Mary Schapiro has been named the next head of the US financial watchdog Securities and Exchange Commission. President-elect Barack Obama officially nominated her as the first permanent chairwoman ...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty reminds Minnesotans who were victims of the alleged Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Bernard Madoff that they must file a formal claim with the Securities Investor Protection ...

Simon Constable and Jean Eaglesham discuss the departure of SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro, and Matt Bradley looks at Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi scaling back some of his newly expanded powers.