Kerstin Dodel, CFA

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From the Market Integrity Insights Blog

Jon Stokes

What’s in a Name? Conduct Some Call Insider Trading by Any Other Name Would Stink as Much

21 May 2012

In an article in the Sunday New York Times, “Is Insider Trading Part of the Fabric?,” reporter Gretchen Morgenson, seemingly throws another log on the bonfire of recent insider trading cases that is engulfing the reputation of the investment profession. Morgenson … Read more →

SEC

Bring It On! Investment Advisers Want Heavier-Touch Regulation

21 May 2012

Under pressure to find ways to reduce deficits and the national debt, Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are looking for ways to cut government spending. Oversight of investment advisers is an area seen as an easy target. Read more →

Mohini Singh, ACA

Investment Property “Entities” — Seriously? Measure All Real Estate Investments at Fair Value

18 May 2012

Mohini Singh, ACA, examines why fair value is the most relevant measurement basis for all real estate properties — not just investment properties, as proposed by FASB. Read more →

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