Division of Corporation Finance

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  Obama Names Mary Jo White New SEC Chief

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 24, 2013

  President Obama on Thursday named Mary Jo White as the new chairwoman of the SEC, taking over from Elisse Walter.

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  SEC Mulls Rule Proposal on Corporate Political Spending

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 18, 2013

  The date, however, when such a proposal would be released remains unclear.

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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.

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  NASAA Fires Off Warning as Crowdfunding Accelerates

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 7, 2012

  With the number of crowdfunding Internet domains jumping from 900 to 8,800 since the beginning of the year, NASAA sees big potential for abuse.

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  As Schapiro’s Departure Nears, Other SEC Execs Resign

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 5, 2012

  Within the last two days, three top executives at the agency have announced their planned departures: Robert Cook, Meredith Cross and Mark Cahn.

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  SEC, NASAA Tell Small Businesses: Wait to Join the ‘Crowd’

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 24, 2012

  The SEC and state regulators are warning small businesses and entrepreneurs to hold off on crowdfunding.

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  SEC, NASAA to Small Businesses: Hold Off on Crowdfunding

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 29, 2012

  State regulators warned small businesses that they should wait until the SEC has finalized its crowdfunding rules before offering shares in their ventures for public sale.

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  New SEC Committee to Put Retail Investors First

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 12, 2012

  “Many individual investors feel like they are under siege,” SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar said at the group's first meeting.

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  SEC’s Schapiro Plans Tuesday Meeting on Corporate Political Spending

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2012

  SEC Chaiwrman Mary Schapiro has agreed to meet Tuesday with a bipartisan group of organizations to hear demands that it take on what activists say is the rise of secret corporate spending in elections.

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  Senate to Grill SEC Chiefs at Oversight Hearing

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 10, 2011

  A Senate Banking Subcommittee plans to hold a hearing on Nov. 16 on management and structural reforms at the SEC, with Robert Khuzami and others facing off with the Senators.