11.   A Chronicle investigation of Silicon Valley financial practices earlier this year suggested that securities regulators have been lax in uncovering fraud in the tech industry.

12.   A federal jury convicted Arthur Andersen on Saturday of obstruction of justice for impeding an investigation by securities regulators into the financial debacle at Enron.

13.   A Senate investigative committee recently held hearings on small-stock fraud, which state securities regulators estimate costs investors billions of dollars a year.

14.   A securities regulator said he sees potential problems for other investors.

15.   A. American and European securities regulators have taken this allegation seriously but the investigation has found no proof of such a scheme.

16.   According to securities regulators, the new rules close that loop.

17.   Accounting and securities regulators are expected to set new rules by the end of the year on the use and disclosure of the partnerships that helped bring down Enron.

18.   According to a document Hanockc filed Friday with securities regulators, the amount would constitute one of the largest initial public offerings ever for a financial services company.

19.   According to regulatory records, at least a handful of customer complaints have been lodged with securities regulators about the matter in recent months.

20.   After more than a year of deliberations, securities regulators will try to answer that question.