In this issue of CFWD we discuss:

- SEC Announces Roundtable on IFRS
- SEC Seeks to Curtail Suits Against
  Accounting Firms
- SEC Clarifies Position on Preliminary
  Proxy Statement Executive Compensation
  Disclosure
- Investment Advisers Allowed to Use a Waiver
  of Liability Clause
- CBOE Proposes Listing Credit Default Options
- Agencies Seek Public Comment on Proposed
  Supervisory Guidance for Basel II
- OTS and OCC Issue Spate of Consumer Guidance
  Information
- Theft of Laptop Leads to $1.9 Million Fine
  for Nationwide
- SEC Supports Heightened Standards Governing
  Investors’ Claims
- Federal Court Dismisses RICO Claim
- Guidance for Preparing FCM Annual Financial
  Reports Published