Contents: (1) Results of the Invest.; (2) SEC Review of 2000 and 2001 Markopolos Complaints: (3) SEC 2004 OCIE Cause Exam. of Madoff; (4) SEC 2005 NERO Exam. of Madoff; (5) SEC 2006 Invest. of Markopolos Complaint; (6) Effect of Madoff¿s Stature and Reputation on SEC Exam.; (7) Allegations of Conflict of Interest from the Relationship between Eric Swanson and Shana Madoff; (8) Private Entities¿ Due Diligence Efforts Revealed Suspicious Activity about Madoff¿s Operations; (9) Potential Investors Relied upon the Fact That the SEC had Examined and Investigated Madoff in Making Decisions to Invest with Him; (10) Additional Complaints Received by the SEC re: Madoff; (11) Additional Exam. and Inspect. of Madoff¿s Firms by the SEC.

The Regulation of Securities: SEC Compliance and Practice, 2003 Edition is a comprehensive guide to understanding and complying with the day-to-day requirements of the federal securities laws. Using a question and answer format similar to that which the SEC has embraced, this guide provides public corporations, lawyers, and accountants, As well as company officers, directors, and large shareholders with straightforward answers To The most frequently asked questions on securities regulation, and convenient access To The relevant rules, procedures, caselaw, and forms. The 2003 Edition significantly expands and updates the previous Edition and includes chapters on: Introduction to securities regulation, including the modernized EDGAR system Periodic reporting under sections 13(a) and 15 (d) Reporting of beneficial ownership under sections 13(d) and 13(g) Insider reporting under section 16(a) Short-swing trading and exemptions under section 16(b) Tender offer disclosure requirements Proxy solicitations under section 14(a) Securities fraud under Rule 10b-5 Use of electronic media Selling restricted and control securities under Rule 144 Private resales to institutional investors under Rule 144A Going private transactions under Rule 13e-3 and a special supplement on Sarbanes-Oxley and related developments!