis.

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When it Comes to Bernie Madoff, Congress is More to Blame Than the SEC

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Punditmom, Bernard Madoff, Congress, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bernie Madoff, Securities Fraud, Politics News
Joanne Bamberger

As Congress gets ready to point the finger at the SEC for falling down on the job, it had better get ready to own up to its share of the blame.

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Madoff, Merkin and the Epidemiology of Fraud

Bradley W. Bloch | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Transparency, Social Networks, Madoff Fraud, Social Networking, Mark Cuban, Bernard Madoff, Securities and Exchange Commission, Ezra Merkin, Gmac, Business News
Bradley W. Bloch

The Madoff scandal sheds light on the extent to which friendships, philanthropic involvement, and other social ties influence presumably "rational" decisions, like how money is invested.

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SEC Chair Rebuffs Criticism Of Leadership During Financial Crisis

Washington Post | Amit R. Paley and David S. Hilzenrath | Posted 01.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, SEC Chairman, Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, Chris Cox, Business News

Christopher Cox, the embattled chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, is defending his restrained approach to the financial crisis, sayin...

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Mary Schapiro Should Not Be Confirmed as SEC Chief

Dan Solin | Posted 01.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Obama Administration, Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, Barack Obama, Mary Schapiro, Business News
Dan Solin

Appointing Schapiro as Securities and Exchange Commission Chief will do nothing to reinvigorate an agency that has been a toothless tiger and a puppet of the industry it's supposed to regulate.

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Abolish the SEC

Alan Schram | Posted 01.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Money Market Funds, Sec, Business News, Saving Money. Wall Street, Ponzi Scheme, Bernard Madoff, Bank Deposits, Libor, Tarp, Dow, Financial Crisis, Securities and Exchange Commission, Business News
Alan Schram

The mere existence of the SEC gives investors false confidence, lulling them into reduced vigilance and making them think they are protected when they are not.

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Sun-Times Owner To Cut Unprofitable Papers

Crain's Chicago Business | Ann Saphir | Posted 01.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: The Beacon News, Sun-Times Media Group, The SouthtownStar, Newspapers, Riskmetrics Group, Chicago Sun-Times, Economy, Sun-Times Cuts, Securities and Exchange Commission, The Herald News, The Naperville Sun, Newspaper Industry, Chicago News

Sun-Times Media Group Inc. said its ongoing cost-cutting efforts will reduce it to a "fraction" of its current size. The company, which runs 70 commu...

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SEC Watched Porn, Ran Private Businesses Instead Of Catching Madoff, Report

ProPublica | Posted 01.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Ponzi Scheme, Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, Propublica, Bernie Madoff, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Business News

The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a drubbing these days for its abject failure―despite detailed tips―to catch Bernie Madoff in what...

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Madoff the Unoriginal!

John R. Price | Posted 01.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Madoff Scandal, Bernard Madoff, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bernie Madoff, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Sec, Madoff Scheme, Business News
John R. Price

Bernard Madoff is a charming, sophisticated thief who used a common, garden-variety scheme to separate intelligent investors from their money. And the investors should have known better.

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Madoff Bragged About Profits To SEC While Advising On Oversight

AP | Posted 01.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Madoff Scheme, Sec, Bernard Madoff, Madoff Scandal, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bernie Madoff, Markopolos, Business News

WASHINGTON — Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox said Tuesday his agency repeatedly failed for at least a decade to purs...

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Would the Economy be Different if They Had Listened to "The Girl?"

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 11.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Securities and Exchange Commission, Economy, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Derivatives, It's the Economy Stupid, Economic Crisis, Alan Greenspan, Business News
Joanne Bamberger

Even though I worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission for a number of years, trying to explain things like derivatives was never my strong suit.

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Barbarians, Masters & Thieves

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 11.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Deregulation, Punditmom, Securities and Exchange Commission, Economy, It's the Economy Stupid, Economic Crisis, Business News
Joanne Bamberger

"Mommy & Daddy have saved and worked hard for a long time so we will have food and a house and money for college. Don't worry, sweetie," I said. In retrospect, I was a fool.

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Republican House Bailout Plan Is A Hidden Tax

Stephen Herrington | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Banking, Bail Outs, Credit Crisis, Paulson, House Republicans, Economy, Bush Administration, John McCain, Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Henry Paulson, Election 2008, Securities and Exchange Commission, Democrats, Republicans, Home News
Stephen Herrington

The Republican House plan would be a government bailout with the prospect that bank contributions would cover the costs over time. But those contributions will not come out of bank profits but will be passed on to consumers, further adding to the costs of credit.

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The George Will Revolt

Danielle Celena Belton | Posted 10.25.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Conservatives, George Will, 2008 Election, This Week, Republicans, Alice in Wonderland, Sec, Queen of Hearts, Conserative Columnist, Straight Talk Express, Chris Cox, Securities and Exchange Commission, Media News
Danielle Celena Belton

George Will is through with the Straight Talk Express. His Tuesday column is a vigorous literary battering that never lets up as Will exerts his frustration and disappointment with McMaverick.

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Truth in Editorializing?

Jan Herman | Posted 10.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Christopher Cox, John McCain, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street Journal, McCain's Scapegoat, Barack Obama, Gasbag, Media News
Jan Herman

Before it's too late, three cheers for the lead editorial in The Wall Street Journal on Friday, "McCain's Scapegoat," which calls McCain "untethered," as well as misinformed and dishonest.

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WSJ Editorial Board Hits McCain For Cox Threat: "Deeply Unfair ... Un-Presidential"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Securities and Exchange Commission, Mccain Wsj Editorial, Mccain Economic Plan, Mccain Sec, Sec, Mccain Fire Sec Chair, Short Selling, McCain Economics, Mccain Chris Cox, McCain Economic Crisis, Mccain Fire Chris Cox, Politics News

The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board finds John McCain's sudden economic policy shifts less than inspiring: John McCain has made it ...

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Merrill Lynch Will Buy Back Auction-Rate Securities, Dodge Lawsuit

Posted 09.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Auction Rate Securities, John Thain, Merrill Lynch Lawsuit, Andrew Cuomo, Securities and Exchange Commission, Sec, ARS Buyback, Business News

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Short Selling Rules In U.S. Have Australians Steamed

DealBook | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Sec, Short Selling Rules, Short Selling Clampdown, Banking Crisis, Lending Crisis, Securities and Exchange Commission, Short Selling, Economy, Recession, Business News

Australian hedge fund players have come out swinging against the United States' efforts to curb short selling, arguing that hedge funds are being targ...

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SEC Prohibits Some Short Selling

DealBook | Posted 07.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Sec, Economy, Christopher Cox, Banking Crisis, Short Selling, Securities and Exchange Commission, Business News

In some corners of Wall Street and Washington, short sellers have become about as unpopular as Red Sox fans at Yankee Stadium. Short sellers, who bet...

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The New Workers Uniting Union Means Global Solidarity

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 07.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Uk, Multinational Corporations, Titanium Metals Corp., Economy, Alcoa, Workers Uniting, International Paper, Amicus Section, China, Georgia Pacific, Dick Cheney, Kimberly Clark, Unite the Union, Don Imus, Derek Simpson, Ireland, Dubai, Corporate Globalization, Halliburton, United Steelworkers, Justice Department, Las Vegas, Kuwait, Ceo, Global Union, Securities and Exchange Commission, Alcan, Timet, Pilkington, Rexam, Kbr, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Global corporations have set up a situation in which they are herding workers in a stampede to the bottom. So we created the first global union to face off unregulated multinational corporations.

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