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The top U.S. securities regulator remained tight-lipped on Friday about the details of her agency's efforts to craft reforms for money market funds, probably disappointing an audience of fund industry executives who gathered in Washington for an annual conference.In her first major speech since taking the helm of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 18 days ago, Chair Mary Jo White said the agency's proposal would "preserve the economic benefits" of the product, while still addressing the potential for runs that could harm retail investors.But that was as far as she would go."While I'm sure that you would like me to say more about this today, I'll stop," she said in her speech to the members of the Investment Company Institute, the major trade organization for the fund industry."The staff and commissioners are actively engaged in discussions designed to yield an appropriate and balanced proposal in the near future."Since last year, the SEC has been struggling to come to an agree...
Three longtime General Electric Co. (GE) board members are stepping down, including Roger S. Penske, the 76-year-old auto racing legend and founder of Penske Corp.GE...
General Electric Co nominated Mary Schapiro, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to its board.Schapiro will stand for election at the com...
Just months after she stepped down as Wall Street's top cop, Mary Schapiro is rejoining corporate America by landing on the board of blue-chip conglomerate General E...
FBN’s Charlie Gasparino on whether you should be worried about dark pools when it comes to trading.
FBN's Charlie Gasparino argues the NYSE is trailing dark pools in average daily volume.
FBN's Charlie Gasparino argues the SEC was bombarded with close to 500K letters in favor of more disclosures by advocacy groups.
Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staffers who now work in the private sector may have helped derail last year's effort to reform the $2.6 trillion mone...
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Elisse Walter said Friday she is unsure how long she will stay at the agency after Mary Jo White is confirmed by the Sena...
FBN’s Charlie Gasparino on Obama’s nomination of Mary Jo White to chair the SEC.
President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated former federal prosecutor Mary Jo White to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, picking a tough enforcement hand...
By nominating Mary Jo White as the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the White House tapped a former prosecutor who is unlikely to go soft on ...
WSJ editorial board member Jason Riley on changes at the SEC.
The top securities regulator remained tight-lipped on Friday about the details of her agency's efforts to craft reforms for money market funds, probably disappointin...
General Electric Co shareholders rejected a proposal to split the roles of chairman and chief executive, jobs currently held by Jeff Immelt, GE said on Wednesday.The...
U.S. regulators are probing whether securities firms are circumventing rules implemented in the wake of the financial crisis to protect municipalities against potent...
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed former federal prosecutor Mary Jo White as the new head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency tasked with po...
Just months after stepping down as Wall Street's top cop, former Securities and Exchange Commission chief Mary Schapiro is joining a consulting firm that advises ban...
Mary Schapiro did not bring good things to life as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Now she's off to General Electric.Last week, GE said it nominated ...
General Electric Co. (GE) beat the Standard & Poor's 500 Index last year and rewarded Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt for it.Mr. Immelt's total compensation jumped 19...
