SEC Emergency Order on Naked Short-Selling Takes Effect (July 22, 2008).

"Debate Rages" Over Naked Short-Selling as the SEC "Mulls Extending Ban" to Cover All Public Companies (July 22, 2008).

Bank Examiners from Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Examining Books of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Assess their Financial Conditions (July 22, 2008).

Six Years After Enactment of Sarbanes-Oxley, "Favorable Reviews Hard to Come By" (July 22, 2008).

BankAtlantic Bancorp Files Defamation and Negligence Action Against Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. and One of its Analysts Over Report (July 22, 2008).

• BankAtlantic Press Release.
• WSJ Law Blog Story.

Prosecution of Former Managers of Failed Bear Stearns Hedge Funds Begins (July 21, 2008).

More Charges Possible in Bear Stearns Hedge Funds Case (July 21, 2008).

Will a Lawsuit Unravel Sarbanes-Oxley? (July 21, 2008).

Majority of CFOs Surveyed Believe Roles of Chairman and CEO Should be Separate (July 21, 2008).

Earnings Misses Mean Big Career Risks for CFOs (July 21, 2008).

Has Sarbanes-Oxley Had "A Chilling Effect on Venture Capital?" (July 18, 2008).

SEC Staff Reportedly Is Recommending That the Commission Amend its Emergency Short-Selling Order Slated to Go Into Effect on Monday to Exclude Market Makers in the 19 Stocks (and Their Derivatives) Subject to the Order (July 18, 2008).

FBI Is Investigating Failed Lender IndyMac Bank for Possible Mortgage Fraud; FBI Statement Says Institution Is Among 21 Banks Currently Under Investigation for Possible Mortgage Fraud (July 17, 2008).

• FBI Statement.
• WSJ Report.

PCAOB Is Facing a Gutting If D.C. Circuit Holds It To Be Unconstitutional (July 17, 2008).

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Issues Letter Questioning Aspects of SEC's Emergency Order (July 17, 2008).

Short-Selling Shield Benefits Only a Few (July 17, 2008).

Brokerages Racing to Create and Implement New Controls Before Monday Deadline for SEC's Emergency Short-Selling Rules (July 17, 2008).

FBI Is Investigating Failed Lender IndyMac Bank for Possible Mortgage Fraud; FBI Statement Says Institution Is Among 21 Banks Currently Under Investigation for Possible Mortgage Fraud (July 17, 2008).

• FBI Statement.
• WSJ Report.

PCAOB Is Facing a Gutting If D.C. Circuit Holds It To Be Unconstitutional (July 17, 2008).

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Issues Letter Questioning Aspects of SEC's Emergency Order (July 17, 2008).

Short-Selling Shield Benefits Only a Few (July 17, 2008).

Brokerages Racing to Create and Implement New Controls Before Monday Deadline for SEC's Emergency Short-Selling Rules (July 17, 2008).

SEC Says Number of Cases the Agency is Pursuing Against Lenders and Investment Banks Arising from Subprime-Mortgage Crisis Is Now "More than Four Dozen"; Focusing on "Whether Lenders and Investment Banks Misled Investors" (July 16, 2008).

WSJ Opinion: Keep the Fed Away from Investment Banks (July 16, 2008).

Audit Integrity Publishes Report Containing Analysis That Results in List of "30 Companies Most Likely To Be Sued by Shareholders" (July 16, 2008).

• Report.
• News Release.

SEC Subpoenas More than 50 Hedge Funds in Probe of Rumors to Manipulate Shares of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers (July 15, 2008).

Report: "Subprime-Related Litigation on the Rise" (July 15, 2008).

House Bill Proposes New Rules for Credit Ratings of Structured-Finance Products (July 15, 2008).

Bank of England Says It Plans to Beef Up the Influence of its Financial Risk Warnings "To Ensure that Banks Take Necessary Action in Good Time" (July 15, 2008).

Rescue Plan is a "New Step" for the Fed in its "Critical Evolution" to Become the U.S. Financial System's Most Important Regulator (July 15, 2008).

SEC Says It Is Cracking Down on Those Who Spread False Rumors After "Brutal Week" Marked by Rumors that Battered Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (July 14, 2008).

SEC Examination of Ratings Industry Concludes Investment Banks Are "Part of Ratings Game", but Doesn't Name Names (July 14, 2008).

"Let the Lawsuits Begin: Banks Brace for a Storm of Litigation" (July 13, 2008).

"Lifting the Lid: Ratings Firms Face Legal Battles" (July 11, 2008).

Some Reportedly Blame FAS 157 "Mark-to-Market" Rule for Financial Crisis (July 11, 2008)

Update on IFRS Accounting Standards Initiative (July 11, 2008).

Study Suggests Analysts' Academic Ties with Executives at Companies Whose Stock they Recommended Does Not Matter at All When It Comes to the Returns Those Stocks Earn (July 10, 2008).

• Study.
• News Report.

Auction-Rate Securities Probe Grows as Federal Prosecutors Reportedly Investigate Whether Two Former Credit Suisse Brokers Lied to Investors About How They Placed their Money Into Short-Term Securities (July 9, 2008).

The Auction-Rate Securities Mess Goes Criminal (July 9, 2008).

Credit Suisse Reportedly Is Aiding Prosecutors in their Auction-Rate Securities Investigation of Two Former Cash Management Employees (July 9, 2008)

Fed Chairman Outlines Sweeping Changes to Shore Up Mortgage Lending; Proposal May Give Fed Broader Authority and Extend its Emergency Credit Facility Program for Wall Street Firms (July 9, 2008).

• Text of Speech.
• Six Key Points from Speech.
• Fed's Evolving Role "Raises Eyebrows".
• WSJ Report.
  

Outgoing SEC Commissioner Atkins Calls for Panel to Review Enforcement Division; Says Rules Governing Unit Need to Be Updated (July 8, 2008).

Summary of Current Financial Regulatory Reform Ideas (July 8, 2008).

"The Art of the Rumor" on Wall Street is Becoming Increasingly Powerful (July 8, 2008).

Big Four Accounting Firms Are "Edging" Back into the Consulting Business Abandoned Since Sarbanes-Oxley (July 7, 2008).

CFA Institute Says U.S. Regulatory Proposals to Improve Credibility of Bond Ratings "May Not Go Far Enough" (July 7, 2008).

U.S. Treasury Undersecretary Urges Caution on Expansion of Federal Safety Net to Financial Firms That Don't Take Consumer Deposits (July 7, 2008).

Bank for International Settlements Says Moody's and S&P Must Be Clearer and More Detailed in Ratings of Asset-Backed Securities and Risks of Underlying Collateral (July 7, 2008).

SEC's Efforts to Ease Reliance on Credit Rating Agencies Will Be Limited by "Host of Other Government Rules" (July 3, 2008).

Audit Committee Members Rank Risk Management as Top Worry (July 3, 2008).

Senators Call for Investigation Into How Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. Calculates Benefits Due to Participants in the Pension Plans It Takes Over (July 3, 2008).

SEC and PCAOB Guidance Aids Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance (July 3, 2008).

U.S. Treasury Secretary Calls for Expansion of Regulatory Powers "To Ensure That the Failure of a Nonbank Financial Institution Doesn't Threaten the Whole Financial System" (July 2, 2008).

• WSJ Report.
• Bloomberg News Report.

Paris Europlace Board Member Calls for European Union - Wide Bank Regulation "To Absorb Any Future Shocks to the Market System" (July 2, 2008).

European Central Bank President Urges European Financial Regulators to Cooperate More Closely with Central Banks to Prevent Future Crises and Reinforce Market Transparency (July 2, 2008).

UnitedHealth Settles Stock Options Class Actions and Cuts 2008 Profit Forecast (July 2, 2008).

7th Circuit Will Rule Soon Whether Borrowers Can Force Banks to Rescind Mortgages Tainted by Inadequate Disclosure; Ruling "Could Shock U.S. Banking Industry" (July 1, 2008).

UBS Adopts New Corporate Governance Rules and Makes Major Board Changes (July 1, 2008).

Global IPOs Fall to Five-Year Low as Economies Slow and Loan Losses Climb (July 1, 2008).

IPO Drought a "Crisis for the Startup Community?" (July 1, 2008).

Protiviti Survey Results Suggest Companies May Be Realizing "Tangible Benefits from Updated Regulatory Rules and Guidance" Pertaining to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (July 1, 2008).

Report Asks "How Fair is Fair-Value Accounting?" (June 27, 2008).

Smaller Ratings Firms "Cry Foul Over SEC's Proposed Disclosure Requirements" (June 27, 2008).