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  • September 2008

    • Bailout Ushers In New Era of Regulation

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 24, 08 11:12 AM CDT

      Bailout Ushers In New Era of Regulation

      (Newser) - When the dust settles on the $700-billion federal bailout, one thing will be clear, the Wall Street Journal writes: that it signals a swing toward government intervention in the business world not seen since the 1980s. Treasury becoming a shareholder in firms it lends to, regulation of credit-default swaps, limits to compensation of executive whose companies require rescuing—all are being taken seriously as the "hands-off approach to business that's dominated Washington for decades" has been fatally undermined by economic turmoil. More »

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      John McCain  • Financial Crisis  • bailout  • Wall Street  • Henry Paulson  • Christopher Cox  • David Brooks

    • McCain Acting Like a 'Flustered Rookie': Will

      Washington Post  |  Sep 23, 08 10:47 AM CDT

      McCain Acting Like a 'Flustered Rookie': Will

      (Newser) - The economic crisis has one presidential candidate acting like a “flustered rookie,” writes George F. Will of the Washington Post,  but despite his limited resume, “It is not Barack Obama.” McCain’s response has been incoherent, including a Queen of Hearts-esque call for SEC Chairman Chris Cox’s head. That ridiculous proclamation showed how McCain would govern; in his world, you’re either with him or “corrupt.” More »

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      John McCain  • Election 2008  • McCain 2008  • economy  • Christopher Cox  • George Will

    • SEC Chair Cox Fiddled as US Markets Burned

      Bloomberg  |  Sep 22, 08 3:22 PM CDT

      SEC Chair Cox Fiddled as US Markets Burned

      (Newser) - With US markets in upheaval, the head of the watchdog Securities and Exchange Commission was preoccupied with a new technology for corporate filing, Bloomberg reports. Christopher Cox’s inaction has provoked bipartisan criticism: McCain adviser Carly Fiorina said he has been “asleep at the switch,” while Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd has ordered a probe into the drastic drop in SEC enforcement under Cox’s watch. More »

    • WSJ : McCain's Populist Schtick Is 'Unpresidential'

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 19, 08 11:35 AM CDT

      WSJ : McCain's Populist Schtick Is 'Unpresidential'

      (Newser) - Why is John McCain angrily calling for the head of Christopher Cox, the chairman of the SEC? Because he doesn’t know what he’s talking about and needs a scapegoat, writes the Wall Street Journal in an editorial today. "This assault on Mr. Cox is both false and deeply unfair. It's also un-Presidential," the Journal writes. More »

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      John McCain  • credit crisis  • Christopher Cox

    • McCain Wants SEC Chief Out; Obama Says It's Not Enough

      Bloomberg  |  Sep 18, 08 5:25 PM CDT

      McCain Wants SEC Chief Out; Obama Says It's Not Enough

      (Newser) - John McCain said today he would fire the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission and blasted federal regulators for being “asleep at the switch,” Bloomberg reports. McCain, who's lost ground in the polls during the recent economic turmoil, said the SEC “kept in place trading rules that let speculators and hedge funds turn our markets into a casino.” More »

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      John McCain  • Election 2008  • credit crisis  • Obama 2008  • McCain 2008  • SEC  • Christopher Cox

    • Cox Has Neutered SEC's Watchdog Role

      Portfolio  |  Sep 17, 08 4:37 PM CDT

      Cox Has Neutered SEC's Watchdog Role

      (Newser) - Under chairman Christopher Cox, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has drastically reduced the power of its enforcement division, Portfolio reports. Cox was brought in to “chill it out” after his predecessor was perhaps too zealous for White House tastes. Congress chided Cox for essentially turning down more funding, and penalties against offenders last year were a third of those in 2005, when Cox took office. More »

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      Bush administration  • Wall Street  • fraud  • Securities and Exchange Commission  • law enforcement  • Christopher Cox

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  • November 2007

    • SEC Web Push Faces Hurdles

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 24, 07 9:16 AM CST

      SEC Web Push Faces Hurdles

      (Newser) - SEC Chairman Christopher Cox's campaign to make corporate information available to investors electronically sounds like a no-brainer, but it's beset with resistance on multiple fronts. That's because such proposals as online shareholder forums and making corporate data interactive—which would allow investors to sort and compare information—could give an advantage to investors comfortable with the internet and business technology. More »

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      Internet  • SEC  • shareholders  • investors  • Christopher Cox  • AARP

  • October 2007

    • Remaining Democrat Leaves SEC

      MarketWatch  |  Oct 3, 07 11:38 AM CDT

      Remaining Democrat Leaves SEC

      (Newser) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is down to three lone Republicans after the second Democrat in a month resigned yesterday, MarketWatch writes. Annette Nazareth's departure comes just two weeks after Roel Campos left the 5-seat board. And the single-party rule makes some observers—who fear that the commission will become less proactive on enforcement—twitchy, USA Today reports. More »

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      SEC  • corporate governance  • Christopher Cox  • Roel Campos  • SEC commissioners

  • June 2007

    • SEC Opens Subprime Probe

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 27, 07 2:17 PM CDT

      SEC Opens Subprime Probe

      (Newser) - The feds are investigating the controversial bundles of financial services that have recently shaken the market and sparked a spate of leveraged buyouts, the Journal reports. SEC chief Christopher Cox told a congressional panel yesterday that "about 12 investigations" were under way into CDOs, shared debt packages reliant on faltering subprime mortgages. More »

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      subprime mortgages  • Bear Stearns  • SEC  • hedge fund  • finance  • investigation  • market  • Christopher Cox  • leveraged buyouts  • CDO

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