AFR in the News: Does More Need to be Done About ‘Too Big To Fail?’
AFR’s Marcus Stanley was interviewed by Peter Barnes of Fox Business News on March 11.
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AFR in the News: Advocates and Independent Advisors Stand Up for Fiduciary Duty
The Bond Buyer reports on resistance to House legislation that would “let big banks and swap dealers escape Dodd-Frank’s fiduciary duty provision,” relieving them of any duty to “put clients’ interests ahead of their own.”
AFR in the News: Don’t Call Us Systemically Important, Says MetLife
MetLife CEO Steve Kandarian warns of dire consequences if large insurance companies are designated systemically important and deserving of special oversight. Such a move, he said, “could disrupt an entire industry just as the economy is regaining its footing.”
AFR in the News: NPR’s “On Point” Examines CFPB Battle
Ed Mierzwinski of US PIRG (also the head of AFR”s consumer protection task force) appeared on WBUR-FM with a Washington Post reporter and a Heritage Foundation fellow.
AFR in the News: One Way to Find Out if Mary Jo White is Tough Enough
Litigation Daily’s Susan Beck nudges the probable next SEC chair to take on the rating agencies and their built-in conflict of interest.
AFR in the News: Cordray Nomination Shows Consumer Bureau Battle Lines Unmoved
While Republicans threaten to once again insist on weakening changes in the CFPB’s governing structure before considering a nominee for director, Richard Cordray may be winning over some elements of the banking world, according to Bloomberg.