Chicago Board Options Exchange will require traders to provide written descriptions of oversight practices, regular office inspections, and annual reporting.

Ruling extends Sarbanes-Oxley protections to lawyers, auditors, and other contractors who work with public companies that they suspect of fraud.

If approved, settlement will get bankrupt city out of $288 million in swaps contracts originally bought to protect pension plan against rising interest rates.

Local and state financial problems are accelerating largely because of public entities' pension plans, he says.

Agency has said it lacks resources to adequately oversee markets; current version of president's budget reduces funding from previous version but increases from current funding level.

Volatility reaches pre-tapering levels as the Fed chair reassures investors interest rates won't increase immediately.

Publication this month of findings from banks' annual stress tests will increase transparency, but many continue to call for more openness.

Study finds institutional investors are increasing use of fixed-income ETFs in anticipation of rising interest rates.