The Dodd-Frank bill, now signed into law, contains a number of provisions enhancing SEC Enforcement. SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro estimates that the Commission will be required to hire an additional 800 people to implement the Act. The CFTC, however, is …

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The commentary, speculation and second guessing about the SEC’s settlement in Goldman may be drawing to a close, or at least diminishing. There is no doubt that Goldman is the most significant market crisis case to come from the numerous …

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