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Rating Agencies' Biggest Fans: Money Funds

A skirmish broke out when the SEC tried to revamp rating rules governing money market funds, specifically removing the references to ratings in Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.


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Does upstart electronic exchange Chi-X Europe represent the future of equity trading?

Rating Agencies Confront Shattered Credibility
Can competition and revised practices restore credit rating agencies' battered credibility?

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Peltz Takes 6.58 Percent Stake In Family Dollar

The purchase makes Nelson Peltz's Trian Group the second largest holder in Family Dollar stock, behind hedge fund Maverick Capital.

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SEC Seeks Public Feedback On Financial Reform Initiatives

Now that President Obama passed The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the SEC invited the public to submit comments on a wide variety of rulemaking initiatives.

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SEC to Address 'Empty Voting'

"Empty voting" is a practice favored by some activist hedge funds to boost their voting power in a company without putting up much money. The SEC wants to determine whether it is being used to inappropriately influence corporate voting results.
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Pequot Whistle-Blowers Get $1 Million From SEC

A whistle-blower couple was awarded $1 million by the SEC for providing critical information in the alleged Pequot Capital Management insider trading case involving Microsoft securities.

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