The CEO was personally bought off by being given IPO allocations, ... Small investors were left holding the bag. |
The directors are supposed to be the stewards of their shareholders' investments, but too often act at the behest of the advisory and management companies that run the funds' day-to-day operations, |
The evidence in this case speaks for itself, ... Top managers knew market timing was harming buy-and-hold investors but they condoned and facilitated it because it was a lucrative source of management fee revenues. |
The great advantage of the Internet is that it helps consumers compare products and prices, ... Our action in this case helps ensure that consumers will have the ability to do just that. |
The leadership of that company is not a leadership I will talk to and not a leadership I will negotiate with. |
The only delay, ... is that when you are dealing with 50 states, 12 investment banks, a significant number of regulatory entities, simply getting sign-offs, drafting agreements on stray words takes a bit of time. |
The public expects and deserves the protection that effective government oversight provides. Until the Bush administration shows it is willing to do the job, however, it appears the public will have to rely on state regulators and lawmakers to protect its interests, |
The purpose of this investigation is to thoroughly examine pricing practices in the industry and get to the bottom of what appear to be some illegal pricing practices, |
The reason to drive this point home with a vivid and frank comparison is many New Yorkers are still not confronting the reality of how serious our crisis is. It was an exhortation to face reality. |
The standards for ballot access in New York State apply equally to all candidates seeking a given political nomination, ... In other words, all similarly situated are treated equally. |
The Toxics Release Inventory has been extremely successful in raising public awareness about chemical hazards in communities from coast to coast. Public disclosure has proven to be a strong incentive for polluters to reduce their use of toxic chemicals. |
The truth, ... is that Microsoft has been a monopolist found by a federal judge to have undercut innovation and hence competition and consumer welfare. |
The word 'fraud' will be in some of the documents that are the settlement documents, ... I believe very deeply that at its root what was going on with the analysts and the investment bankers was probably the largest fraud ever committed upon the investing public. |
There has been a decline in ethics and we've got to turn it around, |
There will always be apologists for the powerful and politically connected who commit crimes. |