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Today’s Testimony of SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro Before Senate Subcommittee
securitiesdocket.com - 6/2/2009
Today’s Testimony of SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro Before Senate Subcommittee
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Today, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. A copy of her prepared testimony is available here. Key sections of her testimony are laid out below: »»REINVIGORATING SEC ...
sec.gov - 6/4/2009
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 ...

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blogs.law.harvard.edu - 5/28/2009
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

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SEC Heal Thyself: Compliance Program Revamped
securitiesdocket.com - 6/9/2009
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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