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 ...

Former Securities and Exchange Commission chairwoman Mary Schapiro is joining private consultancy firm that has developed a reputation as a shadow regulator, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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.

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 ...