What is the Securities and Exchange Commission?

The Securities and Exchange Commission, also referred to as the SEC, was created back in 1934 by section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It was created to regulate the securities industry, protect investors from fraud, as well as to enforce federal securities laws. Some of the federal securities laws that are enforced by the SEC include: the Securities Act of 1933, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

5 Facts About NPI For HIPAA Compliant Electronic Medical Billing Software And Service

The 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) established national privacy and security standards for electronic health care transactions, including a national identifier for providers, health plans and employers. Accordingly, by May 23, 2007, healthcare providers and all health plans and clearinghouses must change both their processes and information systems to implement HIPAA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) regulations.

NPI For Compliant Electronic Medical Billing – A Payer's Opportunity To Streamline Operations

Poor health care providers' data quality affects virtually every aspect of health care payers' enterprise, diluting profits and member goodwill. Successful transition to NPI impacts eligibility and authorization processing, provider enrollment, contracts and directories, claims adjudication and payment, referrals, and reporting and presents a unique opportunity for added automation, improved data accuracy, lower fraud and abuse, and streamlined operations.

The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) for Local Government

An article outlining the key provisions of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) for Local Government.

Preventing Employee Lawsuits

Q: I was a manager at a small company for many years. This company had a couple of lawsuits filed by disgruntled employees. Now I am in the process of establishing my own business. How can I prevent lawsuits by employees?

Getting Your New York Mortgage Broker License

New York has one of the most detailed applications for mortgage licenses and one of the longest timeframes in which to get the approval for the license. But the large population in the state coupled with some very high housing prices (and therefore mortgage amounts) make New York one of the most coveted licenses for a mortgage broker that can generate business in that state. Here is some information you need to know to get your mortgage broker license in New York.

Can the Government Regulators be Trusted with Free Markets?

Many people understand the inherent issues in free markets with corruption, mob style attacks on competitors and the need to protect consumers from fraud and theft. In our nation we have regulations on business that often are too restrictive for us to continue to call our economy one of Free Markets.

Sarbanes Oxley - IT Professionals and IT Consulting Scope of Work

Sarbanes Oxley has created a huge and important scope of work for IT professionals and consultants, and those who are sufficiently prepared will get more job offers than they can handle. Don't be left out of the SOX race.

Twelve Must Know Criminal Fraud & Securities Enforcement Investigations Facts

This article offers advice to defense attorneys concerning defense of criminal fraud and securities enforcement. When a client is investigated under these charges, there are twelve pivotal points to heed in order to help your client and their case.

Texas Real Property Law for Commercial Landlords

Commercial landlords generally face the same issues and questions about their rights, duties and obligations relative to their tenants. This article addresses some of these issues under Texas real property law.

Virginia Real Estate Lawyers

Real estate lawyers are lawyers whose practices specialize in cases involving real estate transactions, land disputes, and property claims. These lawyers assist buyers and sellers of real estate and property by answering the questions they have regarding the legal aspects of real estate transactions and by guiding them through the entire process of buying or selling real estate. Virginia real estate lawyers are lawyers who offer their legal services for real estate transactions in the state of Virginia. Most of the real estate lawyers in Virginia provide the entire spectrum of real estate legal services like counseling their clients, summarizing documents, and discussing and finalizing the terms of the contracts or transactions.

A Contract To Enter Into A Contract Is Unenforceable

There is no such a thing in Real Estate as agreeing now to agree at a later date.

Quitclaim - Warranty and Survivorship Deeds: How to Create and File a Deed (in Plain English!)

Need to transfer ownership of a home or piece of real estate from one person to another? Find out which Deed you should use to get the job done.

What's Really Affecting The Thai Property Market?

There are many people asking the question why has after a step and prolonged rise in the Bangkok property market are prices slowing? There are a number of factors, usually these are attributed to rise in interest rates or slowing of the economy but in the case of foreign buyers these factors hardly contribute to their purchases. So what are the real causes?