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By Tom Schoenberg and Carter Dougherty |
September 20, 2012
Oklahoma, South Carolina and Michigan joined a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Dodd-Frank Act, which overhauled financial regulation in the United States.
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By Press Release |
August 7, 2012
The SEC charged Pfizer Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when its subsidiaries bribed doctors and other health care professionals employed by foreign governments to win business.
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By Dan Levy, Bloomberg |
May 17, 2012
Foreclosure filings in the U.S. fell to a five-year low last month as lenders sought to avoid seizing property and a housing recovery showed signs of taking hold.
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By Tom Schoenberg, Bloomberg |
April 26, 2012
A former Amaranth trader is being backed by the CFTC in a challenge to a $30 million fine imposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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By Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg |
April 17, 2012
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission was sued over a new rule requiring advisers to mutual funds and other investment companies to register as commodity pool operators under certain conditions.
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By Silla Brush, Bloomberg |
April 13, 2012
Democratic senators and representatives have submitted briefs to a federal judge saying Congress intended speculation limits to go into place as written and that Wall Street's challenge to those limits should be dismissed.
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By Press Release |
December 5, 2011
Two trade associations have sued the CFTC over rules that limit the positions that traders can have in certain commodities.
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By Press Release |
February 3, 2011
Unemployment data released on Feb. 3 saw initial jobless claims fall by 42,000 vs. the week prior
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By Press Release |
February 1, 2011
General Counsel and Senior Policy Director David M. Becker will leave the SEC at the end of February to return to the private sector.
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By Press Release |
January 26, 2011
In the first use of new authority under the 2008 Farm Bill and Dodd-Frank Act to regulate foreign exchange dealers, the CFTC announced suits against 14 forex firms
