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Committee Continues Focus on Promoting Small Business Access to Capital
Sep 20, 2011
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Five bills that would make it easier for small companies to raise money and create jobs will be on the agenda Wednesday during a hearing of the Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee. Raising capital is necessary for companies to create jobs, and the Financial Services Com...
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Committee Releases Updated Schedule of Planned Hearings for Sept. 19-Oct. 14
Sep 16, 2011
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The Financial Services Committee today released an updated schedule of the hearings it has planned through mid-October. All hearings will take place in Room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Wednesday, September 21: The Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee will ...
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Financial Services Committee Releases Schedule of Hearings for Sept.19-23
Sep 14, 2011
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus on Tuesday announced the committee’s schedule of hearings for the week of September 19. All hearings will take place in room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Wednesday, September 21: The Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterpris...
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The SEC Budget
Sep 14, 2011
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The SEC’s budget is three times larger than it was 10 years ago. Is its performance three times better?
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Committee to Review Reforms to Improve and Enhance the SEC
Sep 14, 2011
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The Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday to examine reforms needed to improve accountability and the effectiveness of the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the agency experienced a tripling of its budget from 2000 to 2010, shortcomings and failures of the SEC came to ...
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Committee looks to make SEC account for regulations’ consequences on jobs and the economy
Sep 13, 2011
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With a growing regulatory burden weighing our economy down, President Obama’s executive order #13563 issued in January was welcomed news. That executive order requires government agencies to conduct cost-benefit analyses to ensure that the benefits of any rulemaking outweigh the costs. It also requi...
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Chairman Bachus Statement On Ensuring Appropriate Oversight Of Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers
Sep 13, 2011
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus made the following statement today during a Subcommittee hearing entitled “Ensuring Appropriate Regulatory Oversight of Broker-Dealers and Legislative Proposals to Improve Investment Adviser Oversight." "Thank you, Chairman Garrett, for convening ...
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Committee Continues Focus On Cyber Crime Threat To Consumers and Financial Sector
Sep 13, 2011
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WASHINGTON -The Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, will hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine the cyber security threat to the nation’s financial sector. During the hearing, the Subcommittee will examine the threats hackers pose to financi...
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Subcommittee to Review Broker-Dealer Standard of Care and Reforms to Improve Investment Adviser Oversight
Sep 12, 2011
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The Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Scott Garrett, will convene for a hearing to evaluate the need for a new standard of care for broker-dealers and a legislative proposal aimed at improving the oversight of investment advisers. Section 913 of the D...
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CQ: Obama Backs GOP Plan to Exempt Some Companies from SEC Registration
Sep 9, 2011
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By Ben Weyl, CQ Staff As part of his new jobs package, President Obama endorsed a GOP proposal that would exempt smaller companies that are planning to sell public shares from registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In his Thursday speech, Obama said his plan would “cut away the red...
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