NEWS & ANALYSIS

Supreme Court Rules Sarbanes-Oxley Constitutional With Minor Exception

Aside from a minor constitutional issue, the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

FinCEN Details Anti-Money Laundering Trends at Large U.S. Banks

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has released a report on how the largest U.S. depository institutions conduct their Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) programs.

Clinton: Economic Crisis Could Destabilize Governments Worldwide

The global economic crisis could cause great political upheaval across the world, Hillary Clinton told ABC News in one of her first interviews since becoming secretary of state.

SEC Failed to Act on Whistleblower's Warnings in Madoff Case

Harry Markopolos, an investment expert, repeatedly warned the Securities and Exchange Commission about concerns he had with Bernard Madoff's investments, but the SEC ignored the warnings for a decade, Markopolos told a congressional committee.

Malware Attacks Show the Connection Between Markets and Cybercrime

Malware attacks have shifted and spiked in frequency during the financial crisis.

Small and Medium Homeland Security Stocks May Have Peaked

Reuters reports this week that although U.S. security spending is still rising, small and medium-sized homeland security stocks may have hit their peak.
 

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