It is Time for Wall Street to Pay its Fair Share
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It is Time for Wall Street to Pay its Fair Share
March 30, 2012 – 9:52 am | Comments Off

As most Americans struggle to pay their share, we can’t help but notice that Wall Street is not. Many of the economic problems we face today, from deficits to unemployment, were in large part created by …

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AFR Letter: Do Not Radically Change Definition of Swap Dealer
April 17, 2012 – 12:10 pm

AFR sent a letter to the SEC and CFTC urging them to hold the line on their definition of swap dealer and not to radically change it.

AFR in the News: Derivatives Lobby Has U.S. Regulators on the Run
April 17, 2012 – 9:01 am

Derivatives Lobby Has U.S. Regulators on the Run -Roger Lowenstein (Bloomberg)
April 17, 2012
“The derivatives industry is squeezing Washington like a python. Desperate to control the tone and thrust of derivatives regulation, industry lobbyists have been …

AFR Letter: Oppose HR 3527
April 11, 2012 – 9:36 am

AFR sent a letter to the House urging members to oppose HR 3527, which would create unnecessary roadblocks to enforcement of derivatives oversight on big Wall Street banks and the financial services industry.

AFR in the News: Swap Regulators Said to Weigh Dealer Threshold of $8 Billion
April 11, 2012 – 9:04 am

Swap Regulators Said to Weigh Dealer Threshold of $8 Billion -Silla Brush (Bloomberg)
April 11, 2012
“U.S. derivatives regulators are considering a threshold as high as $8 billion for determining which banks, hedge funds and energy firms …

AFR in the News: A Call To Ban Commodity ETFs
April 9, 2012 – 1:58 pm

A Call To Ban Commodity ETFs (Financial Advisor Magazine)
April 9, 2012
“A coalition of consumer and public interest groups last week called on Congress to ban commodity index funds and exchange-traded commodity funds because they say …

AFR in the News: In a Leap of Faith, Obama Signs Bipartisan JOBS Act
April 9, 2012 – 1:47 pm

In a Leap of Faith, Obama Signs Bipartisan JOBS Act – Shar Adams (The Epoch Times)
April 9, 2012
“In a leap of faith in America’s entrepreneurial spirit and the strength of U.S. security regulators, President Barack …