Week in Review

Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act, SEC will miss JOBS Act deadline, EPA tailoring rule upheld, and more.

 

  • The Supreme Court affirmed Citizens United and rejected corporate campaign spending limits.
  • Barclays PLC settled regulators’ claims over manipulation of key rates claims.
  • The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) settled an $800,000 fine against Comcast, for not adequately marketing its standalone broadband Internet service, a condition of its merger with NBC Universal.
  • Members of Germany’s parliament and representatives of the finance ministry agreed on the key points for regulating high-frequency trading on German stock exchanges.