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Guest Post: Anti-Investor Supreme Court Decision and the SEC

{ Posted on Dec 12 2011 by Dan Crawford (Rdan) }
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Categories : All, Angry Bear, fed regulation., Jeff McCord, SEC, shareholder value, Supreme court, Uncategorized
By Jeff McCord of The Investor AdvocateImpending SEC Recommendation on Anti-Investor Supreme Court Decision a Bellwether on Regulator’s View of “Public Interest”In one of its filings prior to U.S. Judge Jed Rakoff’s celebrated November 28th refusal to rubber stamp an ...Read More »

A Simple Solution to One of the World’s Most Complicated Problems

{ Posted on Dec 06 2011 by Shah Gilani }
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Categories : All, Article, FASB, GAAP, IFRS, Money, Money Morning, Premium Content, SEC, Shah Gilani, Uncategorized
Banks need fixing and capital markets need fixing. There's no debate about that. Still, there's plenty of debate about what to do about it and too little agreement on exactly what to do about systemic issues, ...Read More »

Maverick Judge Jed Rakoff Stares Down The Street

{ Posted on Dec 05 2011 by Keith Fitz-Gerald }
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Categories : All, BAC, C, GS, JPM, Judge Jed Rakoff, Keith Fitz-Gerald, Money, Money Morning, NFA, Premium Content, SEC, U.S. Economy, Uncategorized, Wall Street
One of the biggest problems with Wall Street's malfeasance is how the ruling elite view legal settlements - as little more than an acceptable cost of doing business. Well, no more. Thanks to Judge Jed Rakoff we ...Read More »

Your Vote Will Help Us Put the Squeeze on Congress

{ Posted on Nov 25 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
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Categories : All, congress, GE, government, IPO, Kerri Shannon, Money, Money Morning, SEC, Uncategorized, V
While most Americans will have to pinch pennies to come up with extra cash this holiday season, our leaders in Congress won't have much to worry about. Despite failing to ...Read More »

How JPMorgan Aided and Abetted the Largest Municipal Bankruptcy in U.S. History

{ Posted on Nov 11 2011 by Shah Gilani }
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Categories : All, Article, Banking, Conspiracy & Corruption, debt, EPA, GS, JPM, largest municipal bankruptcy, Money, Money Morning, SEC, Shah Gilani, Uncategorized, Wall Street
Alabama's Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, making it the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. But believe it or not, that's not the biggest story here. The big story is how JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: ...Read More »

The Inside Story of How Our Financial Regulators Let Us All Down

{ Posted on Nov 04 2011 by Shah Gilani }
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Categories : AIG, All, Article, BAC, CFTC, CME, financial regulators, GS, LEHMQ, Money, Money Morning, Premium Content, SEC, Shah Gilani, Uncategorized
Did you hear the story about MF Global? No, not the headlines about its bankruptcy - the real story. If you haven't heard it yet, it goes something like this. MF Global became a primary dealer only eight months ago. "Primary ...Read More »

Big Banks Are About to Get Blasted by the Volcker Rule

{ Posted on Oct 13 2011 by David Zeiler }
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Categories : All, BAC, Banking, C, FDIC, Goldman Sachs, GS, JPM, MCO, Money, Money Morning, Morgan Stanley, MS, SEC, Uncategorized, Volcker Rule
When the Volcker Rule regulations go into effect next year, its restrictions could slam the revenue of the fixed income trading operations of several major U.S. banks by as much as 25%. The Volker Rule is ...Read More »

‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests Wear On for 10th Day

{ Posted on Sep 27 2011 by Money Morning Staff }
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Categories : All, Money, Money Morning, occupy wall street, SEC, Top News, Uncategorized
For more than a week now hundreds of citizens have "occupied" Wall Street in an effort to protest the financial system and the coddling of big banks. Protestors have been present at Zuccotti Park near Wall Street since ...Read More »

From Rogues to Riches: How ETFs are Lining Wall Street’s Pockets – While Picking Yours

{ Posted on Sep 23 2011 by Shah Gilani }
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Categories : All, Article, BIS, BLK, BOE, CFTC, ETFs, FSB, HFT, Money, Money Morning, MORN, Premium Content, rogue, SEC, Shah Gilani, UBS, UK, Uncategorized, Wall Street
Maybe you didn't know that the rogue trader at UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) who lost $2.3 billion last week was trading exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Or that Jerome Kerviel, another rogue trader at Societe Generale SA (PINK ADR: ...Read More »

Classic Cons: 10 Financial Scams Fair-Minded Investors Should Avoid

{ Posted on Sep 09 2011 by Guest Editorial }
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Categories : All, CFTC, FBI, FINRA, Investor Reports, Money, Money Morning, SEC, Uncategorized
Over the past 40 years, only one new entry has been added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) roster of "Top 10" investment scams - the very broad category of "Internet fraud." The other financial ...Read More »
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