January 29, 2012

Goldman\’s Blankfein Receives 24,249 Shares Vested From Prior Awards -Filing

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Securities and Exchange Commission filing late Friday, Blankfein received 45,497 shares and sold 21,248 of them at $107.44 to satisfy tax withholding obligations.

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Exiting watchdog sees flaws in SEC\’s rulewriting

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In his final act before departing the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, the agency\’s inspector general, David Kotz, criticized how the agency analyzes the economic impact of some of its Dodd-Frank rules.

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SEC Dismisses Case Against Ex-GC, Leaves Larger Questions Open

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Do general counsel have a responsibility to closely supervise rogue employees? In the case of former Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.

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Starbucks CEO paid $16 million in 2011 fiscal year

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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was given a pay package worth roughly $16 million in the company\’s 2011 fiscal year.

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Justice unit to probe mortgage-backed securities

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks at the Justice Department in Washington, Friday, Jan.

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Post set for Feb. 3 spinoff from Ralcorp

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Post Holdings Inc.\’s registration statement was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission late yesterday.

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IPO rumours swirl after Facebook trade halt

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NEW YORK Setting off speculation of an imminent initial public offering by Facebook, a report said trading in the social network shares has been halted in the private market for company insiders.

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Obama\’s new mortgage-fraud unit has skeptics

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President Barack Obama\’s State of the Union pledge to create a special unit to punish fraud in mortgage finance met with skepticism Wednesday for coming so late in his term and amid signs that his administration is close to settling with large banks accused of shoddy mortgage-lending practices.

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Suing the Government? Call Scalia

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Staffers inside the Securities and Exchange Commission have a nickname for the massive Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law, which imposes hundreds of new federal rules on business: They call it the \”Eugene Scalia Full Employment Act.\” Funny, right? Maybe the joke works better if you know who Eugene Scalia is.

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SEC charges trader with hacking into accounts

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