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March 31, 2009
NASAA Launches Website to Help Auction-Rate Securities Investors Navigate Arbitration Process
WASHINGTON (March 31, 2009) – As state securities regulators continue to provide relief to auction-rate securities (ARS) investors, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has launched a new website to guide investors seeking damages through a special arbitration process created as part of the recent settlements reached with several major Wall Street firms. To […]
March 26, 2009
NASAA President Proposes Expanded Role of State Securities Regulators in Testimony Before U.S. Senate Banking Committee
WASHINGTON (March 26, 2009) – With the nation’s financial services regulatory structure under heavy scrutiny, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) offered the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs a series of constructive reform proposals that advance the interests of Main Street investors through enhanced state securities regulation. NASAA President and […]
March 24, 2009
NASAA President to Offer Proposals to Bolster Financial Services Regulation in Testimony Before the Senate Banking Committee
WASHINGTON (March 24, 2009) – As Congress and the Obama Administration work to transform the nation’s financial services regulatory structure, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) will offer the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee a series of constructive reform proposals that advance the interests of Main Street investors. NASAA […]
March 24, 2009
NASAA to Host Public Policy Conference
Rep. Kanjorski to Deliver Keynote Address WASHINGTON (March 24, 2009) – State securities regulators will convene in Washington, D.C. next month to discuss the challenges facing the current financial services regulatory structure and outline policy proposals to strengthen regulatory safeguards for Main Street investors. The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) will host its annual […]
March 20, 2009
State Securities Regulators Urge Congress to Provide Greater Resources to Fight Investment Fraud
Ropp: “State securities regulators have the determination, willpower and experience to pursue perpetrators of financial crime.” WASHINGTON (March 20, 2009) – Drawing from their experience on the front lines of investor protection, two state securities regulators offered the House Financial Services Committee concrete proposals to enhance the states’ ability to pursue and prosecute perpetrators of […]
March 19, 2009
State Securities Regulators to Offer Congressional Panel Proposals to Enhance Enforcement of Financial Crimes
WASHINGTON (March 19, 2009) – As Congress continues to consider reforms to the financial services regulatory structure, two state securities regulators will offer the House Financial Services Committee their perspective on the role of state securities regulators and proposals to enhance the states’ ability to pursue and prosecute perpetrators of financial crimes. Massachusetts Secretary of […]
February 26, 2009
NASAA Statement on Obama Administration’s Principles for Financial Services Regulatory Reform
WASHINGTON (February 26, 2009) – The following is a statement from Fred Joseph, President of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and Colorado Securities Commissioner, on President Obama’s announcement yesterday of the core principles that will guide his administration’s efforts to reshape how the nation’s financial industry and markets are regulated. “As the regulators […]
February 26, 2009
NASAA Statement on Obama Administration's Principles for Financial Services Regulatory Reform
WASHINGTON (February 26, 2009) – The following is a statement from Fred Joseph, President of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and Colorado Securities Commissioner, on President Obama’s announcement yesterday of the core principles that will guide his administration’s efforts to reshape how the nation’s financial industry and markets are regulated. “As the regulators […]
February 24, 2009
NASAA Statement on FINRA Leadership
WASHINGTON—The following is a statement from North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) President and Colorado Securities Commissioner Fred Joseph on the appointment today of Richard G. Ketchum to succeed Mary L. Schapiro as CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) effective March 16, 2009. “In today’s financial climate, investors more than ever need the […]
February 23, 2009
