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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 24, 2013
SEC might be productive despite 2-2 split

Republican Commissioner Gallagher praises Walter's outreach.

Ex-U.S. Attorney White being considered for SEC chair: Sources
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 24, 2013
Ex-U.S. Attorney White being considered for SEC chair: Sources

Would succeed Walter, who took over as chairman last month.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 23, 2013
Slick SEC pick could keep Obama out of a fix

Why President Obama's 'designation' of Elisse Walter as SEC chairman was a shrewd political move. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20121127/FREE/121129970>Dwyer: Krawcheck, please</a> &amp;raquo;

NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 20, 2013
McNabb to FSOC: Forget funds

Private-placement debate now public — and very ugly — feud
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 18, 2013
Private-placement debate now public — and very ugly — feud

Fur still flying over SEC's delay in allow advertising for Reg D offerings and the like

Will Khuzami be the next SEC chief?
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 17, 2013
Will Khuzami be the next SEC chief?

Expected exit of enforcement chief raises questions about who will be the regulator's longterm boss

Walter home alone at SEC
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 17, 2013
Walter home alone at SEC

Agency inertia may help overcome division leadership turnover

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 17, 2013
Dwyer on SEC shuffle: Krawcheck, please

The SEC needs a high-profile, forceful boss -- not a caretaker

New chairman, same logjam at SEC
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 16, 2013
New chairman, same logjam at SEC

Walter eyeing Reg D ad rule, fiduciary standard -- but faces uphill slog

Finra adds BDCs, leveraged ETFs to focus for 2013
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 16, 2013
Finra adds BDCs, leveraged ETFs to focus for 2013

Self-regulator pulls social media, structured products from annual list.

Mind the (tax) gap
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 16, 2013
Mind the (tax) gap

Democratic chairman wants to move investment tax rates closer to individual levies.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 15, 2013
CFP Board turns to CFPB to promote its credential

One of the most controversial creations of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law &#8211; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau &#8211; is not supposed to creep into investment-adviser regulation, which is under the aegis of the Securities and Exchange Commission. But advisers should keep an eye on the agency; the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. certainly is.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 15, 2013
Finra's suitability rules on private funds create conflicts

Regulator's recently-adopted rules seem to directly contradict the implicit promise of privacy from SEC/CFTC rule

Turn off that recorder: Finra says arbitration hearings off limits
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 14, 2013
Turn off that recorder: Finra says arbitration hearings off limits

Finra opens arb system to RIAs
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 14, 2013
Finra opens arb system to RIAs

In a surprise move, B-D cop Finra will allow RIAs to use its arbitration system. Why?

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 13, 2013
Top SEC cop Khuzami calls it quits

CFTC rule requires further scrutiny
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JAN 13, 2013
CFTC rule requires further scrutiny

A new Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule to harmonize certain CFTC and SEC mandates that apply to mutual funds investing in commodities is drawing criticisms.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 13, 2013
Why didn't the GOP take any bows for the budget deal?

By harping on the negatives of the deal, Republicans failed to get credit for protecting most of their constituents

Why platinum-coin critics are flat-out wrong
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 09, 2013
Why platinum-coin critics are flat-out wrong

Pundits express shock over deficit-ceiling work around; numismatists on the fence

Tip from Finra triggered SAC insider case: Sources
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 09, 2013
Tip from Finra triggered SAC insider case: Sources

According to sources, a heads-up from Finra led the SEC to investigate potential insider trading at SAC.