Read more Christopher Cox stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7240/christopher-cox.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:03:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68452/sec-report-we-never-did-competent-madoff-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe SEC's inspector general says the agency had plenty of chances to take down Bernie Madoff and whiffed on every one, Bloomberg reports. In a report released today, H. David Kotz writes that the SEC received "detailed and substantive complaints over the years to warrant a thorough and comprehensive examination”...http://www.newser.com/story/68452/sec-report-we-never-did-competent-madoff-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 14:19:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51523/new-sec-chief-moves-fast-to-restore-agency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew chairwoman Mary Schapiro isn’t wasting time making over the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Times reports, reversing several of her predecessor’s policies and filling key positions that have sat vacant for months. “I recognize that we could all be defined by what we missed rather than what...http://www.newser.com/story/51523/new-sec-chief-moves-fast-to-restore-agency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Feb 2009 9:50:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46148/sec-chair-at-least-i-didnt-panic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChristopher Cox is proud that he’s done next to nothing in the face of the financial meltdown. “What we have done is stay calm, which has been our greatest contribution,” he told the Washington Post , contrasting that with the Fed and Treasury’s frantic machinations. Yes, the investment banking industry died...http://www.newser.com/story/46148/sec-chair-at-least-i-didnt-panic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 8:56:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45512/sec-chief-says-his-staff-ignored-madoff-warnings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSEC chief Christopher Cox blasted his own agency's failure to detect Bernard Madoff's massive investment-fraud scheme, the Wall Street Journal reports. Cox called it "deeply troubling" that SEC investigators had ignored "credible and specific allegations" dating back to at least 1999. He called on the SEC's inspector general to look...http://www.newser.com/story/45512/sec-chief-says-his-staff-ignored-madoff-warnings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Dec 2008 19:51:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38260/bailout-ushers-in-new-era-of-regulation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen the dust settles on the $700-billion federal bailout, one thing will be clear, the Wall Street Journal writes: that it signals a swing toward government intervention in the business world not seen since the 1980s. Treasury becoming a shareholder in firms it lends to, regulation of credit-default swaps, limits...http://www.newser.com/story/38260/bailout-ushers-in-new-era-of-regulation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Sep 2008 11:12:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38172/mccain-acting-like-a-flustered-rookie-will.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe economic crisis has one presidential candidate acting like a “flustered rookie,” writes George F. Will of the Washington Post, but despite his limited resume, “It is not Barack Obama.” McCain’s response has been incoherent, including a Queen of Hearts-esque call for SEC Chairman Chris Cox’s head. That ridiculous proclamation...http://www.newser.com/story/38172/mccain-acting-like-a-flustered-rookie-will.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Sep 2008 10:47:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38090/sec-chair-cox-fiddled-as-us-markets-burned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith US markets in upheaval, the head of the watchdog Securities and Exchange Commission was preoccupied with a new technology for corporate filing, Bloomberg reports. Christopher Cox’s inaction has provoked bipartisan criticism: McCain adviser Carly Fiorina said he has been “asleep at the switch,” while Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd has...http://www.newser.com/story/38090/sec-chair-cox-fiddled-as-us-markets-burned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Sep 2008 15:22:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37887/wsj-mccains-populist-schtick-is-unpresidential.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhy is John McCain angrily calling for the head of Christopher Cox, the chairman of the SEC? Because he doesn’t know what he’s talking about and needs a scapegoat, writes the Wall Street Journal in an editorial today. "This assault on Mr. Cox is both false and deeply unfair. It's...http://www.newser.com/story/37887/wsj-mccains-populist-schtick-is-unpresidential.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Sep 2008 11:35:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37814/mccain-wants-sec-chief-out-obama-says-its-not-enough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain said today he would fire the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission and blasted federal regulators for being “asleep at the switch,” Bloomberg reports. McCain, who's lost ground in the polls during the recent economic turmoil, said the SEC “kept in place trading rules that let speculators...http://www.newser.com/story/37814/mccain-wants-sec-chief-out-obama-says-its-not-enough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Sep 2008 17:25:01 CDT