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Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for June 3, 2009
Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for June 3, 2009
SEC's Schapiro says there is "a logic and efficiency that can be achieved between a merger of" SEC and CFTC; U.S. prosecutors several months away from deciding whether to bring case against Countrywide founder Angelo Mozilo; Gary Aguirre Claims Settlement With SEC Unraveled Due to His Criticism ...
Press Release: SEC Charges Former Countrywide Executives With Fraud; 2009-129; June 4, 2009
sec.gov — Former CEO Angelo Mozilo Additionally Charged With Insider Trading FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2009-129 Washington, D.C., June 4,... 2009— The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged former Countrywide Financial CEO Angelo Mozilo and two other former ... (more) Press Release: SEC Charges Former Countrywide Executives ...
The SEC’s Proxy Access Proposal
blogs.law.harvard.edu — (Editor’s Note: This post is based on an op-ed piece by Professor Lucian Bebchuk published today on... Wall Street Journal online.) The Securities and Exchange Commission voted last week to ask the public to comment on a proposal to let ... (more) The SEC’s Proxy Access Proposal
SEC Heal Thyself: Compliance Program Revamped
SEC Heal Thyself: Compliance Program Revamped
securitiesdocket.com — The Securities and Exchange Commission just hasn’t had enough bad news recently, so last month the media... piled on even more: a probe of insider-trading allegedly going on inside the SEC. Specifically, the agency’s inspector general has found evidence of “suspicious activity, appearances of ... (more) SEC Heal Thyself: Compliance Program Revamped
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