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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 10, 2009
Report: SunTrust chief could see big payday

At least one executive of a bank that is receiving federal bailout money stands to earn tens of millions of dollars if his company rebounds, according to a report released yesterday by The Corporate Library.

NEWS RIAS MAR 10, 2009
IAA calls for segregation of duties at advisory firms

Investment advisory firms should be able to hold custody of client assets so long as advisory functions are separated from custodial functions, according to the Investment Adviser Association.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 10, 2009
Regulatory overhaul needed: Bernanke

America's financial regulatory system must be overhauled to strengthen oversight of banks, mutual funds and large financial institutions, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 06, 2009
Finra creates Office of the Whistleblower

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. has created the Office of the Whistleblower to expedite the review of “high-risk” tips.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 06, 2009
U.S. Rep Frank wants federal charter for life insurers

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank called yesterday for creating an optional federal charter for life insurance companies.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 06, 2009
Mass. regulator moves on Madoff feeder fund

Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin’s securities division asked wants to revoke the license of a brokerage firm which served as a feeder fund for the investment firm of accused swindler Bernard Madoff.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 05, 2009
SEC settles with 14 firms on trading charges

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday settled a charge that 14 trading firms cheated customers out of millions of dollars.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 04, 2009
Audit: Regulators saw red flags at First National

Federal banking regulators knew as far back as 2002 about problems at First National Bank Holding Co.’s banks in Arizona, California and Nevada but failed to act until shortly before their demise last year, auditors said today.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 04, 2009
Senate to grill UBS official

UBS AG official on Wednesday will face questions from a Senate panel for the first time since the bank acknowledged helping tens of thousands of American clients hide assets from the U.S. government.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2009
Mutual fund industry calls for superregulator

The mutual fund industry today called for combining the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission into a one entity.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2009
Fed rolls out consumer credit program

The Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve today launched a program designed to increase lending to consumers and small businesses.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2009
Boston Fed President: Banks must dump toxic assets

Banks need to get rid of toxic assets, Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren told a group of bankers yesterday in Washington.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2009
$138M in ND investments frozen by fraud case

Federal authorities have frozen $138 million in North Dakota's state pension and workers compensation funds, records show.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2009
SIPC raises assessment fees on brokerage firms

The Securities Investor Protection Corp. will raise member brokerage firm assessments to 0.25% of net operating revenue. The new rate, up from the current flat $150 per year, is effective April 1.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 02, 2009
Ohio names 20 insurers receiving accounting breaks

The Ohio Department of Insurance today released the names of the 20 companies that have raised their surplus levels through approved accounting breaks.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 27, 2009
Accounting overseers soon may inspect all B-D auditors

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board may soon have the authority to inspect auditors for all broker-dealer firms, even private ones.

NEWS RIAS FEB 27, 2009
Two Montana firms accused of securities fraud

A state judge issued a temporary restraining order against two Montana firms accused of bilking seniors out of millions of dollars in a securities fraud scheme.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 26, 2009
Ohio to relax accounting rules for 20 insurers

The Ohio Department of Insurance has confirmed it will provide temporary reserve relief for 20 insurance companies headquartered in the state.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 26, 2009
Analysts united: Citi deal bad for bank stocks

Many analysts and money managers wondered what impact nationalization would have on other bank stocks.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 25, 2009
Obama begins 'stress tests' of banks

Obama administration begins "stress tests" to gauge the health of America's biggest banks.