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SEC extracts fines, but not confessions

Federal judge scolds SEC for routinely letting businesses and executives settle civil lawsuits without admitting any guilt....

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Madoff lesson: More investor protections needed

By Julie Vorman

Small investors to get bigger megaphone at SEC

By Jeremy Borden

No unemployment worries for bank lobbyists in Washington, where business is booming

By Shirley Gao

Webcast tonight on protection for small investors

By Julie Vorman

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bernard Madoff":

"… er forum. But that also leads to some of the most startling incongruencies.Bernard Madoff, the imprisoned king of the Ponzi scheme, has admitted his guilt in defrau …"

Mutual fund champion on short list for SEC investor advocate

By Jeremy Borden

As the Securities and Exchange Commission considers who will lead a new office giving Main Street investors a bigger megaphone within the ag

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Reform reading: Whistling to the SEC

By Julie Vorman

Bush violated security laws four times, SEC report says

By Knut Royce

Revolving door between SEC, law firms spins at dizzying speed

Reform reading: Hedge, private equity funds now subject to SEC regulation

By Shirley Gao

Small investors to get bigger megaphone at SEC

By Jeremy Borden

For the average Main Street investor, the roots of the 2008 financial collapse remain murky. The impact, though, was not: houses foreclosed,

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Investor protections imperiled by Wall Street, GOP assault on financial reform

By John F. Wasik

Madoff lesson: More investor protections needed

By Julie Vorman

SEC extracts fines, but not confessions

No unemployment worries for bank lobbyists in Washington, where business is booming

By Shirley Gao

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WikiLeaks more effective than SEC, says Enron whistleblower

A former Enron accountant who blew the whistle on fraud at the energy giant says she doesn't trust the Securities and Exchange Commission to

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Lack of regs fueled accounting scandal

By The Center for Public Integrity

Reform reading: WikiLeaks has trove of U.S. bank documents

By Julie Vorman

Consumer group: Electricity price-gouging feared until bids made public

By Jim Morris

Bush has a new top career patron

By Alex Knott

Madoff lesson: More investor protections needed

By Julie Vorman

Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme holds many painful lessons for regulators and investors. Among them: It’s time for the Securitie

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Webcast tonight on protection for small investors

By Julie Vorman

Small investors to get bigger megaphone at SEC

By Jeremy Borden

SEC extracts fines, but not confessions

No unemployment worries for bank lobbyists in Washington, where business is booming

By Shirley Gao

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bernard Madoff":

"… r up to $500,000 when a brokerage firm fails and customer money is missing. …"

No unemployment worries for bank lobbyists in Washington, where business is booming

By Shirley Gao

Big banks bulking up Washington offices by hiring more lobbyists

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Customers close accounts to protest Wall Street, abusive lending practices

U.S. stock market plunge followed Financial Stability Oversight Council warning

By Michael Hudson

Senior Treasury Dept. official is latest financial regulator to resign

By Julie Vorman

Madoff lesson: More investor protections needed

By Julie Vorman

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bernard Madoff":

"… response to complaints that it fumbled early tips about investment manager Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion fraud. The database is used by the SEC’s Office of Marke …"

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Donor profile: James H. Simons

By Alexandra Duszak

Quick stats on the biggest financial backers of Election 2012.

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JPMorgan Chase’s record highlights doubts about big banks’ devotion to fighting flow of dirty money

By Michael Hudson

Pro-Romney super PAC adds $6.6 million to coffers

By John Dunbar

Reform reading: JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon complains Dodd-Frank is hurting economy

By Shirley Gao

Pension insurer criticized for switching investment strategies too frequently

By Alexandra Duszak

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bernard Madoff":

"… ation of which he is chairman emeritus, lost $5.4 million to the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme in 2008. Last updated: Jan. 17, 2013 *2011-2012 election …"

JPMorgan Chase’s record highlights doubts about big banks’ devotion to fighting flow of dirty money

By Michael Hudson

JPMorgan Chase’s record highlights doubts about devotion to fighting flow of dirty money

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Reform reading: JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon complains Dodd-Frank is hurting economy

By Shirley Gao

Donor profile: James H. Simons

By Alexandra Duszak

What's still hidden in AIG's files?

By Ben Protess

WaMu examiner sheds new light on bankruptcy, criticizes FDIC for lack of cooperation

Excerpts from this story referencing "Bernard Madoff":

"… claims demand the absurd inference that JPMorgan deliberately joined with Bernard Madoff in a doomed-to-fail Ponzi scheme so that it could earn conventional bankin …"