On January 22,2007, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Democratic Senator Charles Schumer released a report purchased by the New York City Economic Development Corp. from McKinsey & Co., for about $500,000, saying that Sarbanes-Oxley corporate governance, internal controls, and class action lawsuits by investors should be curbed — according to a Wall Street Journal […]

The regulatory principles of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission were established three-quarters of a century ago and have been copied by securities regulators throughout the world. The SEC sets forth its principles on its web site: The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and […]

It has been widely-publicized that Ben Bernanke, the new Federal Reserve Chairman, has strong views regarding the Federal Reserve Bank’s responsibility and ability to control inflation in the United States. […]