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SEC Roundup: There’s a New Sheriff in Town

SEC Roundup: There’s a New Sheriff in Town

SEC Roundup: There’s a New Sheriff in Town

A new resident in the White House means major changes are afoot at the Securities and Exchange Commission. On the heels of President Joe Biden’s inauguration yesterday, here’s a roundup of four big SEC stories that broke during the transiti...

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Controversial Lending Rule from OCC Could Be DOA

Controversial Lending Rule from OCC Could Be DOA

Controversial Lending Rule from OCC Could Be DOA

On his last day as the acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Brian Brooks pulled the banking equivalent of taking a pin from a grenade, tossing it casually over his shoulder, and walking away from the building....

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Political Fight Over China Mobile at NYSE

NYSE Caught in Political Fight Over China

Political Fight Over China Mobile at NYSE

If you don’t like the New York Stock Exchange’s policy toward China’s state-run telecoms, just wait. It could change at any moment. The NYSE said last week it will delist China Unicom, China Telecom and China Mobile. But that announcement c...

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Issuers Speak Volumes on Insurrection

Issuers Speak Volumes on Insurrection

Issuers Speak Volumes on Insurrection

Avoiding politics is a popular conversational tactic today—so much so that some people may not even know how their family and friends feel about the insurrection in Washington, DC. They do know, however, what Chevron, Sony and Axe body spra...

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Five Big Questions for 2021

Five Big Questions for 2021

Five Big Questions for 2021

If you had asked us what to expect from the year 2020 last January, suffice it to say that we would have been wrong. So we’re staying out of the prediction business this year. Instead, we’re just going to pose five big questions that should...

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