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Trump picks a Wall Street lawyer to head the SEC

By Lizzie O'Leary

January 04, 2017

President-elect Donald Trump waves to the crowd while being introduced to speak to supporters at the Giant Center, December 15, 2016 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. — Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Jay Clayton could be instrumental in undoing Dodd-Frank.

SEC Chair Mary Jo White to step down

By Kimberly Adams

November 15, 2016

The SEC's Mary Jo White testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. — Zach Gibson/Getty Images

President-elect Donald Trump and Congress will need to fill three out of five seats in the Securities and Exchange Commission.

POSTED IN: Securities and Exchange Commission Obama Trump Mary Jo White

Supreme Court takes on key insider trading case

By Mark Garrison

October 05, 2016

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the case Salman v. United States today. — Alex Wong/Getty Images

Will the ruling make it harder or easier to prosecute offenders?

POSTED IN: Supreme Court securities law Wall Street

Adding value by slowing things down?

By Sabri Ben-Achour

June 17, 2016

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The IEX would be a new market to trade on with a 350 microsecond delay. — Spencer Platt/Getty Images

IEX, a market with a 350 microsecond delay, could make a difference to investors.

POSTED IN: stock exchanges Securities and Exchange Commission high frequency traders

It's surprisingly hard to figure out what big banks spend to follow the rules

By Tony Wagner

April 13, 2016

A man walks past JP Morgan Chase's corporate headquarters in New York City. — (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

But even if we did, would it matter?

POSTED IN: Banks big banks dodd-frank Securities and Exchange Commission JPMorgan Chase

Yields on the 10-year T-note fall below 2 percent

By Tobin Low

January 20, 2016

Think of the T-Note as lending to the government. — PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images

Wait, but what is that again?

POSTED IN: bonds Treasurys securities

Company tests new waters for small-scale investors

By Rickey Bevington

November 10, 2015

John Mangham, in Atlanta, is a borrower, who purchases, renovates and sells residential property. Lately, he's been getting loans from Groundfloor. — Courtesy Lauren FitzHugh, Groundfloor

Groundfloor lets non-accredited investors get in on small-scale real estate deals.

POSTED IN: real estate investment Securities and Exchange Commission