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The Motley Fool March 22, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Spitzer Rides Again Chalk another one up to General Eliot Spitzer and his war on bad funds.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2004 Bill Mann	Dick Strong: How Sorry Are You? With Wells Fargo buying his company, Strong can now pay a big SEC fine out of his lint drawer.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	To Define a Theft For all the uncertainties, the SEC continues battling the mutual fund market-timing problem. After the scandal broke, the regulator promised tough moves to stop the questionable trading. But so far, the pace of change has been slow.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2004 Seth Jayson	Shell Shocked? SEC announces a settlement with Royal Dutch Petroleum and Shell Transport over inflated reserves. Long-suffering investors are wondering if this might finally clear the air.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Getting in on the Outflow Mutual fund families suffered a dip in assets last month, but it could have been far worse. While Janus Capital Group and Franklin Resources each reported a dip for the month of March, the declines weren't as steep as those suffered by the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2004 Tim Beyers	Janus CEO Cashes Out It was only last week that Janus Capital Group CEO Mark Whiston received $3.4 million in bonus compensation for his performance during 2003. This Tuesday, the beleaguered executive resigned.
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Registered Rep. January 13, 2006 Halah Touryalai	SEC Displays Enforcement Commitment in Leveling Record Penalty Daniel Calugar, a former Las Vegas stock trader, settled with the SEC regarding charges involving market timing and late trading of mutual funds. The settlement will require him to pay a record $153 million in penalties.
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The Motley Fool April 2, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	SEC: Toothless No More? Is the SEC getting serious about fund industry reform?
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The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Fun With Funds Shares of Janus Capital and Franklin Resources both opened higher, buoyed by healthy quarterly reports.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2004 Tim Beyers	Fund Independence Day Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission turned up the heat on the mutual fund industry by requiring that funds maintain a board of trustees that is at least 75% independent from management.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Janus Plays Nice The mutual fund company takes a financial hit to make amends with its investors.
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The Motley Fool December 17, 2003 Bill Mann	CalPERS Sues the NYSE Bad governance at the Big Board has riled up the $154 billion pension manager.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	The Mutual-Fund Scandals Leaving the little guy in the dark made for some nice payoffs, but the comeuppance stands to be even heftier as funds face legal actions.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	Gray Matter When the mutual fund scandals broke in September 2003, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and other politicians described the misdeeds in black-and-white terms. Now, two years into the legal actions, the matter is getting murkier.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Kristen French	Your Fees Under the Regulator Microscope Financial advisors had better be able to justify their fees, because regulators have been busy examining fees charged to retail clients.
Financial Advisor November 2003 Marla Brill	Advisors Divided Over Fund Scandals Some think they are isolated cases; others say their faith is being tested.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	The SEC Gets It Right The agency revisits governance rules and fees for mutual funds.
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Gary Weiss	Too Little, Too Late, Mr. Reed? Many feel interim chairman John Reed's NYSE reforms don't go far enough -- so the SEC may step in.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Karen Donovan	Under Siege Executives of broker/dealer firms are not exaggerating when they say it seems like regulators are locked into a competitive battle to collect the most pelts on Wall Street.
CFO February 1, 2006 Alix Nyberg Stuart	Penalty Box The SEC is handing out bigger and bigger fines for misdeeds. But is this the right approach?
The Motley Fool November 17, 2004 Bill Mann	Roses in the Pig Sty Whenever an entire industry is beset by scandal, look for the participants who are clean to find companies that are trading below their intrinsic values.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Der Hovanesian et al.	How to Fix the Mutual Funds Mess Hidden fees, lax boards, and now scandal. Here's what has to be done.
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Science News December 11, 2004	Exploring the Heart Learn about the human heart at a fascinating online exhibit from the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia.
CFO January 30, 2004 Tim Reason	Cheese It, the States! Corporate wrong-doers are finding state cops more aggressive than the feds.
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The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Surviving the Fund Scandal Times are tough for fund investors, but they're about to get better. An unfolding mutual fund scandal is paving the way for serious reform.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Mathew Emmert	Investors Time Their Beatings Individual investors who let emotion rule their decisions suffer. Forces beyond control can align against the investor, leading to market losses.
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BusinessWeek July 28, 2003 Borrus & McNamee	States vs. the SEC: What's All the Shouting for? On the surface, it looks like the fragile alliance between state and federal securities cops is crumbling. There's more -- and less -- going on here than meets the eye.
BusinessWeek June 18, 2007 Dawn Kopecki	Backdating: Why Penalties Are Puny The SEC considers options violations less serious than other kinds of financial fraud.
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BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 Adrienne Carter	What If Companies Fessed Up? Massachusetts' William Galvin is pushing for admissions of guilt in corporate fraud cases.
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