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SEC considers tough rules for money funds

...principal from money market investment funds that perform poorly under regulations proposed Wednesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission. But the change would affect mainly institutional rather than individual investors.The SEC voted 5-0...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-06-05/sec-considers-tough-rules-
Nasdaq paying $10 million for botching Facebook IPO

...after regulators said its systems and decisions disrupted Facebook's public stock offering last year.The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday that the penalty is the largest ever imposed against an exchange. Nasdaq also has had to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-29/nasdaq-paying-10-million-b
GOP dominance is crucial

...politicians continue to handcuff Americans with regulations. The House passed a bill that would require the Securities and Exchange Commission to measure the cost-benefit relationship of all new regulations passed. Not surprisingly, the president...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2013-06-01/gop-dominance-crucial
Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012

...stock awards, for example, can drive CEOs to focus on short-term results. And they're anxious for the Securities and Exchange Commission to implement a rule required under the Dodd-Frank financial reform law that would force big public companies...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-22/median-ceo-pay-rises-97-mi
Warren Buffett's firm reveals stakes in Chicago Bridge & Iron, Starz

...S. stock portfolio during the first quarter. The changes were disclosed in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.At the end of March, Berkshire held 6.5 million shares of engineering and construction firm Chicago...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-05-15/warren-buffetts-firm-reveals-stakes
$900 million dispute over Vogtle expansion not unusual

...Vogtle dispute came to light last year when Southern Company mentioned it in a financial filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Soon, three lawsuits were filed in federal courts in Atlanta and Washington by lawyers for the Vogtle...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-05/900-million-dispute-over-v
SEC says Harrisburg, Pa., misled bond investors

Pennsylvania's debt-laden capital city violated federal antifraud rules for securities issuers by repeatedly giving misleading information that created risks for bond investors at a time the city's finances were rapidly deteriorating, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-06/sec-says-harrisburg-pa-mis
UPS to pay $40 million collected from online pharmacies to end criminal probe

...remains a target in the federal investigation, according to its March 21 quarterly report filed with the Security and Exchange Commission."We believe that our employees have acted in good faith at all times," FedEx stated in its regulatory...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-03-29/ups-pay-40-million-collect
Portfolio manager accused in insider trading case

...connection with trades involving Dell and Nvidia in 2008 and 2009. In a civil case filed Friday by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency said Steinberg's trades resulted in more than $6 million in illegal profits or avoided losses...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-03-29/portfolio-manager-accused-
SEC gives companies OK to use social media for big announcements

WASHINGTON - The Securities and Exchange Commission will allow public companies to make significant announcements on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites provided they...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-04-02/sec-gives-companies-ok-use-social-m