Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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  Fed Minutes Show Eagerness to Slow Bond Buys

  By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer  |  April 10, 2013

  A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers want to continue extraordinary bond purchases to help boost the economy at least through midyear, according to minutes from the Fed's last meeting released Wednesday.

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  White Sworn In as SEC Chief; Walter, Paredes Likely Leaving SEC Soon

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 10, 2013

  Interim Chairwoman Elisse Walter will remain at the agency as a commissioner, but it doesn't look like she'll be there for long, David Tittsworth of IAA said.

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  Top Regulators to Testify on Dodd-Frank Progress

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 11, 2013

  The nation’s top financial regulators will testify before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday regarding the progress of the Dodd-Frank Act.

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  Fund Industry Challenges CFTC Registration

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 8, 2013

  The mutual fund industry, with help from some former SEC officials, is fighting back over a rule adopted by the CFTC that will force many funds to register with it.

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  Are Equity Investors Too Complacent?

  By Ron DeLegge, ETFguide.com  |  February 3, 2013

  Stock volatility is low, which can be a harbinger of market woes to come.

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  Top 10 Wealth Management Trends for 2013

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 25, 2013

  Every year brings its own challenges, but 2013 is likely to be an exceptionally dynamic year for wealth managers, the Aite Group predicts.

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  SEC Names Martinez Chief of Market Intelligence

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 22, 2013

  The SEC announced Tuesday that Vincente L. Martinez has been named Chief of the Enforcement Division’s Office of Market Intelligence, which collects and evaluates the tips, complaints and referrals that come into the agency.

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  Top 13 Regulatory Predictions for 2013

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 8, 2013

  Former SEC Commissioner Annette Nazareth, who’s now with Davis Polk & Wardwell, and her colleague Gabriel D. Rosenberg released in early January their list of 13 key regulatory predictions for this year.

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  SEC Names Aronow as General Counsel

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 7, 2013

  Geoffrey F. Aronow replaces Mark Cahn, who left the agency last week.

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  New SEC Chairwoman Walter Appoints Two Acting Directors

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 17, 2012

  During her first day as the new chairman of the SEC, Elisse Walter appointed two acting directors, one to the Division of Corporation Finance and the other to Trading and Markets.