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Monday, February 23, 2009

New SEC Boss Moves to Reform Agency


“Less than a month after becoming the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mary L. Schapiro is moving swiftly to reverse major decisions by her predecessor and to strengthen an enforcement program that missed several major frauds that cost investors billions of dollars.” (New York Times, Monday)



As though “regulation” were an incantation that can protect the innocent without doing harm



FEE Timely Classic

“The Poverty of Regulation” by Michael J. Catanzaro