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Principles for financial market infrastructures, assessment methodology and disclosure framework
“The report Principles for financial market infrastructures, assessment methodology and disclosure framework, CPSS Publications No 101 – April 2012, Final version of the Principles for financial market infrastructures contains new and more demanding international standards for payment, clearing and settlement systems, including central counterparties. Issued by the CPSS and the International Organization of Securities Commissions… Continue Reading
FAIR Health Helps You Estimate Your Health Care Costs
“FAIR Health is a national independent, not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to bring transparency to healthcare costs and health insurance information through comprehensive data products and consumer resources. FAIR Health uses its database of billions of billed medical and dental services to power a free website that enables consumers to estimate and plan their medical… Continue Reading
EIA – Quarterly Coal Distribution Report
Quarterly Coal Distribution Report, April 16, 2012: “The Quarterly Coal Distribution Report (QCDR) provides detailed U.S. domestic coal distribution data by coal origin State, coal destination State, mode of transportation, and consuming sector. Quarterly data for 2011 are preliminary and will be superseded by the release of the corresponding “Annual Coal Distribution Report.” Highlights for… Continue Reading
WSJ: The Guide to Beating a Heart Attack
First Line of Defense Is Lowering Risk, Even When Genetics Isn’t on Your Side: “Here’s the good news: Heart disease and its consequences are largely preventable. The bad news is that nearly one million Americans will suffer a heart attack this year. Deaths from coronary heart disease in the U.S. have been cut by 75%… Continue Reading
EFF FAQ on CISPA Cybersecurity Bill
Follow up to posting on SOPAs Evil Twin Sister CISPA, via Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cybersecurity Bill FAQ: The Disturbing Privacy Dangers in CISPA and How To Stop It, by Trevor Timm This week, EFFalong with a host of other civil liberties groupsare protesting the dangerous new cybersecurity bill known as CISPA that will be… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: FBI Counterterrorism, Federal Antitrust Policy, FDA Management Practices
FBI Counterterrorism – Vacancies Have Declined, but FBI Has Not Assessed the Long-Term Sustainability of Its Strategy for Addressing Vacancies, GAO-12-533, Apr 16, 2012 Federal Antitrust Policy – Stakeholders’ Perspectives Differed on the Adequacy of Guidance for Collaboration among Health Care Providers, GAO-12-291R, Mar 16, 2012 Information Technology – FDA Needs to Fully Implement Key… Continue Reading
EPIC: FCC Fines Google $25,000 for Failure to Cooperate with Street View Investigation
EPIC: “The Federal Communications Commission announced that it will fine Google $25,000 for obstructing an investigation concerning Google Street View and federal wiretap law. The Commission found that Google impeded by “delaying its search for and production of responsive emails and other communications, by failing to identify employees, and by withholding verification of the completeness… Continue Reading
State Government Tax Collections Increase $62 Billion in 2011
Census: “Overall government tax collections for states increased $55.7 billion to $757.2 billion in fiscal year 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. Corporate net income tax revenue was at $40.2 billion, up 9.4 percent, while tax revenue on individual income was at $259.1 billion, up 9.8 percent. General sales tax revenue was at $234.5… Continue Reading
The Federal Reserve in the 21st Century Symposium
“The Federal Reserve in the 21st Century (Fed 21) symposium on monetary policy and financial stability recently brought together over 225 college professors from around the region and the world. The annual two day event gave professors who teach economics, finance or business the opportunity to hear presentations from top Federal Reserve Bank of New… Continue Reading
New G30 Report: Toward Effective Governance of Financial Institutions
News release: “Drawing lessons from the financial crisis, the G30 calls on boards of directors to do far more to strengthen governance in the newly released report, Toward Effective Governance of Financial Institutions. The report stresses that values influence the behavior of those with governance responsibilities and the key to reform is to promote changes… Continue Reading
CPSS and IOSCO Issue Final Report on Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures
CPSS and IOSCO Issue Final Report on Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures and Seek Comment on Two Consultative Documents “The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published the final report on the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures. The report updates, harmonizes,… Continue Reading
