SEC - Initial Private Opinion

Browse by Tags

All Tags » SEC (RSS)
Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:35 PM

SEC blames itself - the report

I wrote this week about the report of the Inspector General of the US regulator SEC severely criticising the workings of the SEC in not uncovering the Bernie Madoff scam. The report is now public and I was impressed that such a self critical report was...
Posted by Sandeep Parekh | 2 comment(s)
Tagged in: , , ,
Monday, March 16, 2009 4:30 AM

SEBI and SEC funding

The corporate counsel blog reports about the damage done to the US securities regulator SEC by poor funding by the government when it needed it most. In stark contrast the Indian securities regulator faces the criticism that it is sitting on too much...
Posted by Sandeep Parekh | 1 comment(s)
Tagged in: , , , ,
Saturday, December 27, 2008 11:34 AM

Satyam – resignation and poor advice

I thought the resignation of Mrs. Mangalam Srinivasan (or at least the one reported in the news) was very mature. It demonstrated contrition, it was humble and it talked the walk by resigning. She stated she had concerns at the meeting but admitted she...
Posted by Sandeep Parekh | 1 comment(s)
Tagged in: , , , , , , , , ,
Friday, October 17, 2008 3:21 PM

Wrong-headed hunting of short sellers

Just when you thought the Indian securities regulator was smarter than it's Pakistani and US counterparts, it has blown the lid by sending intimidating letters (my interpretation) to Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) seeking information on overseas...
Posted by Sandeep Parekh | with no comments
Tagged in: , , , , ,