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SEC Charges Former ProQuest Executive in an Accounting Fraud Scheme That It Says Cost the Company $437 Million in Market Capitalization (July 22, 2008).

SEC Staff Releases New Compliance Alert Letter and Warns Compliance Officers About Deficiencies and Weaknesses Found During Recent Compliance Examinations (July 22, 2008).

Freddie Mac Now SEC Reporting Company (July 21, 2008)

Naked Short Sale; Rule FAQ (July 21, 2008)

Amendment to Emergency Order Regarding Short Sales to Exclude Bona Fide Market Makers, 34-58190 (July 21, 2008)

FDIC Issues New Rules Requiring 160 of Largest Banks To Adopt New Procedures Allowing Banking Regulators To Settle Existing Accounts in the Event of a Bank Failure to Avoid "System-Wide Failure" (July 18, 2008).

Task Force From 10 State Securities Regulators Offices Raid St. Louis Headquarters of Wachovia in Auction-Rate Securities Sales and Marketing Investigation (July 18, 2008).

FINRA Regulatory Notice Reminding Firms that Trading Activity Fee is Assessed on Exchange-Listed Options Transactions When FINRA is the DOEA (July 18, 2008).

SEC's CA, Inc. No-Action Letter Recommending No Enforcement Action if AFSCME Proposal Omitted from CA's Proxy Materials in Reliance on Rule 14a-8(i)(2) (July 18, 2008).

SEC Charges Beaufort Mayor With Insider Trading (July 17, 2008)

Remarks by SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins Before the Exchequer Club of Washington, D.C. (July 17, 2008)

SEC Issues Dramatic Emergency Order to Curb Naked Short-Selling in Stocks of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and 17 Financial Firms Including Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs (July 16, 2008).

AICPA and Others Issue New Guidelines: "Managing the Business Risk of Fraud: A Practical Guide" (July 15, 2008).

lOSCO Publishes An Overview of the Work of the IOSCO Technical Committee (July 15, 2008).

AICPA and Others Issue New Guidelines: "Managing the Business Risk of Fraud: A Practical Guide" (July 15, 2008).

lOSCO Publishes An Overview of the Work of the IOSCO Technical Committee (July 15, 2008).

Greg Burton Named Corporation Finance Division Academic Accounting Fellow, 2008-141 (July 15, 2008)

Notice of July 31 Public Teleconference Meeting of SEC Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting, 33-8942 (July 15, 2008

Meridith Mitchell Named SEC Deputy General Counsel (July 15, 2008)

Webcast Archive: July 11 Public Meeting of SEC's Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting (July 14, 2008

El Paso Corp., Subsidiaries, Former Employees Settle Charges for Overstating Oil and Gas Reserves (July 14, 2008)

Treasury Secretary and Fed Chairman Testify Before House Financial Services Committee Hearing on "Systemic Risk and the Financial Markets" as Overhaul of Financial Regulation "Gains Momentum" (July 11, 2008).

SEC Approves Amendments to Expand NASD Rule 2440 and IM-2440-1 To All Securities Transactions (July 11, 2008).

Elisse B. Walter; Sworn in as SEC Commissioner (July 10, 2008)

FINRA Interpretive Letter: NASD Rule 2110 and NYSE Rule 402.30 - Partial Redemption Allocations and Disclosure Practices in Auction Rate Securities (July 10, 2008).

Notice of PCAOB's Filing of Proposed Changes Regarding Ethics and Independence Rule 3526, Communication with Audit Committees Concerning Independence, Amendment to Interim Independence Standards, and Amendment to Rule 3523 (July 10, 2008).

Senate Testimony of SEC's Chief Economist Regarding Reducing Risks and Improving Oversight in the OTC Credit Derivatives Market (July 10, 2008)

SEC Charges Sycamore Networks, Former Executives in Stock Options Backdating Case (July 10, 2008)

SEC Examinations Uncover "Significant" Shortcomings in Credit Ratings Agencies' Practices and Disclosure to Investors; Sacrificed Quality for Profit (July 8, 2008).

SEC Approves Amendments to NASD Rule 2810 - Direct Participation Programs (July 8, 2008).

Proposed Rule - Notice of Reopening of Comment Period: Amendment to Regulation SHO (July 8, 2008)

SEC, FRB Sign Agreement to Enhance Cooperation (July 8, 2008)

SEC Publishes Regulatory Actions to Streamline SRO Rule Filing Process (July 7, 2008).

Notice of Roundtable Discussion Regarding Fair Value Accounting Standards and Request for Comment (July 7, 2008)

SEC Publishes Proposals Regarding Credit Ratings (July 2, 2008)

SEC Charges Microtune, Former Officers With Stock Option Backdating (July 2, 2008)

Public Comments on SEC Proposal: Indexed Annuities and Certain Other Insurance Contracts (July 2, 2008)

FINRA Regulatory Notice: SEC Approves Amendments to Rule 9700 Series to Streamline Existing Procedural Rules Regarding Grievances Related to FINRA Automated Systems (July 2, 2008).

FINRA Will Conduct Special Election to Fill Vacant Board Seat (July 1, 2008).

FINRA Announces Aug. 4 Effective Date for Modifications to TRACE System (July 1, 2008).

Public Comments on Exemption of Certain Foreign Brokers or Dealers (July 1, 2008)

Comments on Modernization of the Oil and Gas Reporting Requirements (July 1, 2008)

U.S. Senate Confirms Three SEC Commissioner Nominees: Elisse Walter, Sr. E.V.P. of FINRA, Luis Aguilar, Atlanta Securities Attorney, and Prof. Troy Paredes of Washington University Law School (June 30, 2008).