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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
June 28, 2011
Top Senate Democrats sent a letter to the leader of the House Appropriations Committee House appropriators on Tuesday criticizing Republican’s proposed cuts to the SEC, calling them “unacceptable and counterproductive.”
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By Marlene Y. Satter |
March 10, 2011
Thursday’s hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs put Mary Schapiro, chairman of the SEC, in the hotseat as committee members voiced their views on the need for funding, and heard her testimony regarding the proposed 2012 budget and how it would affect the agency.
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By Marlene Y. Satter |
October 31, 2010
As the hours dwindle down to Tuesday's election, the talk Sunday from the likes of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) was about the economy, tax cuts and the deficit.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
June 1, 2010
As Investment Advisor went to press in mid-May, lobbyists and Congressional staffers were optimistic that the Senate would finish a vote on Senator Christopher Dodd's...
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
May 6, 2010
Senators Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) and Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) plan to introduce on Thursday, May 6, their amendment to Senator Chris Dodd's financial services reform bill requiring brokers to adhere to a fiduciary duty
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By Staff Writer |
May 2, 2010
A uniform fiduciary standard for all providers of advice is back on the table in the Senate.
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By Staff Writer |
April 30, 2010
A uniform fiduciary standard for all providers of advice is back on the table in the Senate. Supporters, including financial planners, said Friday, April 30, that...
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
April 23, 2010
Investors and consumer groups urging Senate to co-sponsor Akaka/Menendez provision
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By Arthur D. Postal |
November 11, 2009
The Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 discussion draft is long enough to have room for many troubling provisions, insurance industry Congress watchers say.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
September 26, 2007
The nation's credit ratings agencies did indeed have a role to play in the subprime lending fiasco, members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs said during a hearing September 26.
