Bank Of America: Bank Of America Treats Parking Meter Payments As Cash Advances, Charges $10 Fee

Bank Of America: Bank Of America Treats Parking Meter Payments As Cash Advances, Charges $10 Fee Bank Of America Treats Parking Meter Payments As Cash Advances, Charges $10 Fee

Ideoblog: SOX and investor over-confidence

Ideoblog: SOX and investor over-confidence the ideology of Investor Confidence is dangerous: it can lead to policies intended to instill an unwarranted confidence in the stock market.

The Volokh Conspiracy - Fed Program Fuels Mortgage Risk:

The Volokh Conspiracy - Fed Program Fuels Mortgage Risk: Mortgages that allow consumers to put little if any money down when buying a home have largely disappeared as a financing option available from private lenders. But they are still available — and growing more popular — through a government-backed program.

globeandmail.com: Streetwise - OSC alleges insider trading by Bennett Jones secretary

globeandmail.com: Streetwise - OSC alleges insider trading by Bennett Jones secretary Every law firm’s nightmare is playing out at Bennett Jones this week, as regulators allege a legal secretary at the blue-chip M&A firm traded on insider information.

Investment Executive : CSA on track with changes to disclosure requirements for investment funds

Investment Executive : CSA on track with changes to disclosure requirements for investment funds The amendments to the harmonized CD rule have two main purposes: to modify the requirements regarding the calculation of net asset value following the introduction a new accounting rule, and to clarify or correct certain other provisions.

Investment Executive : CSA amends rules on best execution obligation of dealers and advisors

Investment Executive : CSA amends rules on best execution obligation of dealers and advisors The Canadian Securities Administrators has amended the trading rules to update the best execution obligation, but will leave best execution reporting, trade-through protection, and market access rules for future regulatory efforts.

Investment Executive : MFDA panel approves settlement with Portfolio Strategies

Investment Executive : MFDA panel approves settlement with Portfolio Strategies The settlement concerned the failure of PSC to create and maintain adequate records of a call and its response to the call from a client concerning the conduct of its aproved person, Rodney Jacobson (whom PSC later terminated for cause).

Investment Executive : SEC announces initiative to rethink disclosure

Investment Executive : SEC announces initiative to rethink disclosure

 

The aim of the internal inquiry will be to outline the attributes of a future disclosure system that incorporates technology, the new ways in which investors get their information, and recent developments in how companies compile and report the information in their SEC-mandated disclosures.

Bank Lawyer’s Blog: Anti-DAP Bandwagon Gains Speed

Bank Lawyer’s Blog: Anti-DAP Bandwagon Gains Speed Support for the FHA’s efforts to ban seller-funded downpayment assistance (DAP) in connection with FHA-insured loans is gaining steam.