AFR Press Advisory: Municipal Finance – Preventing Exploitation of Taxpayers And The Public
Audio recording of this tele-conference available by calling (605) 562-3099. Reference (call) #6. Enter Access Code 815383#.
Tag Archives: Derivatives
AFR Opposes HR 797
AFR sent a letter to the hill opposing HR 797. This legislation represents a major weakening of new protections created by the Dodd-Frank Act to prevent predatory behavior in Wall Street financial dealings with municipalities. These protections are critical to protecting taxpayers and citizens from exploitation.
AFR Urges Increased Price Competition and Transparency for SEFs
AFR sent a letter to the CFTC Commissioners in support of robust price competition and transparency requirements for Swaps Execution Facilities (SEFs).
No Offshore End-Run Around Derivatives Reform
Tell Washington to stand firm against Wall Street’s latest strategy of evasion.
Teleconference: “Futurization” and the Coming Transformation of the Swaps Market
Listen to teleconference The derivatives provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act were a crucial element of financial reform, promising to bring serious oversight to the unregulated “shadow banking” markets that helped crash the world economy. Two and a half years later, after much inside-the-beltway debate over
AFR Statement on SEC Approval of Copper ETFs
As speculative interest increases, this vital industrial commodity will be withdrawn from the market, and prices for real-economy businesses and consumers will increase.
Cross-Border Exemption = Backdoor Repeal
AFR tele-conference explores a major threat to Dodd-Frank derivatives reforms.
AFR Statement on International Derivatives Transactions
In a statement submitted to the House Agriculture Committee, AFR explains why U.S. oversight agencies must regulate international derivatives transactions in order to protect the U.S. economy.
AFR in the News: Treasury Department Under Fire for Swaps Decision
Treasury, says AFR’s Marcus Stanley, has decided to exempt “a significant derivatives market from key Dodd-Frank reforms meant to protect the public from financial instability.”
Comment Letter on Stable Value Contracts
In a joint letter, AFR urges the SEC and CFTC not to exempt this common type of financial guarantee, which closely resembles a swap, from new derivatives rules.