U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

• Demand for Swaps Collateral Could Bolster Bonds

  By Matthew Leising and Liz Capo McCormick, Bloomberg  |  June 11, 2013

  New collateral rules could slow rise in Treasury yields.

• Hedge Funds Win Collateral Reprieve in SEC Dodd-Frank Shift

  By Carla Main, Bloomberg  |  June 10, 2013

  Banks have six months to design new trading models; EU urges U.S. to change course on swaps rules; and watchdog says SEC is better at cost-benefit analysis.

• Relief to Come in Portfolio Margin Rules

  By Silla Brush and Dave Michaels, Bloomberg  |  June 4, 2013

  SEC reportedly has decided to reduce collateral requirements for traders who hold credit-default swaps in portfolio accounts.

• Alternatives to Money Funds

  By Miles Weiss, Bloomberg  |  May 17, 2013

  BlackRock and Legg Mason launch new bond funds designed to work like money funds, but with very short maturities and a floating NAV.

• Kroll Says S&P, Moody’s Again Putting Profits Ahead of Accuracy

  By Dave Michaels and Matt Robinson, Bloomberg  |  May 14, 2013

  Founder of rating company criticizes other credit raters at SEC roundtable.

• Blackstone Targets Bulging Corporate Coffers

  By Miles Weiss, Bloomberg  |  May 10, 2013

  The private-equity behemoth is starting a money-management unit.

• SEC Enforcement Focus Shifts to Dodd-Frank Compliance

  By Joshua Gallu, Bloomberg  |  April 26, 2013

  SEC’s Canellos cites new derivatives regulations.

• Hack of Twitter Account Exposes Social Media’s Weaknesses

  By Brian Womack and Chris Strohm, Bloomberg  |  April 24, 2013

  Erroneous AP tweet about White House explosions sent stocks tumbling.

• White to Direct SEC Enforcement to New Areas

  By Joshua Gallu, Bloomberg  |  April 18, 2013

  With financial crisis cases mostly over, new chairman may target accounting fraud, high-frequency trading.

• SEC's Money Fund Proposal Coming in Next Two Months

  By Dave Michaels, Bloomberg  |  April 10, 2013

  Leadership change won't slow the proposal, Commissioner Daniel Gallagher says.