Tag: SEC

The fiscal 2017 financial services appropriations bill would cut $236 million from the IRS budget, part of a Republican effort to crack down on the agency. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House passes bill with $236 million in IRS cuts

Joseph Lawler · July 8, 2016 3:11 am

"I'm disappointed in your disappointment," Mary Jo White told Elizabeth Warren, "and could not disagree any more with your characterization of what we're trying to do." (AP Photo)

Democrats ‘more disappointed than ever’ in Obama’s SEC chief

Joseph Lawler · June 14, 2016 3:44 pm

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (AP Photo, File)

Blow the gold whistle: SEC awards tipster $17M in second-largest payout

Anna Giaritelli · June 10, 2016 2:10 am

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission building, Friday, June 19, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

SEC plans conflict-of-interest rule for broker-dealers

Joseph Lawler · May 19, 2016 8:23 pm

POLICY ROUNDUP

Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman · May 16, 2016 4:01 am

Annual meetings are often as much about political and social issues as corporate governance and business strategies. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Much shareholder activism not about share value

James Copland · April 22, 2016 4:01 am

The Financial Stability Oversight Council, led by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, announced Monday evening that it was creating a new working group to examine hedge funds and determine whether they are a threat to the financial system. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Regulators to probe risks posed by large hedge funds

Joseph Lawler · April 19, 2016 12:00 am

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted by a Texas grand jury for his role with the company last summer. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SEC charges Texas AG with fraud

Joseph Lawler · April 11, 2016 6:23 pm

Lisa Fairfax is the Democratic nominee to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Dems oppose Obama’s SEC nominee over political disclosure rule

Joseph Lawler · April 7, 2016 2:50 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren called on the SEC to investigate businesses that are lobbying against a pending Labor Department rule. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Warren demands SEC probes of companies opposing labor rule

Joseph Lawler · March 31, 2016 1:00 pm

Newspapers, starved for cash and content, eagerly reprint advocacy journalism with little fact-checking. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Energy and Environment

Feds tell Exxon Mobil to let shareholders vote on climate change policy

Kyle Feldscher · March 24, 2016 5:45 pm

Donald Trump leads the field with the support of 37 percent of those surveyed in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. (AP Photo)

Poll: Trump crushing opponents in SEC primary states

Ryan Lovelace · February 25, 2016 11:12 pm