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Led by Texas AG, Red States Lock in Another Win for Corporate Insiders
The move shifts power from large asset managers to corporate insiders By: Natalia Renta Vanguard settled a lawsuit Texas and ten other red states brought alleging the largest asset managers in the world undermined the coal industry in violation of antitrust laws. Even though many legal experts have criticized these types of arguments, Vanguard caved,
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401k Specialist: ERISA Litigation Reform Act Advances to House Floor
Scott also introduced into the record two letters arguing against the legislation—one from several former Department of Labor officials who worked in both Democratic and Republican administrations, and another from organizations including the Alliance of Retired Americans, Americans for Financial Reform, Committee for a Fiduciary Standard, Economic Policy Institute, National Committee to Protect and Preserve…
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley: Pressley Unveils Legislation to Mandate Disclosures to Hold Big Banks Accountable, Demands SEC Require Reports in Interest of Investors
The GSIB Act is endorsed by Americans for Financial Reform, Public Citizen, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Rise Economy, Fair Finance Watch, and Action Center on Race and the Economy.
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Washington Monthly: The Main Beneficiaries of Trump’s Pardons? White-Collar Criminals Like Him
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) dropped several cryptocurrency cases. As noted by Americans for Financial Reform, some of the cases were aborted after suspects invested in the Trump family crypto business.
