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UBS will have to purchase up to $200 million in auction rate securities from investors who were not covered in UBS initial agreement with state and federal regulators.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is expanding its New York office staff of 360 people by 33, or nearly 9%, in an effort to better regulate hedge funds and brokerages. The SEC will hire 18 additional people in enforcement and 15 in examinations.
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The Treasury Department released a legislative outline Wednesday offering more details on how it would implement a ban on certain risky activities and cap financial institution size.
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The original goal of providing uniform protections for all consumer credit is getting lost to lawmakers' preoccupation over where to place a new regulator.
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Issue is less where it is housed than how much power it has
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As the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair continues to push for an agency for the financial protection of consumers as part of an overhaul of the financial system, a group of women executives are headed to Washington D.C. to speak to a group of senators about why the agency would be important for women consumers and business leaders.
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Broker-dealers can offer financial advice that isn't in the best interest of their clients, and the insurance industry wants to keep it that way.
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WASHINGTON Where to put a proposed new consumer protection division appears to have become a game of musical chairs.
March 2 - Money Management Executive
On Wednesday's split 3-2 vote along party lines, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved new restrictions on short sales that aim to improve investor confidence in the markets.
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WASHINGTON Regulators were picked apart Friday by members of two House committees, who blamed them for a dramatic drop in lending and urged them to ease up on bankers.
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