Financial Regulatory Policy


Why It's Trending: A Wall Street reform bill may be near passage in the Senate, although Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown has indicated he may reverse course and vote against the legislation. His vote became more necessary following the death this week of West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd, a Democrat.

Recent Articles about Financial Regulatory Policy

Small Firms Denied Break on Sarbanes-Oxley

The SEC ruled against giving small public companies an exemption from the corporate governance law.  Read more

Is Aggressive Intervention Required?

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY Stimulating the economy: In the eyes of economists, not all stimuli are created equal. According to Mark Z...  Read more

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a federal agency responsible for administering federal securities laws that protect investors. The SE...  Read more

Financial Reform and You

You can be forgiven if you're having trouble figuring out what the financial regulatory reform bill means to you. Reportedly logging in at over 2,0...  Read more

Investor Relations and Reporting

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Stimulus Bill Meets Resistance -- And Not From The GOP

Republicans aren't the only ones in the House digging in their heels on the Obama-Pelos...  Read more

McCain Reverses Himself On The Economy -- Again

What is a free marketeer to do when the economy is in crisis? This past winter, John McCain's instinct was to do nothing, save letting the chips fall wher...  Read more

SEC Confirms Sarbox Reprieve

Small firms have an extra year to comply with strict auditing rules created after Enron.  Read more

The Candidates And The Crises

This was the week for the presidential candidates to address the twin economic crises of the moment: the collapse of the sub-prime housing market on Main ...  Read more

How to Make Your Pitch

The key to a successful elevator pitch . It's not about all the details; Read more

Business Checking Reform Moves Ahead

May 3, 2005 --The House Financial Services Committee passed a bill last Wednesday that would allow small businesses to earn interest on th...  Read more

Fed Begins Survey of Small Businesses

June 11, 2004 -- The Federal Reserve announced on Thursday that it had begun its latest Survey of Small Business Finances. The survey is ...  Read more

Capitalization Plan

Some business owners conduct their capital searches along the philosophical lines of "Whatever I can raise, I canuse." Others rely on their business plans...  Read more

Business 101: Capitalization Plans

Guidlines for projecting your company's capital needs Some business owners conduct their capital searches along the philosop...  Read more