Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Monday, January 19, 2015
UBS Fine - Nothing but a Limp Reprimand / Companies / Market Regulation
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: Policing Wall Street is hard work.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the undisputed top cop on the Street beat, has its work cut out for it. The enforcers at the SEC have to juggle what and whom they go after because, after all, they don’t have unlimited resources.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
U.S. Court of Federal Claims - The $40 Billion Circus Has Arrived! / Companies / Market Regulation
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: Get ready for the Greatest Show on Earth. I’m not kidding!
The circus opens today in Washington at the big-top U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
That’s where insurer Starr International is suing the United States for essentially ripping off American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) and its shareholders. Starr is an insurance company controlled by Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the former CEO of AIG, not long ago the largest insurance company in the world.
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
The Right Regulatory Formula for Markets / Companies / Market Regulation
By: Frank_Holmes
Last weekend, I had the chance to experience the thrill of Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada in Montreal. Seeing the incredible fluidity and flexibility of every race car, it got me thinking about how F1 has evolved over the past 60 years. Cars are now aerodynamic like a jet fighter, designed with wings that use the same principle as an aircraft and tires that withstand tremendous forces. Even with all these incredible advancements in technology, rules and regulations have been streamlined to reduce costs and improve safety. Since 1994, there hasn't been a fatal accident in the motorsport.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Banks Catch a Break with Long Timeline for Implementing Basel III Regulations / Companies / Market Regulation
By: Money_Morning
Kerri Shannon writes:
Global regulators on Sunday agreed on new banking capital requirements - known as Basel III - that were much less severe than expected, boosting global financial stocks as investors were optimistic about banks' ability to comply.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision agreed on new rules that will more than triple capital requirements to give banks a bigger cushion against losses. Banks will have to raise the amount of common equity they hold to 7% of assets, up from 2%.
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Saturday, June 12, 2010
BP Criminal Negligence and the US Culture of Crime and Punishment / Companies / Market Regulation
By: Andrew_Butter
The legal battle that will determine whether BP survives has only just begun. The result will hinge on whether someone or more than someone, employed directly or indirectly by BP in the drilling operation prior to the blow-out did something that was “negligent”, or “reckless”, or not done strictly in accordance with the approved safety procedures and the myriad of regulations mandated by this or that agency.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Time For Banks to Stop High-Risk Trading / Companies / Market Regulation
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: When members of the Senate Banking Committee recently asked Paul A. Volcker how regulators would identify banks engaged in excessive, high-risk trading, the former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman quipped: "It's like pornography - you know it when you see it."
Friday, October 23, 2009
CMKX Shareholders Coalition for Justice announces the commencement of legal action against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) / Companies / Market Regulation
By: Submissions
The CMKX Shareholders Coalition for Justice announces the commencement of legal action against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in both Canada and the United States. The action follows complaints filed with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Nevada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia, Canada. These complaints and the accompanying evidence allege that the SEC facilitated the counterfeiting of multi-millions of publicly traded stock shares by brokerage firms, many of which were implicated in Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) felony crimes including counterfeiting and money laundering with organized crime.
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