Comments on: Meet the Money Regulators http://blog.filife.com/meet-the-money-regulators/ A production of FiLife, a new personal-finance site that goes live later this year. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:01:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kristen Sullivan http://blog.filife.com/meet-the-money-regulators/#comment-2484 Kristen Sullivan Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:29:29 +0000 http://blog.filife.com/?p=679#comment-2484 Hi M.J.E. - It's true - Vanessa's post only touched on some of the regulatory agencies out there. Defining them all is a large task. Perhaps other FiLifers can pitch in to help create a more exhaustive list? Here's one more: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): The SEC is charged with protecting investors, making sure the markets are operating fairly and efficiently, and facilitating capital formation (ex = assisting start-ups and small businesses with funding issues.) The SEC oversees securities exchanges, securities brokers and dealers, investment advisors, and mutual funds. - Kristen Hi M.J.E. -

It’s true - Vanessa’s post only touched on some of the regulatory agencies out there. Defining them all is a large task.

Perhaps other FiLifers can pitch in to help create a more exhaustive list?

Here’s one more:

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): The SEC is charged with protecting investors, making sure the markets are operating fairly and efficiently, and facilitating capital formation (ex = assisting start-ups and small businesses with funding issues.) The SEC oversees securities exchanges, securities brokers and dealers, investment advisors, and mutual funds.

- Kristen

]]> By: M.J.E http://blog.filife.com/meet-the-money-regulators/#comment-2482 M.J.E Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:18:17 +0000 http://blog.filife.com/?p=679#comment-2482 It's important to get to know the regulating bodies that help keep our financial streets safe and clean. The title of your post specifies "money regulators" but if one does read through financial news as posed in your opening paragraph, they will be wading through a lot more than your short list. What about the SEC? The FTC, CFTC, NFA, FSA Europe, SFC Asia, House Committee on Financial Services, the Senate Committee on Finance, etc...?? There has been a lot in the news about banks taking writedowns -- what about FAS 157 and GAAP? I think you have a good start up there, but it would beneficial to everyone to expand your "money regulators" to all regulating bodies on the financial horizon. It’s important to get to know the regulating bodies that help keep our financial streets safe and clean.

The title of your post specifies “money regulators” but if one does read through financial news as posed in your opening paragraph, they will be wading through a lot more than your short list. What about the SEC? The FTC, CFTC, NFA, FSA Europe, SFC Asia, House Committee on Financial Services, the Senate Committee on Finance, etc…??

There has been a lot in the news about banks taking writedowns — what about FAS 157 and GAAP?

I think you have a good start up there, but it would beneficial to everyone to expand your “money regulators” to all regulating bodies on the financial horizon.

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