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Is the US ready for IFRS?
in Sox First, on October 20, 2009
...dia. It turns out that was pure politics. According to the SEC Strategic Plan for 2010-2015 , the regulator now supports "a single set of high-quality global accounting standards and promotion of th...
AT&T and Google brawl over sex lines.
in Sox First, on October 16, 2009
...nedictine nuns, and the campaign office of a members of the US House of Representatives. The letter says: "As communications services increasingly migrate to broadband Internet-based platforms, we can... ...investigate Google Voice, claiming it was in breach of federal rules. For its part, Google said the regulator had no jurisdiction over web-based software, even if it was in effect providing a phone se...
Michael Moore's attack on capitalism
in Sox First, on September 7, 2009
...re told an audience in Venice the laws are just completely wrong. ""Essentially we have a law which says gambling is illegal but we've allowed Wall Street to do this and they've played with people's m... ...h his latest film Capitalism: A Love Story. In the film, you can see him asking a congressional regulator a very simple question: "Where's our money?" Or you can see him marching into insurance gi...
Can the SEC be sued for Madoff?
in Sox First, on September 7, 2009
...Time magazine raises the question of whether the report will open the way for lawsuits against the regulator. Legal experts have told Time that anyone wanting to launch a lawsuit against the SEC wou...
Madoff: contender for SEC chairman
in Sox First, on September 3, 2009
... of the Securities and Exchange Commission. That's the revelation in this SEC report into the regulator's failure to stop Madoff and why it turned a blind eye to the frauds he was perpetrati...
Tablet-Based Treatment for Diabetes
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 1, 2009
...case of side-effects like circulatory problems that lead to blindness and amputations," she says.
In her recent study, Mor treated pre-diabetic mice for six months. One group was given FTS, anot... ...he Tel Aviv University FTS compound, Mor was able to find and isolate an important immune system regulator protein called Foxp3. This protein keeps T cells in the immune system in check. T cells are t...
Directors warned about greenwash
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...ctors around the world. The case involves the Australian Conservation Foundation approaching the regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and asking it investigate whether six ...
Accounting reshuffle
in Sox First, on March 19, 2009
...cation. He has recommended replacing the Financial Accounting Standards Board with a "systemic regulator" who would do all the standards and set the rules. The banks have a real problem with...
SEC and Madoff: shutting the stable gate after the horse has bolted
in Sox First, on December 17, 2008
...which include charities, Spain's largest bank, Santander, Japanese financial giant Nomura which says it could lose up to $303m and members of the Palm Beach country club, where many of Mr Madoff&#... ...ess. The SEC was getting warnings about Madoff as far back as 1999, so it's remarkable that the regulator avoided doing anything about it. As TPM Muckraker points out, there was a bunch of cozy...
Will there be more Madoffs?
in Sox First, on December 16, 2008
...hese are valid questions because Madoff was the product of a dysfunctional system, one that had the regulator doing nothing to protect investors because it was all too hard, and one that allowed him t...
How Madoff played the SEC for suckers
in Sox First, on December 15, 2008
...ct that Madoff registered the unit in 2006. A new business that needed to be checked out first. The regulator failed badly and that is seriously scary. Henry Blodget at Clusterstock provides us wit...
Lack of Sleep Is Genetically Linked To Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on December 8, 2008
...eep- or wake-related changes in cells.
The three new genomic studies show that melatonin, a major regulator of the body's sleep clock, is closely linked to increased glucose levels and diabetes....
McCain to Cox: You're fired!
in Sox First, on September 19, 2008
...ace trading rules that let speculators and hedge funds turn our markets into a casino," McCain says. "They allowed naked short selling-which simply means that you can sell stock without ever... ...thing else, McCain showed he is totally clueless about the way the market works: "The primary regulator of Wall Street, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) kept in place trading rules t...
Lehman's Hong Kong Chaos
in China Venture News, on September 17, 2008
...While Lehman plans to maintain business in its asset management arm, the Hong Kong's securities regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission, said the Lehman asset management arm couldn't ...
Siemens close to deal with the SEC
in Sox First, on August 22, 2008
...e Commission with Der Spiegel reporting that the company is about to secure a settlement with the regulator. This is the company that spent billions in bribes to secure lucrative overseas contracts...
Ratings agencies up to no good
in Sox First, on July 11, 2008
... the agencies but there is a more important question: where was the SEC when this was going on? The regulator is doing its level best to come out looking like a hero by putting out this report but the...
Clueless about XBRL
in Sox First, on July 2, 2008
...nce headache for companies, kind of a Sarbanes-Oxley revisisted. Compliance Week editor Matt Kelly says XBRL has two problems. "First, companies don't know exactly where they should put thi... ...n the sidelines rather than fumble along trying to see what might work for them. "Second, the regulators themselves don't entirely know what to do with XBRL either. How will this be enforced...
The audit cartel
in Sox First, on June 4, 2008
...many nation states and which, like another profession, will do almost anything for a quick buck. He says the problem lies with a cabal that publishes little meaningful information about what goes on i... ...f auditor files is remarkably scarce. And when things go wrong, he says, the accountancy bodies and regulators individualize the problem, blaming company directors, corporate governance practices and ...
More Hedge Fund Fraud
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on May 21, 2008
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In a HedgeCo story;-William Galvin, Massachusetts' top securities regulator has charged the hedge fund manager of the River Stream Fund with improperly soliciting ...
Hedge Fund Losses Reported By UBS
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 21, 2008
...ng to the firm's positions and losses through December 31, 2007. In the summary the Swiss bank says thats it's massive subprime losses were the result of excessive risk-taking and insufficient... ... American housing crisis early on.
UBS made the summary of its report to the swiss banking regulator public because of pressure from Ethos Fund, an activist shareholder.
More at; Hedgeco.Ne...
Symposium RFID Wine Reader: Drinking and Technology Mixed Together
in The RFID Weblog, on April 9, 2008
...Symposium RFID wine reader. This concept includes a combination of RFID wine reader and temperature regulator.
In order to make it work you need to attach RFID tags to your wine bottles and the RFID...
SOX and the Bear deal
in Sox First, on March 19, 2008
...Wall Street firms whose activities haven't been regulated as closely as commercial banks," says the Los Angeles Times. At the same time, the Fed couldn't allow the Bear to die because it... ... SOX, and it didn't do any good." Meanwhile, serious questions need to be asked about the regulators with the Federal Reserve agreeing to sell Bear Stearns to JPMorgan Chase & Co....
No reduction in Section 404 controls
in Sox First, on March 5, 2008
...ard Number 5 approved last year by the Securities and Exchange Commission amidst claims by the regulator that it would reduce unnecessary costs and make things less prescriptive has not lived up...
Subprime fraud
in Sox First, on January 30, 2008
...nducting its own investigations. But if the FBI had been on to this for years, why has it taken the regulator so long to do something about it? It's closing the barn door after the horse has bolte...
Google Did Good Participating in the 700 Mhz Wireless Auction
in The Smart PDA, on January 17, 2008
... Regulator approval has finally set the stage for Google's participation in the upcoming 700 Mhz wireless auction . A company with deep pockets (billions of dollars) and a clear commitment to...
FINRA Hedge Fund Fines
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 10, 2008
... The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ( FINRA ) announced that it has fined a Houston company, SMH Capital Inc., $450,000 for failing to adopt adequate procedures in its prime brokerage ...
Chinese Telecom Shares Jump in Response to Gov't Statement
in The Wireless Weblog, on December 29, 2007
...cy signals, the share moves were a sharp reminder of the notorious lack of transparency surrounding regulators' plans for the world's biggest telecoms market by number of subscribers," wr...
Ofcom Announces 2.6 GHz Auction
in The Wireless Weblog, on December 19, 2007
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It's auction week! UK regulator Ofcom today announced plans to release a total of 205 MHz of 2.6 GHz spectrum for use in WiMax or 3G services, with the spectrum to be awarded next summer....
Vodafone in Qatar
in The Wireless Weblog, on December 10, 2007
...is is an important milestone in the liberalization of the telecommunications market in Qatar," says ictQATAR Secretary General Dr. Hessa Al-Jaber. "The introduction of competition will benef... ...
Qatar's telecom regulator ictQATAR today announced that Vodafone and its local partner the Qatar Foundation Consortium had won the second mobile telecommunications license in the c...
Coke's inside man gets up
in Sox First, on December 6, 2007
.... For the record, it's worth noting that in the 1990s, Kent was investigated by the Australian regulator for shorting stock of the company's Australasian bottler Coca-Cola Amatil, just before...
Cannabis Compound Can Potentially Fight Metastatic Breast Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 25, 2007
...a cancer researcher at CPMCRI and the senior author of the study:
"We know that Id-1 is a key regulator of the spread of breast cancer. We also know that Id-1 has also been found at higher level...
Promising MRSA VAccine Targets Quorum Sensing
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 9, 2007
...ing is controlled by four basic types of autoinducers tied to a circuit known as the accessory gene regulator. Based on the known structure of one of these autoinducers, the team designed a molecule k...
It's a Plug, Adaptor, and Voltage Regulator All in One
in The Smart PDA, on October 24, 2007
...the other through USB.
But perhaps the best feature of this product is its built-in voltage regulator, which protects against power surges. Definitely useful even if you never leave the countr...
UK Regulator Ofcom Okays Mobile Phones In Flight
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 19, 2007
...bastions of peace will be spoiled by incessant chatter. However, in its consultation document Ofcom says that it would fall to the airline companies to handle this issue and to decide if the consumer ...
Europe Takes a Different Route on In-flight Mobile Use
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on October 18, 2007
...eeable future, Europe is taking the road less traveled.
According to ZDNet , the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries Ofcom has made a proposal...
Singapore Greenlights Ultrawideband
in The Wireless Weblog, on September 25, 2007
...s week gave approval (finally!) to a regulatory framework for ultrawideband devices , which it says will be formally adopted by the end of the year.
"The proposed framework will enable UWB... ...Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority ( IDA ) this week gave approval (finally!) to a regulatory framework for ultrawideband devices , which it says will be formally adopted by the end o...
UK Regulator Ofcom to Auction Spectrum for 3G Wireless Services
in The Wireless Weblog, on September 20, 2007
...the UK mobile market continues to be one of the most competitive and innovative in the world," says Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards.
"The consultation is just starting and any auction of... ...
UK regulator Ofcom today announced "proposals for consultation" to allow more efficient use of mobile Spectrum , enabling the progression from 2G to 3G wireless services.
"Ofc...
SEC charges accounting firms
in Sox First, on September 15, 2007
...ing Oversight Board . According to the SEC, 50 of the firms and partners have settled with the the regulator and two firms have disgorged audit fees. They get off with a censure but no fine. The rest...
China's New Airlines on Ice
in Hidden Travel Gems, on August 15, 2007
...ny new airlines until 2010. There are concerns about the rate of the industries growth .
As the regulator, we have clearly noted... development problems of lack of technical personnel, airspace an...
Ultrawideband: Ofcom Brings England into the 21st Century
in The Wireless Weblog, on August 10, 2007
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In a looong-overdue move, UK regulator Ofcom yesterday announced a change to British law resulting in the fact that, starting on Monday August 13th, no license will be required to use ultrawide...
Google to become mobile operator
in Tech Intelligence, on August 3, 2007
...to bid on the 700mhz spectrum recently with added conditions to their bid.
google wanted the regulator to specify the winning bidder must give users freedom to connect any devices to the networ...
GSeeker Reading List（2007.07.25）
in GSeeker, on 2007-07-26
* Google（谷歌）日历 - 我生活中不可缺少的另一伴！
不错的宣传稿:)
* Back up your Google Apps data
把所有的鸡蛋都放到Google这个篮子里，其实是很危险的，平时得注意备份。
SEC backs down on terror link
in Sox First, on July 24, 2007
...aised last week in my blog entry here . In his statement , SEC chairman Christopher Cox said the regulator had taken it down and was looking at various alternatives including canvassing business an...
The SEC's stupid terror blacklist
in Sox First, on July 17, 2007
...vices Barney Frank who released a letter he sent to Cox, according to news reports , demanding the regulator does something about it Frank wrote: "I hope you will give serious consideration to ...
Citigroup cleared of insider trading
in Sox First, on June 28, 2007
...emain about the effectiveness of its so-called "Chinese walls". The Australian corporate regulator has been dealt a powerful blow by the Federal Court in Sydney which comprehensively trashe...
Danke! - Unklarheit ersetzt Unsicherheit
in Das Open Source Weblog, on 23.06.07
...ge besitzt der, der die Regeln vorgibt auch das Spiel. Also reißen sich alle darum der Regelrechte Regulator zu sein, zu werden oder eben zu bleiben.
Um die ohnehin schon stark gebeutelte Gemeinde noc...
Orange 30Mb Cap Proving Unpopular
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 7, 2007
.... All these 'unlimited' data deals that aren't really unlimited makes me wonder why the regulator hasn't stepped in to enforce some clarity for customers who may be swayed by what is e...
First Zyprexa, now fake Plavix found in UK pharmaceutical supply chain
in Supplychainer, on June 2, 2007
... Lilly 's antipsychotic Zyprexa were discovered in the supply chain, the UK's health regulator has issued a warning about counterfeits of Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb's c...
The Outdoor Enthusiast Next Door: Gil Zeimer (Part 2)
in The Outdoor Weblog, on May 15, 2007
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Mask -- mine has my lenses attached to the glass so I don't have to worry about contacts.
Regulator -- allows me to breathe underwater and stay under for up to one hour, depending on my dept...
Miracle Weight Loss Pill
in Well Woman Blog, on May 5, 2007
...Salk Institute scientist Dr. Ronald M. Evans is now able to chemically switch on PPAR-d, the master regulator that controls the ability of cells to burn fat. Even when the mice are not active, turning...
Belkin Gold-Serie: Umweltschutz mit Regulator Pro USV im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel
in Digitaltivi, on 30.04.07
...ont und so eben auch Beitrag im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel ist.
[ Belkin Gold-Serie: Regulator Pro USV ]
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SEC-PCAOB arm wrestle on accounting rules
in Sox First, on April 4, 2007
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Nearly five years after Sarbanes-Oxley was brought in, US regulators are still trying to sort out how much testing accountants will have to do in corporate audits. The Securities and Exchange Com...
Citigroup's day in court
in Sox First, on March 27, 2007
... First day in court for the Australian regulator's lawsuit against Citigroup alleging conflicts of interest and insider trading. The case has attracted investment banks around the world worried...
TV Volume Regulator: Your Dream Come True
in The Gadgets Weblog, on March 20, 2007
...hat.
For just 49.95, First Street , a catalogue for Boomers and Beyond is offering the TV Volume Regulator gives us exactly what we want: one volume for the program and commercials. So stop playing...
Windfall for Former Cingular Customers in California
in The Wireless Weblog, on March 18, 2007
... be getting $160 each as the result of a settlement with the California PUC -- the company, Zeman says, "will pay out the reimbursements within 60 days."
"Sometimes growth is a bad ... ...ving, customers left in droves, only to be slapped with early contract termination fees. California regulators took Cingular to task, saying it didn't give customers a reasonable amount of time to...
Markets in turmoil but red tape rollback push continues
in Sox First, on March 15, 2007
...uld have been done years ago. The chamber however is no friend of Sarbox and obviously expects the regulator to swing a certain way. It also wants, among other things, an end to quarterly earnings g...
Heat on Citigroup case
in Sox First, on March 13, 2007
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Interesting development in the Australian corporate regulator's insider trading conflict of interest lawsuit against Citigroup (that's Citigroup's Sydney headquarters in the pho...
RAMP1: The Protein that Promotes Migraine
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 12, 2007
...essor of molecular physiology and biophysics:
"We have shown that this RAMP protein is a key regulator for the action of CGRP. Our study suggests that people who get migraines may have higher l...
Genetically Engineered Lactococcus may Induce Food Tolerance
in Allergies, on March 5, 2007
...d subsequently, food allergies. The anti-inflammatory protein, IL-10, is believed to be a potential regulator for food tolerance.
Writing in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Frossard r...
Bioengineered Non-Pathogenic Gut Bacteria May Regulate Food Tolerance
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 5, 2007
...acteria), when bioengineered to produce anti-inflammatory interleukin-10 (IL-10) can be a potential regulator for food tolerance , thereby significantly beating food allergies .
...oral admin...
Hedge funds should open their books to regulators - Sandy Weill
in Sox First, on February 16, 2007
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Hedge funds should open their books to regulator says former Citigroup chief executive officer Sandy Weill. In an interview in Der Spiegel , Weill says hedge funds should report to one regulator... ...
Hedge funds should open their books to regulator says former Citigroup chief executive officer Sandy Weill. In an interview in Der Spiegel , Weill says hedge funds should report to one regulator...
Bigger risks ahead, says regulator
in Sox First, on February 9, 2007
...growing importance of intangibles. I have blogged on some of the others here . Now Britain's regulator, the Financial Services Authority, is warning businesses that the impact of a shock to the...
More on the Citigroup lawsuit
in Sox First, on February 9, 2007
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More developments this week in the Australian corporate regulator's lawsuit against Citigroup for insider trading and failing to manage the conflicts of interests involving its proprietary tra...
The SOX debate and global capital
in Sox First, on January 26, 2007
...e investors. Expect this debate to rage for some time. Speaking in Davos, China's top banking regulator Liu Mingkang, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, described Sarbanes-Oxle...
Estrogen and the Hormone Leptin Has Same Appetite-Curbing Mechanism of Action
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 9, 2007
...petite using the same pathways in the brain as the adipose hormone leptin.
...estrogen is a strong regulator of energy metabolism through the brain. They show that while the pathway of estrogen-induc...
Sphingosine Phosphate Lyase (SPL): Human Enzyme Programmable to Kill Cancer Cells
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 29, 2006
...promoting lipid called sphingosine-1-phosphate, or S1P.
Researchers identified SPL as a key regulator of cancer cells. They discovered that if the cancer cells were stressed by chemotherapy, S...
Private equity starts to lobby
in Sox First, on December 29, 2006
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private equity firms have joined forces to create a lobby group. The press release says the new Private Equity Council will educate policy-makers about the groups. Yeah right. That'... ...educate policy-makers about the groups. Yeah right. That's code for heading off regulation. US regulators and the Financial Services Authority in Britain are now looking carefully at the way big ...
Top 10 business shenanigans for 2006
in Sox First, on December 25, 2006
What a year it's been! The stories have just kept coming, and certainly kept me busy here. Scandals and litigation have all been part of the mix covered by Sox First this year. And Governments and business are copping plenty of heat to lift their game. And it's now coming from all Quar...
Morgan Stanley's email woes continue
in Sox First, on December 20, 2006
...payments to hundreds of investors in arbitration cases after it withheld e-mails from them and from regulators for three and a half years, according to the securities industry regulator, the NASD. Eve...
