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Senate Passes Insider Trading Bill for Members of Congress
February 06, 2012
Last Thursday, the Senate overwhelmingly (93-7) passed a bill that would prohibit lawmakers and staff from trading on non-public information obtained from private congressional briefings. Whether legislators and staff are already subject to bans on trading non-public information is a matter of debate. Robert Khuzami,… read more
Dodd-Frank Progress Report
February 03, 2012
Davis Polk recently released a Dodd-Frank Progress Report. The report provides several useful charts detailing the status of required rulemakings under the Dodd-Frank Act. In summary: As of February 1, 2012, a total of 225 Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines have passed. Of these 225… read more
SEC Inspector General Criticizes Cost-Benefit Analysis
February 02, 2012
On his final day with the SEC, outgoing Inspector General David Kotz issued a report criticizing the SEC for its cost-benefit analyses of Dodd-Frank rules. Specifically, the report found that the extent of the quantitative discussion of cost-benefit analyses varied among rulemakings, the SEC… read more
2011 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update
January 27, 2012
Gibson Dunn has produced a 2011 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update that provides a detailed summary of SEC enforcement actions over the past year. Gibson Dunn reports that the Enforcement Division reported a record high number of enforcement actions, 735, resulting in more than $2.8… read more
SEC Inspector General H. David Kotz to Leave SEC
January 19, 2012
Inspector General H. David Kotz will leave the SEC at the end of January to join a private investigative services firm. Mr. Kotz was appointed in December 2007 and is the second SEC Inspector General since the position was created in 1989. During his… read more