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- the safeguarding of consumer interests in terms of quality, price, and safety, usually within a statutory framework. The growing purchasing power of consumers and the rise in consumerism from the...
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- Consumer protection must be preeminent in debate over bank-insurance sales.(Editorial)
- As the behemoths of banking and insurance battle it out in Congress to determine the future of financial services reform, the argument should focus on the best interests of consumers. With that in mind, Congress should pay careful attention to th As...
- Research articles 1997-06-23
- Insurance Sales Disclosure and Consumer Protection
- This paper summarizes the regulation and provides some insights into its implementation. The regulation was mandated by the landmark Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act GLBA, which not only expanded the insurance powers of bank holding companies and national banks, but also directed the federal banking agencies (OCC, Fed, FDIC, and OTS) to issue...
- White papers 2004-10-01
- Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: FDA Refuses to Act to Stop Sales of Ariva Tobacco Mints; Ruling Points Out Gaping Hole in Consumer Protection
- WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, on the FDA's refusal to act to stop sales of Ariva tobacco mints: WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, president of...
- Research articles 2003-08-29
- Why Credit Card Regulation Is Broken
- Until recently, regulators routinely looked the other way as credit card issuers ensnared unwitting consumers with huge finance charges and penalties. So how did credit card regulation become so broken? Here's a brief history of the slippery practices of the industry. How...
- Articles 2009-04-15
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- Financial Regulation and Supervision after the Crisis: The Role of the Federal Reserve
- At the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 54th Economic Conference, Chatham, MassachusettsOctober 23, 2009 The theme of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Economic Conference this year–reevaluating regulatory, supervisory, and central banking policies in the wake of the crisis–is certainly timely. Not much more than a year ago, we and...
- News items 2009-10-23
- Should Bank CEOs Direct Employees to Scuttle Consumer Protection Agency?
- It's no secret that the American Bankers Association wants to torpedo the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Now the group also wants bank leaders to dragoon employees into opposing it. Says the ABA, the industry's leading trade organization, in an August 21 entry in the "What's News" section of...
- Blog posts 2009-08-24
- FTC staff issues guidelines on Internet advertising; Paper explores how existing consumer protection laws apply to online advertising.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-4 May 2000-US FTC: FTC staff issues guidelines on Internet advertising; Paper explores how existing consumer protection laws apply to online advertising C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03052000 The Federal Trade Commission today issued a staff working paper examining...
- Research articles 2000-05-04
- MAIL ORDER SALES: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR BETTER CONSUMER PROTECTION
- Summary: The European Commission's proposal to regulate, at EC level, mail order and other kinds of sales across national borders was approved in first reading by the European Parliament during its May 26 plenary session, albeit with a series of amendments designed to improve consumer ...
- Research articles 1993-06-08
- Deal or No Deal? 8 Phony 'Bargains' and Better Alternatives
- In this economy, enticing offers abound. But a lot of so-called bargains may turn out to be raw deals. For consumers, a little...
- Articles 2009-08-04
- The Bad News Behind J&J's Good Q3 Earnings and Why Pfizer is Kicking Itself as a Result
- Johnson & Johnson announced its third quarter earnings and reported good news: Sales were up year on year 6.4 percent to $15.9 billion. That topline number illustrates two things: how bad news can be concealed inside a diversified pharma play; and how dumb Pfizer was to sell J&J its consumer...
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: DRAFT OPINIONS ON TIMESHARING AND DISTANCE SALES
- Summary: The European Parliament is expected to adopt reports on proposed EC Directives on timesharing and distance sales during its May 24-28 plenary session, paving the way for a agreement in the Council of Ministers on October 21. The Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public...
- Research articles 1993-05-18
- Wind taken out of phone sales.
- Oct 16, 2003 (Herald Sun - ABIX via COMTEX) The Victorian Government is getting tough with telemarketers. It plans to introduce new consumer protection laws, banning the sales people from making cold calls after 8pm or before 9am on weekdays and outside 9am-5pm on...
- Research articles 2003-10-17
- Symantec Extends Relationship With HP as Consumer Security Provider
- Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced the signing of a multi-year extension to its existing contract with HP, the worldwide PC sales leader. Under the terms of the new agreement, HP consumer desktop and notebook PCs will be shipped with a 60-day version of Norton Internet Security, the award-winning security...
- Research articles 2007-01-30
- Waxman Industries, Inc. Announces Laurence Waxman Promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer
- BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Waxman Industries, Inc. (OTCBB:WAXM), a leading supplier of specialty plumbing, floor and surface protection and other industrial products to the consumer and industrial markets, reported that Laurence Waxman has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Laurence Waxman has been with...
- Research articles 2004-06-23
- Thai Law Strengthens Consumer Protections.
- By Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 24--Consumers' rights have been strengthened by the Direct Sales and Direct Marketing Act, which provides more safeguards than the Consumer Protection Act, the only previous remedy for malpractice in the...
- Research articles 2003-02-24
- Consumer Group Slams Mexico's Telmex.
- MEXICO CITY, Jun 26, 2001 Mexican dominant telephone carrier Telefonos de Mexico (BMV:TELMEX, NYSE:TMX) this year will earn total sales revenue of approximately 115 billion pesos and retain its place as the second-most-profitable company in the world, according to the Mexican Association for Consumer...
- Research articles 2001-06-26
- Lifeline Therapeutics Engages Retail and Consumer Specialist; Former Walgreen VP, Robert Sgarlata, to Focus on Sales & Marketing Initiatives
- ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Lifeline Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB:LFLT), the marketer of ProtandimTM, a patent-pending dietary supplement that increases the body's natural antioxidant protection, today announced the engagement of Mr. Robert Sgarlata as a business consultant to work with the Lifeline team in developing near-term and long-term brand and sales-building strategies.
- Research articles 2005-10-06
- Consumer protection must be preeminent in debate over bank-insurance sales.(Editorial)
- Congress, in debating financial services reform, should bear in mind the results of a survey commissioned by the Independent Insurance Agents of America. That group is not a disinterested party, but the study's results, which suggest that consumers are concerned and confused by bank sales of insurance, make sense and...
- Research articles 1997-06-23
- Court Revives Suits Challenging MONY, Guardian Sales Tactics.(vanishing premium policies)(Brief Article)
- New York's highest court has expanded the state's consumer-protection law and revived class-action lawsuits against MONY Group Inc. and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. At issue is whether the companies committed fraud when they sold vanishing premium policies in the late 1980s. ...
- Research articles 2000-02-01
- Competition and Consumer Protection Perspectives on Electric Power Regulatory Reform: Focus on Retail Competition
- In both the federal government and the states sought to spur competition in electricity generation and retail marketing services; the transmission and distribution of electricity remains, and is expected to remain, regulated. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC has overseen, and continues to regulate, changes at the wholesale level designed...
- White papers 2001-09-01
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