“For too many years, dealers and advisors in the municipal market have felt free to give self-serving advice designed to generate more profits for them at the expense of their clients… Properly implemented, [today’s rule] should curtail the abuse and provide enormous benefits for taxpayers and investors.”
In the end, the Commission stood firm against industry resistance to a common-sense disclosure requirement. The SEC also correctly insisted that part-time and overseas workers be included in the calculation, consistent with the language and intent of the statute.
By eliminating an exemption for “performance-based” pay, this bill would cap the tax deductibility of executive compensation at $1 million, as a 1993 law only pretended to do.
“This legislation restores the division between commercial banking and financial market activities – a change that will make our financial system more secure and better able to support the real economy.”
“Without real built-in investor-protection standards, we are seriously concerned that this rule will open the door to mass marketing of hedge funds and other risky and often illiquid ‘private’ securities in a market where abuses are common and SEC oversight is very limited. Fraud and abuse are not good for investors; they’re not good for capital markets, either.”
In today’s global financial markets, risk is not bounded by geographic borders but instead flows to whatever entity is ultimately liable for a transaction. While the CFTC hasmoved forward in the face of intense industry pressure, its guidance leaves some doubt about a potential cross-border loophole.
Statement of Privacy and Consumer Groups In Support of CFPB’s Use of Data
“It is past time for new leadership at FHFA, and we urge swift action to bring about that change.”
AFR issued a statement on proposals introduced by Senators Brown and Vitter in the US Senate.
AFR joined more than 15 leaders of public interest groups in releasing a joint statement applauding the FDIC and the OCC for their proposed guidance issued this week directing banks to stop making predatory loans that trap borrowers in a cycle of debt with 300% interest.