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• Gallagher Sworn In as SEC Commissioner

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 7, 2011

  The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Monday that Daniel M. Gallagher has been sworn into office as an SEC commissioner.

• Schapiro Defends Denial of Freedom of Information Act Requests

  By John Sullivan, Advisorone  |  September 16, 2010

  Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro defended a controversial part of the new Wall Street reform law as "central to our ability to develop...

• SEC Votes to Regulate EIAs as Securities

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 13, 2010

  Making a final determination on a long anticipated decision on whether equity indexed annuities (EIAs) are insurance products or securities, the SEC voted December 17 to regulate EIAs as securities.

• SEC Requires 'Concise' Info

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2009

  The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted unanimously to require fund companies "to provide investors with a concise summary -- in plain English -- of...

• SEC to require public interactive data for mutual funds, public companies

  By Jenny Ivy  |  December 19, 2008

  The SEC voted in approval Thursday to require public companies and mutual funds to use interactive data for financial information in an effort to increase...

• THEY CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2008

  While the Treasury Department of Henry Paulson drives the $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program bus that is meant to restore confidence and liquidity to...

• SEC Okays Summary Prospectus

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 20, 2008

  The Securities and Exchange Commission has put off until December 3 a vote on adopting rules that would curtail conflicts of interest among credit ratings agencies.

• The SEC Rethinks Disclosure

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2008

  At a time when the markets are at their worst, the Securities and Exchange Commission, via its 21st Century Disclosure Initiative, is examining how to...

• Sticking Up for Senior Investors

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2008

  As the market turmoil rages on, one group of clients--seniors--don't have the luxury of being able to take some hits to their portfolios now with...

• Congress Wary of Treasury Bailout Plan

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 23, 2008

  Members of Congress pressed Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to explain why lawmakers should move quickly--as early as Friday, September...