This Week in Wall Street Reform
Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – February 4, 2012 – February 10, 2012.
Tag Archives: Derivatives
AFR Letter: Oppose HR 3283
AFR sent a letter to members of congress urging them to reject HR 3283, a bill that would exempt foreign affiliates of U.S. banks from all the major protections against derivative risks contained in Title VII of Dodd-Frank.
This Week in Wall Street Reform
Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – January 28, 2012 – February 3, 2012.
AFR Letter: Reject Harmful Derivatives Bills in House Agriculture Committee
Read our letter to members of Congress urging them to reject HR 1840, 2779, 2586, 2682, and 3527, a series of derivatives bills in the House Agriculture Committee that would severely weaken regulation.
This Week in Wall Street Reform
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This Week in Wall Street Reform
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AFR in the News: CFTC Votes 4-to-1 for Rules Aimed at Wall Street Swap Abuse
“The final regulations are a ‘significant weakening’ of the CFTC’s original proposal, Marcus Stanley, policy director of Americans for Financial Reform, which includes AFL-CIO and other labor unions, said in an e-mail today. ‘The numerous opt-outs, exceptions, and safe harbors in the final rule can effectively give swap dealers a free pass out of compliance with key statutory protections,’ Stanley said.”
AFR in the News: Swap Dealers Rule OK’d
“Another consumer group shared Roper’s concerns. ‘These rules, unlike the initial proposal, are simply not sufficient to fully implement the Dodd-Frank protections,’ Americans for Financial Reform said in a release.”
AFR in the News: Americans Proving Clueless Paying Wall Street $20 Billion for Broken Swaps
“‘No one wants to say out loud they’re unsophisticated,’ said Marcus Stanley, policy director of the Washington-based nonprofit Americans For Financial Reform, a coalition of unions and civil rights and consumer advocates.”
AFR Press Statement: CFTC’s Final Rules on Swaps Dealer Business Conduct
“The final rules on swaps dealer business conduct approved by the CFTC today represent a significant weakening of the Commission’s initial proposed rules in this area. The Dodd-Frank Act created a significant set of new protections for public entities and pension funds in the derivatives markets. These rules, unlike the initial proposal, are simply not sufficient to fully implement the Dodd-Frank protections.”