John Nester

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  Sen. Franken Urges SEC to Ban ‘Unfair’ Arbitration Agreements

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 30, 2013

  Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., told SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White in a Tuesday letter to act now to prevent Wall Street brokerage firms from forcing investors into “unfair” arbitration agreements.

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  SEC Comings and Goings: Canellos, Ceresney Named Co-Heads of Enforcement

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 22, 2013

  SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White has named her former colleague Andrew Ceresney and acting enforcement director George Canellos co-directors of the enforcement division.

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  CFPB Calls for ‘Rigorous’ Standards for Senior Designations

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 18, 2013

  The CFPB told Congress, the SEC and state regulators that the alphabet soup of “senior designations”—more than 50—confuses older Americans and that a three-pronged approach is needed to protect the elderly from fraud.

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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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  Congress’ Next Slugfest: Debt Ceiling, 3 Battling Budgets

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 25, 2013

  Now that the government is funded through September, Congress must tackle the debt ceiling and three separate budgets, says Andy Friedman of The Washington Update.

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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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  SEC Ends Investigation of Buffett’s Former Top Aide

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 9, 2013

  The SEC has finished its investigation of Warren Buffett’s former possible successor, David Sokol, regarding possible insider trading, and has decided not to take action.

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  House Republican Calls SEC Security Breach ‘Frightening’

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 30, 2012

  Texas Republican Neugebauer calls episode involving unencrypted laptop use by SEC staffers a "frightening lapse of judgment."

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  SEC Pushes JOBS Act Rule Action to Next Week

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 22, 2012

  The SEC announced before its open meeting on Wednesday that it would hold off on further action toward a rule on private-offering promotion until its Aug. 29 meeting.