AFR released a statement on the JP Morgan losses, global derivatives regulation, and the speech by Gary Gensler at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA.)

American Banker
By Joe Adler
MAY 18, 2012
In a conference call with reporters Friday, Americans for Financial Reform argued — counter to claims by the Wall Street giant — that the trades by the firm’s London investment …

By Zach Carter (HuffingtonPost)

“Hedging is not about profits, it’s about reducing risk,” said Marcus Stanley, policy director at Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of consumer, small business and labor groups that backs financial reform. …

Dr. Marcus Stanley, Policy Director of AFR, discusses JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading mistake on Fox 5 News.
 
 

Read AFR’s letter opposing HR 1838 here

AFR submitted a comment letter calling on the CFTC to increase the block trading threshold.