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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) division that reviews public company filings is creating three specialized offices to enhance its disclosure review and policy operations, the SEC announced today.

At the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association's (SIFMA) regulatory reform summit held in New York yesterday, panelists discussed the just-passed regulatory reform bill's impact on the financial industry.

Panelists at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) regulatory reform summit discussed the implications of the newly passed financial reform bill on the securitization industry. The gathering was held yesterday in New York.

Moody’s Investors Service has established a new team within its structured finance group. The brand new unit will conduct quantitative analysis and empirical research across asset classes and geographic regions.

Federal Reserve officials expect residential sales will "remain weak" now that the homebuyer tax credit has expired, according to just-released minutes of the June 22-23 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

The Senate voted 60 to 39 this afternoon to approve sweeping changes to the financial regulatory system designed to address the causes of the 2008 financial crisis.

The U.S. Treasury Department has already started a rigorous implementation planning process to prepare for when the financial reform legislation is finalized.

Regulatory reform survived its last significant hurdle Thursday with the Senate moving to block further changes and hold a final vote on the bill.

With U.S. financial reform nearly through, eyes are turning to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which is hammering out a set of regulatory standards intended to lay the foundation for a global overhaul.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said his company was one of "many" broker/dealers that received a subpoena from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).