from twisted.web import client
def getNewPage(url, contextFactory=None, *args, **kwargs):
"""
Download a web page as a string and return clientfactory.
Download a page. Return a deferred, which will callback with a
page (as a string) or errback with a description of the error.
See HTTPClientFactory to see what extra args can be passed.
"""
factory = client._makeGetterFactory(url,client.HTTPClientFactory, contextFactory=contextFactory, *args, **kwargs)
return factory.deferred, factory
So why were so many frauds uncovered in 2009? The answer lies in that Ponzi schemes require new investors to fund old ones, and as the global recession hit, more investors than usual sought to withdraw their funds.
During boom years, investors have little use for their savings. But during a recession as money is drawn and no new investors can be found, Ponzi schemes are often uncovered.
"I think this has been an incredibly difficult year," former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC) Chairman Harvey Pitt told Reuters Television. "We've seen a lot of financial scandals, a great deal of misconduct, an economic meltdown and a concerted push now for meaningful regulatory reform."
In total, the SEC filed 664 civil complaints in 2009 against alleged fraudsters. In 2009, more than 150 Ponzi schemes collapsed, compared to about 40 in 2008, according to the AP’s examination of court records and FBI filings.
And that will heighten regulators’ vigilance against fraud schemes in 2010.
On Dec. 16, 2009, the SEC installed new rules for money managers—investment managers will require surprise inspections by the SEC. The ruling comes more than a year after Madoff admitted to his sons that his business is “one big lie.”
Mary Schapiro, current Chair of the SEC, said in a December meeting that the new guidelines came about from “the Madoff Ponzi scheme and other frauds in which investor assets were misappropriated by investment advisers. Such frauds have caused investors to question whether their assets are safe when they entrust them to an investment adviser.”
Previously, the SEC was criticized for not reining in Madoff earlier, despite several leads and tips that the SEC received but ultimately dismissed in prior years.
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