google.com - 5/5/2009
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1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday she is making the issue of new rules restricting short-selling a priority as the agency hears from an array of interests about ways to limit trades that bet against a stock. Investors and lawmakers have ...
bloomberg.com - 5/2/2009
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bloomberg.com —
May 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission should be given authority to regulate what...
hedge funds can buy and how much money they can borrow to maximize bets because registration falls short of what’s needed to police the $1.33 ...
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SEC Chief Schapiro Wants Authority to Make Hedge-Fund Rules
bloomberg.com - 5/3/2009
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bloomberg.com —
(Corrects first paragraph to remove reference to SEC
seeking authority over what hedge funds can buy and...
borrow in story published May 2.) May 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should be given more authority over hedge funds ...
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SEC’s Schapiro Wants Power to Make Hedge-Fund Rules ...
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Dealbreaker —
... trades that bet against a stock.
Investors and lawmakers have been clamoring for the SEC to put new brakes on trading moves they say worsened the market's downturn.
"I have made it a priority to evaluate the issue of short-selling regulation, and ensure that any future policies in this area are the result of a deliberate and thoughtful process," SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said at the start of a public "round-table" meeting organized by the agency.
SEC chief says new short-selling rules a priority [The Associated Press] ...
SEC chief says crackdown on short-selling is a priority
BloggingStocks —
... Newly-installed SEC Chairman told a public round-table meeting that she has "made it a priority to evaluate the issue of short-selling regulation, and ensure that any future policies in this area are the result of a deliberate and thoughtful process." ...
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