Congressional Activity

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro reiterated her full support of a proposal to apply the same standard upon investment advisers and broker-dealers before Congress last week, ...

Karen Silkwood, John Dean and Linda Tripp are just some of the names that come to mind when recalling famous whistleblowers. The SEC receives thousands ...

You can make your voice heard - or rather tack your name onto a growing list of those urging Congress to mandate an "authentic" fiduciary ...

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro supports the client's interest standard within the proposed Treasury Department bill and reads it as applying a fiduciary duty. She also ...

Copy of the letter supporting a fiduciary standard as part of 2009 lobbying effort by the Investment Adviser Association, among other groups.

A bill proposed by a Republican in a Congress dominated by Democrats may not stand much of a chance but you may wish to know ...

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro argued for an increase in her agency’s budget before Congress on Tuesday. She urged lawmakers to approve President Obama’s proposed FY ...

In reforming financial services regulation, Congress should set up a new oversight board that would report to the SEC and be responsible for setting and ...

The damage from the current financial meltdown cost the U.S. at least $10 trillion-$15 trillion and the world up to $35 trillion, according to Rep. ...

In a bipartisan letter timed to next week’s Commission meeting addressing short selling, six senators are urging SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro to oversee the reinstatement ...