CII Letter: Council of Institutional Investors Opposes JOBS Act
Read CII’s letter here.
Category Archives: Financial Reform News
CFA Statement: Response to House Passage of JOBS Act
Read CFA’s statement here.
AFR Letter: Support Full Funding for the CFTC
AFR sent a letter to the House Agriculture Committee urging members to support the full funding of the CFTC in President Obama’s proposed 2013 budget.
This Week in Wall Street Reform
Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – February 18, 2012 – February 24, 2012.
This Week in Wall Street Reform
Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – February 11, 2012 – February 17, 2012.
Tell Your Members of Congress – A Wall Street Speculation Tax Makes Sense
Support for a Wall Street Speculation Tax has been spreading across the nation with more grassroots groups calling for a tax on reckless Wall Street speculation than ever before. To move forward on winning this policy change, we need members of Congress to step up and support Wall Street speculation taxes. Write your Senators and Representatives and ask them to support a Wall Street Speculation tax.
AFR Letter: Oppose Anti-Investor “Capital Formation” Legislation
AFR sent a letter to the Senate, expressing concerns about a raft of bills that are harmful to economic and job growth.
AFR Comment Letter: Business as Usual is Unacceptable – Implement the Volcker Rule
AFR submitted a comment to regulators on the Volcker Rule to ban proprietary trading and fund investments in banking institutions. This rule is a centerpiece of the Dodd-Frank Act.
AFR Comment Letter: Prevent Conflicts of Interest in Asset Backed Securities
AFR submitted a comment letter to the SEC arguing that the rules are generally appropriate, but that the regulators should also make clear that they are prohibiting not just the specific examples of conflict of interest that came to light in hearings on the financial crisis, but all similar conflicts of interest.
AFR Comment Letter: CFTC Proposed Rule on Swaps ‘ Available to Trade’ Requires Fundamental Restructuring
AFR submitted a comment to the CFTC on the process for a designated contract market or swap execution facility to make a swap available to trade. The proposed rule falls short of congressional intent, and requires fundamental restructuring.