This Week in Wall Street Reform
Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – September 17, 2011 – September 23, 2011.
Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – September 17, 2011 – September 23, 2011.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 19, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Leaked Details of Volcker Rule Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong
Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – September 10, 2011 – September 16, 2011.
Click here to view the full letter to Senators about the importance of full funding for the SEC and CFTC.
Questions Arise About UBS Risk Controls Alistair MacDonald and Deborah Ball (WSJ – subscription required) September 16, 2011 “Risk-management and control specialists are again questioning the banking industry’s ability to manage risks and regulator’s efforts to police the sector after a UBS AG trader lost
Global Standards Sought on Rules Victoria McGrane (WSJ – subscription required) September 16, 2011 “Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in a letter Wednesday assured Congress that the Obama administration and federal regulators are working with their international counterparts to see they adopt similar rules requiring market
Delta One Desks Are Big Moneymakers Susanne Craig and Azam Ahmed (DealBook/NYT) September 15, 2011 “The $2 billion trading loss that has rocked the Swiss banking giant UBS has also cast a spotlight on a relatively unknown but increasingly profitable corner of Wall Street —
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 15, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Markup of FY12 Financial Services and General Gov’t Appropriations Bill Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national, state and local organizations
Read AFR’s letter urging members of the Senate Appropriations Committee to vote “No” on any amendments that would undermine the CFPB through the appropriations process.
Click here to view AFR’s comment letter to the SEC regarding the study on assigned credit ratings for structured finance products mandated by section 939F (Franken Amendment) of Dodd-Frank. We said it is vitally important that the Commission explore more sweeping reforms designed to directly