Governance/Regulation & Compliance

Ruling extends Sarbanes-Oxley protections to lawyers, auditors, and other contractors who work with public companies that they suspect of fraud.

Agency has said it lacks resources to adequately oversee markets; current version of president's budget reduces funding from previous version but increases from current funding level.

Though both parties agree the major tax code reforms are unlikely to happen this year, lobbying against some of the proposals is already furious.

SEC may increase oversight of asset-manager risks, amid a growing focus on risk monitoring and data analytics.

New standards approved, requiring big foreign banks to increase capital held in the U.S. Borrowing costs may rise as a result.

Banks have been increasing holdings of municipal bonds in recent years, but a proposal by the Fed, OCC, and FDIC would make munis less attractive.