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27 Oct 2014, 9:27 am by James Hamilton
In a letter to CFTC Chair Tim Massad, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Carl Levin (D-MI) said that the CFTC’s fine of a mere $750,000 is an embarrassment, especially considering that the hedge fund trader would have been fined $30 million by FERC had the CFTC not intervened. [read post]
10 Oct 2014, 4:23 pm by James Hamilton
In a letter to SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Carl Levin (D-MI) and Ed Markey (D-MA) expressed deep concern that, for the last year the Commission has allowed private securities offerings to take place using general solicitation and advertising without adequate investor protections.Two safeguards are especially important and should be adopted without further delay, said the Senators. [read post]
1 Oct 2014, 11:06 am by James Hamilton
In a letter to SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Carl Levin (D-MI) and Ed Markey (D-MA) expressed deep concern that, for the last year the Commission has allowed private securities offerings to take place using general solicitation and advertising without adequate investor protections.Two safeguards are especially important and should be adopted without further delay, said the Senators. [read post]
25 Sep 2014, 6:08 pm by Kelly Phillips Erb
Carl Levin (D-MI) claimed that the Wylys avoided paying $300 million in federal taxes (be forewarned: it’s a 402 page download). [read post]
24 Sep 2014, 12:20 pm by James Hamilton
The Schumer-Durbin legislation is the first Senate Democratic proposal to address the practice of earnings stripping by companies that move their domicile overseas and is designed to work in harmony with the efforts of Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senator Carl Levin’s (D-MI) efforts to put together a comprehensive package of legislative proposals to address corporate inversions. [read post]
6 Sep 2014, 7:47 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Senator Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., released a 224-page Report [PDF] summarizing the Subcommittee’s bipartisan investigation into problems with how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has processed applications for tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(4) of the tax code. [read post]
21 Aug 2014, 10:59 am by John Jascob
Carl Levin (D-Mich.), disagreeing with the senator’s request to SEC Chair Mary Jo White that the Commission consider banning payment for order flow to reduce conflicts of interest. [read post]
17 Aug 2014, 9:18 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
There’s no question that the scene remains tense in Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting of Mike Brown. [read post]
11 Aug 2014, 8:51 am by WIMS
Great Lakes restoration bill gets Senate hearing - Michigan Senator Carl Levin discusses the July hearing on the Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act, which he introduced along with a bipartisan group of eight Senate cosponsors Legislative details for S.1232 Access the hearing website Get more Great Lakes, Michigan, National & International news from WIMS Daily Environmental HotSheet (c)Waste Information & Management Services, Inc. [read post]
1 Aug 2014, 4:26 pm by James Hamilton
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) urged the SEC to immediately initiate action to eliminate maker-taker and payment for order flow because of rampant conflicts of interest inherent in both of these constructs. [read post]
30 Jul 2014, 9:51 am by Cody Poplin
According to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI), House and Senate staffers will work through August on a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) “fallback. [read post]
28 Jul 2014, 3:58 pm by James Hamilton
The improper use of this structured financial product, known as basket options, is the subject of a 93-page report released by the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Senator Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., and was the focus of a  hearing at which bank and hedge fund officials and tax experts  testified.Over the years, the Subcommittee has focused significant time and attention on two important issues:… [read post]
21 Jul 2014, 8:02 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Senator Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., and will be the focus of a Tuesday hearing at which bank and hedge fund officials and tax experts will testify. [read post]
26 Jun 2014, 8:53 am by WIMS
Carl Levin (D-MI) and Mark Kirk (R-IL). [read post]
30 May 2014, 12:00 am
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) has introduced a bill called the "Deter Cyber Theft Act" to the Senate floor that would require the Director of National Intelligence to report annually to congressional committees concerning foreign countries that engage in economic and industrial cyber espionage relating to intellectual property and proprietary information owned by U.S. companies. [read post]
28 May 2014, 1:44 pm by Wells Bennett
He cites a widely-noted January letter from Senators Carl Levin and Dianne Feinstein, wherein the pair urged the President to declassify all information concerning the “now-defunct” CIA RDI program. [read post]
24 May 2014, 7:00 am by Ritika Singh
He also directed us to a letter from Senators Dianne Feinstein and Carl Levin to President Obama, urging him to declassify information related to the CIA’s rendition, detention, and interrogation program. [read post]