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NEWS ABOUT: Christopher Cox

Christopher Cox stories: 16 news summaries

(Newser) - The SEC's inspector general says the agency had plenty of chances to take down Bernie Madoff and whiffed on every one, Bloomberg reports. In a report released today, H. David Kotz writes that the SEC received "detailed and substantive complaints over the years to warrant a thorough and comprehensive... More »

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SEC • Christopher Cox • Ponzi scheme • Inspector General • Bernard Madoff • Mary Schapiro • Harry Markopolos • Securities and Exchange Commission • regulatory body • H. David Kotz

New SEC Chief Moves Fast to Restore Agency

Schapiro fills openings, reverses Bush policies at battered regulator

Feb 23, 09 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - New chairwoman Mary Schapiro isn’t wasting time making over the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Times reports, reversing several of her predecessor’s policies and filling key positions that have sat vacant for months. “I recognize that we could all be defined by what we missed... More »

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SEC • Christopher Cox • SEC commissioners • short selling • Obama administration • Bernard Madoff • Mary Schapiro • Securities and Exchange Commission

Interview

SEC Chair:
At Least
I Didn't Panic

Cox defends record; failure to nab Madoff an 'inexplicable asterisk'

Dec 24, 08 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Christopher Cox is proud that he’s done next to nothing in the face of the financial meltdown. “What we have done is stay calm, which has been our greatest contribution,” he told the Washington Post, contrasting that with the Fed and Treasury’s frantic machinations. Yes,... More »

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SEC • Christopher Cox • regulation • bank regulation • financial crisis • Bernard Madoff

SEC Chief
Says His Staff Ignored Madoff Warnings

Cox calls actions 'deeply troubling'

Dec 16, 08 7:51 PM CST
(Newser) - SEC chief Christopher Cox blasted his own agency's failure to detect Bernard Madoff's massive investment-fraud scheme, the Wall Street Journal reports. Cox called it "deeply troubling" that SEC investigators had ignored "credible and specific allegations" dating back to at least 1999. He called on the SEC's inspector general... More »

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Wall Street • SEC • Christopher Cox • Ponzi scheme • defrauding investors • Bernard Madoff

Bailout Ushers In New Era
of Regulation


Increased oversight a natural byproduct or turbulent economic times

Sep 24, 08 11:12 AM CDT
(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... More »

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John McCain • Wall Street • Henry Paulson • Christopher Cox • David Brooks • bailout • financial crisis

OPINION

McCain Acting Like a 'Flustered Rookie': Will

Conservatives should fear self-righteous loose cannon

Sep 23, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

ANALYSIS

SEC Chair Cox Fiddled as US Markets Burned

'Exceedingly cautious' approach had Paulson looking to kill agency

Sep 22, 08 3:22 PM CDT
(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.... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • Henry Paulson • SEC • Christopher Cox • regulation • SEC commissioners • bank regulation

editorial

WSJ: McCain's Populist Schtick Is 'Unpresidential'

Republican's new act relies on "easy, misleading answers"

Sep 19, 08 11:35 AM CDT
(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... More »

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John McCain • Christopher Cox • credit crisis

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

Candidates at odds over blame for market meltdown; Dem faults all Bush cronies

Sep 18, 08 5:25 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

ANALYSIS

Cox Has Neutered SEC's Watchdog Role

Critics say agency has gotten soft, especially against big business

Sep 17, 08 4:37 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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Bush administration • Wall Street • fraud • law enforcement • SEC • Christopher Cox • Paul Atkins

SEC Wants US Firms to Switch to International Accounting

Multinationals would change first under plan

Aug 27, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to require US companies to switch to international accounting rules, the Wall Street Journal reports. The body voted today to seek public comment on a plan for the transition, which would stagger requirements. Large multinational firms would be expected to voluntarily switch in... More »

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globalization • business • SEC • accounting • corporations • Christopher Cox • regulation • multinationalism

SEC Will Limit
Short Sales of
Finance Stocks

Agency worried negative bets by traders are hurting the market

Jul 16, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The SEC will step in to police naked short-selling of 17 financial firms, as well as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Wall Street Journal reports. The agency said it plans to impose short-term, emergency rules on Monday that curtail traders betting on the stocks to drop, worried the short... More »

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stock market • Wall Street • SEC • Christopher Cox • short selling • financial crisis

'Regulation' No Longer a Dirty Word in DC

Wall St. woes, toy and food scares have pols of all stripes on board

Mar 24, 08 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Regulation" is becoming less of a dirty word in Washington in the wake of the mortgage meltdown, woes on Wall Street, and scares over tainted food and toys. Many Democrats and even some Republicans want a shift from voluntary industry standards in vogue since the Reagan administration. "We're... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • pet food recall • food contamination • SEC • Christopher Cox • credit crisis • regulation • toy recalls • lobbyists • House Energy and Commerce Committee • subprime crisis • Glenn Hubbard

SEC Web Push Faces Hurdles

Cox's tech crusade meets resistance from older shareholders, bureaucrats

Nov 24, 07 9:16 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Remaining Democrat Leaves SEC

Commission now a one-party shop after 2nd departure in month

Oct 3, 07 11:38 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

SEC Opens Subprime Probe

Cox announces investigations into
CDOs in wake of
Bear Sterns tremors

Jun 27, 07 2:17 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

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