Charles Grassley

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  Lew Has Work Cut Out for Him as Treasury Head

  By Martin Crustsinger, AP Economic writer  |  February 28, 2013

  Jacob Lew is scheduled to be sworn in Thursday as Treasury secretary and will have to hit the ground running.

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  SEC’s Aguilar Calls for Harsher Penalties Against Repeat Fraudsters

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 19, 2012

  The SEC must re-evaluate the strength of its initial settlements and “specifically design” a program to combat repeat fraudsters, SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar said.

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  The Penalty Box: Would Stiffer SEC Fines Make Evildoers Think Twice?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  July 25, 2012

  An upcoming bill would raise the penalties the SEC can impose on financial ne'er-do-wells. Maybe Congress’ time would be better spent increasing the likelihood that the SEC will catch anyone—by, oh, I don’t know, maybe increasing their funding?

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  Philanthropy Focus: DAFs Get a Nod From Treasury

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  December 12, 2011

  A Treasury report of donor-advised funds finds that their payouts are not below average, but a powerful critic was not assuaged.

• Tough Talk From Social Security's Chief Actuary on Retirement

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  July 16, 2010

  Testifying before the Senate on July 15, Stephen Goss, chief actuary of the Social Security Administration, said that encouraging Americans to "work longer and be more productive can potentially contribute to meeting" financial challenges.

• Financial Reform Bill: Sen. Cantwell Switches to 'Yes' Vote

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 2, 2010

  Republican Senators Brown, Grassley, Snowe, and Collins still undecided.

• Lawmakers pool for hedge fund bill

  By Staff Writer  |  March 1, 2009

  Now that actual legislation has been drafted, top hedge funds have been "skittish" about their initial support of government oversight and more transparency. Dan Molinski...

• The Good Earth

  By Elaine Robertson Demby  |  May 1, 2007

  Throughout history, people have valued land for what they could do with it: Hunt on it; farm it; build a residence, office building or factory...

• Democrats and Hedge Funds

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2006

  Now that the Democrats have seized both houses of Congress, some hedge fund officials are anticipating tighter controls on the industry. Granted, Republicans, too, heightened...

• GAO To Review SEC

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 30, 2006

  At the behest of Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is gearing up to perform a broad review of two of the Securities and Exchange Commission's divisions--the Office of Compliance, Inspection, and Examination (OCIE) and the SEC's enforcement unit.