Mary Schapiro
Iosco calls for tighter regulation of money market funds
Recommendations aimed at reducing systemic risk posed by money market funds; report published despite opposition from the US Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC names new general counsel
Securities and Exchange Commission appoints deputy general counsel for litigation and adjudication Mark Cahn to head regulator’s law department
FSoc to debate measures to toughen money market funds
US Presidential Working Group including Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner proposes eight steps to prevent runs on money market funds
SEC announces tighter rules for asset-backed securities market
Proposals come after crisis underlined dangers of instruments’ complexity
Schapiro seeks tighter reins on hedge-funds
US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Mary Schapiro eyes more stringent controls for hedge funds and credit rating agencies
US regulators stake their claim
Barack Obama’s plans give too much to the Federal Reserve say Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chiefs
Mary Schapiro: Here Comes the Sun
In recent months, the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has been on the receiving end of severe criticism. Mark Berman, a former SEC lawyer who leads CompliGlobe Ltd, a London-based consultancy specialising in financial regulation and…