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• Big Banks Get More Time to Isolate Derivatives

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  January 4, 2013

  Financial institutions may get until 2015 to comply with Dodd-Frank rules about separating trades.

• UBS's $1.5 Billion Settlement May Be Sign of Fines to Come

  By Silla Brush and Phil Mattingly, Bloomberg  |  December 20, 2012

  Regulators have sought information from more than a dozen banks that set rates in the U.S., Europe and Japan.

• Facebook May, Like Morgan Stanley, Face Reg FD Challenges

  By Ari Levy and Douglas MacMillan, Bloomberg  |  December 19, 2012

  Settlement documents suggest Facebook could be at fault with regard to IPO, legal experts say.

• Google Probe, CFTC-Audio Rule, JPMorgan Copper: Compliance

  By Carla Main, Bloomberg  |  December 18, 2012

  Today's round up of compliance matters in the business world

• Hedge Funds Reduce Bullish Bets by Most in a Month: Commodities

  By Joe Richter, Bloomberg  |  December 17, 2012

  Net-long futures and options positions in commodities fall by 11%

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  Will the U.S. Kick 401(k) Subsidies Off the Cliff?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  December 10, 2012

  A tax subsidy may be necessary to motivate employers to offer retirement benefits.

• Dodd-Frank Fixes Get Wary Reception From Law’s Backers

  By Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg  |  December 10, 2012

  Legislators who had called for repeal are now focused on technical corrections.

• Wal-Mart Declined to Pay to Upgrade Bangladesh Factories

  By Renee Dudley and Arun Devnath, Bloomberg  |  December 5, 2012

  Paying suppliers more to cover safety improvements was too costly, exec said.

• Rep. Frank Proposes Merging SEC, CFTC (Reuters)

  November 30, 2012

  Just weeks from exiting House, Massachusetts Democrat makes final push for financial reform.

• Uniform Rentals Suggest Extended Job Gains

  By Anna-Louise Jackson and Anthony Feld, Bloomberg  |  November 29, 2012

  Investor argues performance of uniform-rental companies is good gauge of U.S. hiring trends.