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Government Accountability Office Releases Report on the Role of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board in the Municipal Securities Markets

Section 978 of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 mandated that the Government Accountability Office study the role of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board in the municipal securities markets.
Originally Published: 
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Report on the Oversight of Existing and Prospective Carbon Markets

Section 750 of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 establishes an interagency working group, headed by the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to conduct a study on the oversight of existing and prospective carbon markets to ensure an efficient, secur
Originally Published: 
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

SEC Releases Study on Investor Access to Registration Information About Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers

As required by section 919B of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission has published a staff study recommending steps to help investors better access information about investment professionals.
Originally Published: 
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Federal Reserve Board Reports on Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review

The Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review involved the Federal Reserve Board’s forward looking evaluation of the internal capital planning processes of large, complex bank holding companies and their proposals to undertake capital actions in 2011, such as increasing dividend payments or repurch
Originally Published: 
Friday, March 18, 2011

Government Accountability Office Audits Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Fund’s 2009 and 2010 Financial Statements

Section 17 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended, requires the Government Accountability Office to annually audit the financial statements of the Deposit Insurance Fund and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Resolution Fund.
Originally Published: 
Monday, March 21, 2011

Evaluation of Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Oversight of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Executive Compensation Programs

Given the concerns about executive compensation levels at companies that have received federal financial support, the FHFA Office of Inspector General initiated this evaluation to assess the processes used to develop the enterprises’ compensation packages.
Originally Published: 
Thursday, March 31, 2011

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