Governance, Regulation, & Compliance

• J.C. Penney May Borrow Against Real Estate

  April 16, 2013

  Retailer is said to be seeking ways to split real estate into a new subsidiary that could issue debt.

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  More Pension De-risking Ahead

  By Susan Kelly  |  April 16, 2013

  Companies are on track to continue lump-sum offers this year.

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  Training Wheels Off for XBRL

  By Susan Kelly  |  April 16, 2013

  As limited liability ends, tagged financials are still getting a bad rap for errors and comparability.

• ISDAfix Probe Unveils Obscure Rate

  By Matthew Leising, Bloomberg  |  April 15, 2013

  Measure plays role in instruments ranging from bonds to annuities.

• Europe Moves Toward Tax Evasion Clampdown

  By Mark Deen, Rebecca Christie and Stephanie Bodoni, Bloomberg  |  April 15, 2013

  Nine countries back proposal for automatic sharing of bank details.

• Japan Gets Calls Not to Drive Down Yen

  By Kasia Klimasinska and Ian Katz, Bloomberg  |  April 15, 2013

  Other nations worry BOJ’s aggressive easing threatens their exports.

• Swap Users Get More Time to Report Trades

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  April 10, 2013

  CFTC says companies need more time to test data systems.

• 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.

• Fed to Press Banks to Reduce Liquidity Risk

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Steve Matthews, Bloomsberg  |  April 9, 2013

  Bernanke says regulators will encourage banks to rely less on wholesale funding.

• EU’s Barnier Said to Urge Rethink of U.S. Swaps Rules

  By Jim Brunsden, Bloomberg  |  April 9, 2013

  EU financial services chief seeks changes on draft rules on swaps.