Talk:Securities Investor Protection Corporation

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Copyright violation[edit]

It appears that most/all of the text added by User:Aslsigner on June 1, 2006, is taken from copyrighted pages at http://www.sipc.org/ , including http://www.sipc.org/who/notfdic.cfm (Not the FDIC), http://www.sipc.org/how/involved.cfm (When SIPC Gets involved), and http://www.sipc.org/how/covers.cfm (What SIPC Covers...), and brochure page http://www.sipc.org/how/brochure.cfm . I'm reverting to the version by User:Tawkerbot2 from April 24, 2006, as it doesn't appear that this stub version violates the SIPC copyright. FelineAvenger 19:29, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The site also says the SIPC is not a government agency. Therefore, the usual US Government agency principle that all official websites are in the public domain is not the status of the SIPC website. However, the statute creating the SIPC is in the public domain. This article will receive increasing scrutiny due to the Madoff scandal and others, and needs improvement. --DThomsen8 (talk) 13:22, 25 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Madoff Swindle[edit]

Does the SIPC only stand behind the direct investors in Madoff's firm, or does it stand behind the thousands of investors who put money into feeder funds (most of these are foreigners, apparently). If so, it will bankrupt the SIPC. Therefore, where does the additional money come from? The U.S. government? Or does the SIPC slap a huge tax on the remaining securities industry. I mean, the feeder funds weren't pay SIPC dues/premiums. But this article says everybody is going to get paid and the taxpayer will have to pay for it: http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/02/21/2009-02-21_bernie_madoff_never_invested_a_dime_for_.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.128.37 (talk) 11:15, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Even paying $500,000 to each victim of the Madoff fraud may exhaust the funds of the SIPC. This issue needs more exploration. Also, the Madoff fraud is not the only one, there are smaller ones, too. --DThomsen8 (talk) 13:11, 25 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

United States Government template[edit]

Should the United States Government template be on this talk page? The SIPC was created by statute, but the organization itself is owned by its members and is explicitly not a government agency. The USG template implies that this is a government entity, offering reassurance that the government will back the SIPC up, should its funds be insufficient for the various Ponzi schemes recently uncovered. --DThomsen8 (talk) 15:48, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have decided to leave the United States Government template in place and set class and importance, because some readers may think it is a government agency, but actually it is created by Congress to act on behalf of investors without having an explicit federal guarantee. It does have the legal power to assess its members. --DThomsen8 (talk) 13:43, 7 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV[edit]

Recent changes by Concernedinvestor are in some instance valid, with inline citations, but in other instances do not have a neutral point of view. I am unable to make edits to correct this at this time, but I would like Concernedinvestor and other editors to make appropriate changes. --DThomsen8 (talk) 13:47, 7 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ETFs and ETNs?[edit]

Does it cover ETFs and ETNs? Ywaz (talk) 15:44, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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