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Markopolos has made several recommendations to the SEC, including moving the commission to the financial centers in New York and Boston, finding more trained "foxes" who know the business, the creation of a "super agency" that would have teeth, or the total disbanding of the agency and turning things over...
After she talked about Madoff's operations on a Fox News TV show in mid-January (as an investment adviser, Goldman knew of Madoff but did not do business with him,) Kotz's office contacted her to ask her about Madoff, she says. Kotz and his staff also asked her...
The simultaneous applause and admonition reflect the paradoxical role of the European Commission. Often described as the engine of European integration, the Commission also is responsible for disciplining individual member states that violate E.U. rules. The rules in question are part of Europe's Stability and Growth Pact set up...
But the need for urgent action during the financial crisis has caused some schizophrenic behavior. Last fall, the commission encouraged E.U. member states to agree to stimulus programs worth around $250 billion, arguing that the crisis demanded radical action. But last week, the very same body said six E.U. countries...
To be fair, the Stability and Growth Pact's credibility was straining long before the downturn. Most E.U. member states have run budget deficits beyond the 3% ceiling from time to time, while many have breached the pact's other main criterion: that national debt stay below 60% of GDP...