One of the great mysteries of the financial crisis of 2008 was where was the SEC while this catastrophe evolved? It wasn’t just Bernie Madoff, it was the complete failure to require publicly held companies to make full disclosures. Maybe…
Sen. seeks info from SEC on Bear Stearns deal
Date: 10/22/2008 11:39 PM By MARCY GORDONAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ A key senator is examining whether a top Securities and Exchange Commission official gave sensitive information to a former colleague working at JPMorgan Chase & Co. when the…
SEC: market manipulation cases jump in fiscal 2008
Date: 10/22/2008 3:07 PM By MARCY GORDONAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday it brought 671 enforcement cases in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, with the number of market manipulation cases up…