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On Wall Street August 1, 2010 Sen. Tim Johnson	Coordinating Global Regulation Senator who helped hammer out the reform bill says this is just the beginning.
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2010 Kenneth A. Guenther	Solving Too Big to Fail Will Require Legislation The time is at hand to lobby Congress to pass legislation to solve this problem. No legislation is an unacceptable alternative.
AFP eWire August 26, 2004	California Assembly Approves Nonprofit Regulatory Bill The legislation increases certain reporting and disclosure requirements and incorporates some of the standards in the federal Sarbanes-Oxley law regarding corporate accountability. Other states may use it as a model for their own legislation.
Investment Advisor October 2009 Melanie Waddell	Danger & Opportunity: Financial Services Reform Bill Inevitable Financial services reform is still alive and kicking, as President Obama made very clear as he renewed his push for reforms during his speech to Wall Street.
Investment Advisor January 2010 James J. Green	Editor's Note: The Small Print In this last month of the last year of the first decade of the 21st century, we're seeing plenty of legislation being written in Washington that will affect you and your clients.
Insurance & Technology July 16, 2010 Anthony O'Donnell	Financial Reform Law's Ultimate Impact on Insurance Remains Unclear While the Dodd-Frank bill, expected to be signed into law by President Obama next week, has spared insurers explicit duplicative regulation, the powers of the new Federal Insurance Office remain undefined.
Registered Rep. September 15, 2011 Kristen French	Schapiro: Republican SEC Reform Bills Could Hog Tie SEC SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said that legislation introduced by Republicans to restructure the agency and its rulemaking process would threaten the agency's ability to write and enforce rules effectively.
Chemistry World December 23, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US chemical safety law poised for reform in early 2016 The Senate broke its deadlock and at last passed legislation to revamp the US Toxic Substances Control Act on the evening of 17 December, right before Congress adjourned for 2015.
Investment Advisor May 1, 2011	More Than Kin, Less Than Kind Legitimate questions raised by Republicans should be answered. The problem is that the incestuous relationship the SEC has with the industry does not allow a frank discussion of what regulatory reform means to the consumer for fear of criticizing the industry's current state.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 John Churchill	Creditors Snatch Collection Plate If you're bankrupt, giving money to a religious institution is not an option, says one court.
CFO August 1, 2003 Julia Homer	Days of Future Past A year after the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley, Congress has proposed a bill that undercuts the intent of the legislation.
InternetNews September 7, 2007 Caron Carlson	House Passes Major Patent Reform The U.S. House approved legislation today that seeks to overhaul and modernize over 55 years of patent law and address a patent-award system that bi-partisan groups have long argued is broken.
Investment Advisor November 2009 Melanie Waddell	Danger & Opportunity: Healthcare, Financial Services Reform Making Headway Two of the Obama Administration's top priorities to accomplish by year-end -- healthcare and financial services reform -- are well on their way to fruition.
Registered Rep. February 17, 2010 Kristen French	Uniform Fiduciary Standard Still A Question Mark The fiduciary issue is not one of the major sticking points in wrangling over legislation; the big issues are banking regulations, systemic risk, credit rating agency reform, derivatives, executive compensation, and the Consumer Protection Agency.
HBS Working Knowledge July 21, 2010	HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation What do Harvard Business School faculty experts who conduct research on financial markets and regulation and who, in many cases, have held leadership positions in the financial sector, think about the bill and its intended (and unintended) consequences?
The Motley Fool October 26, 2009	Ask the U.S. Treasury: A Call for Fools' Questions Financial reform remains center-stage.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	Congress Renews R&D Tax Credit The Semiconductor Industry Association was among organizations praising Congress following its last-minute renewal of the U.S. research and development tax credit as part of broader legislation passed in December.
IndustryWeek May 16, 2012 David Blanchard	Tax Code Reform is a Lost Cause for 2012 Washington's policymakers will be focusing on re-election, not tax legislation, for the rest of the year.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	Could Health-Care Reform Fix Your Sick Portfolio? For the health care sector there may be no greater unknown today than the final shape of health-care reform legislation.
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Katherine Reynolds Lewis	Study Harder New Dodd-Frank legislation kick-started two major initiatives that could transform the way financial advice is regulated and for the first time subject financial planning to explicit regulatory oversight.
Investment Advisor May 2010 Melanie Waddell	Schapiro Speaks on Fiduciary, 12b-1s In an exclusive interview, the SEC Chairman speaks her mind.
Managed Care January 2005 John A. Marcille	You Don't Need X-Ray Vision To Spot a Job Well Done If the White House indeed takes on tort reform this year, it will be interesting to see if any meaningful legislation results and what effect it might have on health care.
BusinessWeek July 8, 2010 Schmidt & Mattingly	Joining Forces on Financial Reform Loopholes Massachusetts legislators Scott Brown and Barney Frank bring different personal styles to a common mission.
BusinessWeek July 22, 2010 Charlie Rose	Charlie Rose Talks to Timothy Geithner The Treasury Secretary lays out the parameters of the new financial reform law and gushes about the qualifications of Elizabeth Warren.
BusinessWeek August 26, 2010 James Sterngold	Let a Thousand Regulators Bloom As agencies begin rewiring Wall Street, job openings abound.
InternetNews July 20, 2007	Big Steps For Patent Reform Strongly favored by the technology sector and equally opposed by the biotechnology and manufacturing industries, The Patent Reform Bill of 2007 would represent the first significant changes in patent law in several decades.
Insurance & Technology March 22, 2010 Anthony O'Donnell	Insurance Industry: Healthcare Reform Fails to Address Costs Health insurance carriers praise coverage, lament cost. Distributor association expresses disappointment on cost to small businesses and procedural liberties taken by Congress to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Investment Advisor August 2010 Melanie Waddell	Washington Watch: Financial Services Reform Finalized SEC gets fiduciary powers, but lack of self funding may pose trouble
The Motley Fool August 31, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger	Ron Paul: Financial Reform Solved Nothing Rep. Ron Paul discusses reforming Fannie & Freddie and financial reform.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2010 Mac Greer	The End of Wall Street and the Big Question for Goldman On Thursday, Congress sent President Obama a financial reform bill aimed at preventing another financial crisis. So what does the bill mean for Wall Street? Roger Lowenstein, contributing writer for the New York Times, discusses this.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Selena Maranjian	CEO Letters Evade Truthfulness Many executives' letters to shareholders are anything but candid. Getting a handle on management can be one of the most difficult parts of evaluating companies and their stocks.
On Wall Street August 1, 2012 Donna Borak	Dodd-Frank Reforms Inch Along In the first year after passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, regulators made some progress implementing the law. Now they have essentially ground to a halt.
AFP eWire September 25, 2006	Congress Approves Database of Federal Grants, Contracts Congress has passed legislation (S. 2590) that would create a searchable database of all federal government spending, including grants to charities.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2003 John S. McClenahen	Order In The Torts Despite company plans to settle asbestos claims, business continues to seek federal civil-suit limits. The states, however, may have the final word.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2006 D.D. Ismail	Legislative Update The following issues affecting commercial real estate remain open for resolution in the 109th congressional session: Banks in Real Estate... Tax Reform... Health Plan Legislation...
Investment Advisor July 2009 Melanie Waddell	Danger & Opportunity: Bracing for Change It looks to be all but inevitable that the rules for broker/dealers and investment advisors will be harmonized, and that broker/dealers offering investment advice will have to adhere to a fiduciary standard of care.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2009 Dayana Yochim	Report From the White House: Regulation vs. Capitalism The House Financial Services Committee dives into key measures of the White House's financial regulatory reform effort, and as expected, bankers, financial-industry lobbyists, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others all lined up with thick red pens poised to overhaul the overhaul plan.
Searcher October 2010 Stephanie C. Ardito	The Medical Digital: U.S. Healthcare Reform: A Follow-Up For those interested in serious, scholarly research regarding the historical progress of U.S. healthcare reform, this column and my prior column might be a good pairing for neutral sources.
InternetNews May 22, 2007 Roy Mark	A Rocky Road to Patent Reform A member of the House Judiciary Committee overseeing the Patent Reform Act of 2007, said he was optimistic "we'll finally pass patent reform this year."
Investment Advisor May 2010 Ron Pechtimaldjian	What It Will Cost The preliminary estimates of the healthcare reform bill's costs released by the CBO helped bolster support for the bill three days before the House voted.
Chemistry World June 26, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Chemical reform bill advances in US Congress The US House of Representatives has approved a bipartisan bill to revamp the nearly 40-year-old law that governs America's chemicals policy, known as the Toxic Substances Control Act.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger	What's the Best Recipe for Financial Regulatory Reform? Experts give their insight on what's ahead for the industry. In 2010 the U.S. Senate will face the question of how to restructure our financial regulatory system.
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Registered Rep. March 2, 2010 Kristen French	Senate Nears Deal, Consumer Protection At The Fed Circulated Monday by Chris Dodd, Senate banking committee chairman, the latest proposal would house a semi-autonomous consumer protection agency inside of the Federal Reserve, according a story in the Financial Times.
InternetNews January 19, 2011	Reid to Renew Senate Cybersecurity Push Senate majority leader looks to merge competing committee bills to arrive at reform legislation this year, still waiting for the White House to weigh in.
Entrepreneur March 2004 Joshua Kurlantzick	Health of a Nation The debate rages on about the cure for America's rising health insurance costs. But while everyone agrees that health insurance costs are skyrocketing, there is little agreement about the best ways to make health care more affordable for small employers.
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