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AFR Statement on Leaked Details of Volcker Rule
September 21, 2011 – 8:36 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    
DATE: September 19, 2011
                                 
CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854
john@ourfinancialsecurity.org          
 
AFR Statement on Leaked Details of Volcker Rule

Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and …

This Week in Wall Street Reform
September 16, 2011 – 4:42 pm

Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – September 10, 2011 – September 16, 2011.

AFR Letter to the Senate re: SEC-CFTC Letter
September 16, 2011 – 4:30 pm

Click here to view the full letter to Senators about the importance of full funding for the SEC and CFTC.

Questions Arise About UBS Risk Controls
September 16, 2011 – 12:22 pm

Questions Arise About UBS Risk Controls
Alistair MacDonald and Deborah Ball (WSJ – subscription required)
September 16, 2011
“Risk-management and control specialists are again questioning the banking industry’s ability to manage risks and regulator’s efforts to police the …

Global Standards Sought on Rules
September 16, 2011 – 12:19 pm

Global Standards Sought on Rules
Victoria McGrane (WSJ – subscription required)
September 16, 2011
“Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in a letter Wednesday assured Congress that the Obama administration and federal regulators are working with their international counterparts to …

Delta One Desks Are Big Moneymakers
September 16, 2011 – 12:18 pm

Delta One Desks Are Big Moneymakers
Susanne Craig and Azam Ahmed (DealBook/NYT)
September 15, 2011
“The $2 billion trading loss that has rocked the Swiss banking giant UBS has also cast a spotlight on a relatively unknown but …