Tag Archives: SEC

Wish Lists

Posted on December 3, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, the SEC charged the Chinese affiliates of Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, BDO and Ernst & Young with securities violations today. Also — Mitt Romney has rejoined the board of directors of Marriott International for … Continue reading →

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How To Serve Man

Posted on August 14, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, Wells Fargo has agreed to pay a settlement for selling risky, complex financial products to non-profits and municipalities without adequately explaining their risks. Also — congress’ approval rating is now 10 percent. Paul … Continue reading →

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Jekyll and Hide

Posted on June 30, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Adam Zyglis In other news, President Obama has threatened to veto the House Republican’s 2013 Financial Services bill because it under-funds the SEC by $245 million.

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We’ll Be Greeted With Flowers

Posted on December 16, 2011 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – John Cole In other news, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged six former top executives from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with securities fraud today. The charges allege the executives willfully approved of lies misleading statements regarding their … Continue reading →

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If It Smells Like A Fish and Looks Like A Fish

Posted on October 2, 2011 at 2:50 pm by JM Ashby

It probably is a fish. WASHINGTON — The internal procedures of one of the world’s top three ratings agencies appear to allow leaks of its decisions, according to a report by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). At one … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul’s Healthcare System

Posted on September 26, 2011 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Jen Sorensen In other news, the SEC is considering filing charges against S&P’s parent company McGraw-Hill for violating federal securities law, and according to the Michigan Messenger, the private prison inmate population in the U.S. has grown 37 … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry’s Church and State

Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Monte Wolverton In other news, the Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an official investigation of S&P’s decision to downgrade the U.S. credit-rating, and former Senator Phil “Nation of Whiners” Gramm endorsed Rick Perry for president.

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The Liberal President

Posted on February 2, 2010 at 7:59 am by Bob Cesca

President Obama is reviving and strengthening the EPA, OSHA and the SEC. You know, just like Bush. John Judis via Steve Benen writes: [T]here is one extremely consequential area where Obama has done just about everything a liberal could ask … Continue reading →

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