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• CFTC May Exempt Interaffiliate Swaps

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  August 17, 2012

  Under proposal, trades between units of the same company would not have to go through clearinghouses.

• Long Odds for 2012 Cybersecurity Law

  By Eric Engleman, Bloomberg  |  August 3, 2012

  Republican opposition keeps Senate from passing Lieberman bill.

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  More Disclosure on Compensation

  By Dave Lindorff  |  August 2, 2012

  New exchange standards will require companies to disclose any conflicts of interest on the part of exec comp consultants.

• Cybersecurity Bill’s Chances Wane

  By Eric Engleman, Bloomberg  |  August 2, 2012

  Republicans argue standards to protect infrastructure would harm business.

• China Hackers Hit Businesses

  By Michael Riley and Dune Lawrence, Bloomberg  |  July 27, 2012

  ‘Comment’ group targets oil companies, patent law firms and investment banks.

• Asset Managers Weigh Libor Suits

  By Christopher Condon and Alexis Leondis, Bloomberg  |  July 26, 2012

  Fidelity, BlackRock and Vanguard assess how clients have been hurt by rate rigging.

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  Hiring Discrimination Crackdown Coming

  By Dave Lindorff  |  July 23, 2012

  Companies should self-audit hiring patterns to avoid EEOC enforcement actions.

• Traders Probed for Libor Collusion

  By Lindsay Fortado and Joshua Gallu, Bloomberg  |  July 19, 2012

  Employees of Deutsche, HSBC, Societe Generale said to be under investigation.

• Swaps Definition Triggers Oversight

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  July 11, 2012

  As regulations kick in, 30,000 firms may qualify for end-user exemption.

• CFTC Approves Swap Definition

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  July 10, 2012

  Definition triggers almost 20 reporting, clearing, trading and record-keeping rules.