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The banking industry and outside observers weighed in Wednesday on a White House order that aims to bolster protection of the nation's critical infrastructure against cyberattack.
February 14 -
The White House issued an executive order on Tuesday that aims to strengthen protection of the nation's critical infrastructure against cyberattack.
February 12 -
American poitics have entered an era of bad will, said former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer. Nothing will happen of note on the federal budget until after the next Congressional elections, he forecast.
February 12 -
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a class action that sought damages by class members as a result of the 2008 UBS tax evasion scandal.
February 11 -
Mary Jo White, President Barack Obamas nominee to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said she will avoid some matters involving firms including JPMorgan Chase & Co., General Electric Co. and Deloitte & Touche LLP if confirmed by the Senate.
February 10 -
The outlook for the asset management industry in 2013 is strikingly more positive than it has been in years.
February 9 -
Fidelity Financial Advisor Solutions, the Defined Contribution Investment Only unit of Fidelity Investments, is looking to grow its team of wholesalers.
February 9 -
FINRA appears to be pulling back from its campaign to regulate RIAs -- and advisors couldnt be happier.
February 7 -
When it comes to understanding white collar criminals, Walter A. Pavlo, Jr. wants financial services professionals to know one thing: they look a lot like them.
February 5 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission promoted George Canellos, currently Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement, as Acting Director. The appointment is effective February 8.
February 5 -
BlackRock the worlds biggest money manager, is accused in a lawsuit by two pension funds of reaping grossly excessive compensation from securities- lending returns associated with iShares.
February 5 -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's municipal market priority this year will be ensure that brokers adequately disclose risks associated with tax-exempt bonds backed by revenue from private and nonprofit entities, which have significantly higher default rates than general obligation bonds.
February 5 -
BlackRock the worlds biggest money manager, is accused in a lawsuit by two pension funds of reaping grossly excessive compensation from securities- lending returns associated with iShares.
February 4 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission last month promoted George Canellos, currently Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement, as Acting Director
February 4 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission's municipal bond office has sent a so called "no-action" letter to NetRoadshow Inc., paving the way for the firm and its underwriter clients to present Internet-based "road shows" on municipal bond offerings to retail investors.
February 4 -
The regulator will collect about $800,000 in fines for stock and options trading and trade reporting violations at over a dozen brokerages, according to the regulator's January disciplinary actions report.
February 1 -
Stadion Money Management has found itself a new distribution partner.
February 1 -
Mary Jo White, a former prosecutor and defense lawyer, is sometimes referred to as Attila the Hun by her peers.
February 1 -
Advisors may be able to erase mark against them from disputes in which they were not directly named.
February 1 -
Advisors could see talks on oversight and a fiduciary standard move forward this year.
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