Instead, buyers would either have to make a more direct examination of the securities before purchasing them or make sure the rater they use is truly up to the task.

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Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, took direct aim Tuesday at Securities and Exchange Commission officials who had been in charge of an investigation into allegations of insider trading by Pequot Capital Management .

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Mutual and pension funds are making direct equity investments, bypassing securities firms.

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Some of these debt instruments are: consumer loans, micro loans, factoring, direct real estate loans and mortgage backed securities.

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The Commission sanctioned the Direct Edge entities for violations of the federal securities laws.

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The NYSE says it needs more time to connect its systems to those of potential rivals, including the International Securities Exchange and Knight Trading's Direct Edge.

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We heard a lot about the banks that were rendered insolvent by mortgage securities gone bad, but rarely about the individual savers with direct and indirect exposure to imprudent borrowers.

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The Fed's information-sharing agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission is not enough, and Geithner did not believe direct regulation of hedge funds is practical, but tighter supervision of the amount of risk taken on by lending to hedge funds could help prevent excessive leverage.

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Today's announcement by the Fed that it will purchase direct debt obligations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks, and also mortgage backed securities guaranteed by Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie Mae, underscores our support for the housing market.

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