Regulation & Legislation 
Oracle Accused of Overcharging U.S. Government(0)
The U.S. Justice Department said it filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Oracle Corporation alleging that company defrauded the federal government on a General Services Administration (GSA) software contract that was in effect from 1998 to 2006 and “involved hundreds of millions of dollars in sales.”
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Citigroup Fined $1 for Every $500 in Subprime Exposure It Hid
Citigroup has agreed to pay the SEC $75 million to settle charges that the bank hid exposure to more than $40 billion in subprime CDOs. (That works out to roughly a $1 fine for every $500 worth of hidden exposure.)
SEC Seeks Comments on New Financial Rules
As the Securities and Exchange Commission prepares to deal with a deluge of new rule-making tasks tied to the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, agency Chairman Mary Schapiro announced a new system for soliciting public input on rules. “We are inviting public comment even before the various rules are proposed and before the official comment periods have begun,” she said.
Executive Comp and Governance Provisions of Dodd-Frank Act
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, widely considered to be one of the most comprehensive reforms of the U.S. financial industry in years, was signed into law on Wednesday. While many provisions of the Act relate primarily to banks and the financial regulatory system, the new legislation will also have a significant impact on corporate governance and executive compensation practices for public companies in general.
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