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“London Whale” Report Underscores Need for Derivatives Reform and a Strong Volcker Rule
March 15, 2013 – 2:13 pm
“London Whale” Report Underscores Need for Derivatives Reform and a Strong Volcker Rule

With too many in Washington once again echoing the “What’s good for us is good for America” mantra of Wall Street, the Senate’s new findings should shred any argument for retreat from key reforms.

AFR in the News: The Road Forward on Financial Reform
January 17, 2013 – 3:19 pm

Two and a half years after passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, two-thirds of its mandated rules have yet to be issued, and more than a hundred of its deadlines have been missed, writes Mark Gongloff …

AFR Calls for Implementation of a Strong Volcker Rule
November 16, 2012 – 4:08 pm

AFR urges regulators to strengthen their original proposal and not to be swayed by exaggerated industry concerns about market liquidity.

It’s Past Time to Implement the Volcker Rule, Senators Say
November 5, 2012 – 10:03 am

Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.) have appealed to regulators to finish work on the Volcker Rule, which was meant to prevent banks from engaging in hedge-fund style trading. That basic principle has …

AFR in the News: Banks Say Regulators Should Rewrite Basel III Capital Rules
October 25, 2012 – 12:24 am

In a 181-page letter to federal regulators, the American Bankers Association, the Financial Services Roundtable, and the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association take aim at a set of proposed rules intended to ensure compliance …