Tag Archives: Derivatives

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AFR Opposes Exempting Derivatives from Regulation

View pdf here.   May 20, 2011   Ben Bernanke, Chairman Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System   John Walsh, Acting Comptroller Office of the Comptroller of the Currency   Sheila Bair, Chairman Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation   John Bowman, Acting Director Office

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Derivatives Conference Call Briefing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2010 CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854 John@ourfinancialsecurity.org *** Conference Call Briefing *** WASHINGTON, DC – Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) will host a conference call with reporters and bloggers on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 10:30 AM EST *** to discuss

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AFR’s Talking Points on HR 1610

TALKING POINTS ON HR 1610 The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) report made clear that unregulated derivatives markets played a critical role in the financial crisis of 2008. HR 1610 would create major loopholes in the Dodd-Frank derivatives rules. It would prevent regulators from requiring

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AFR Urges Members of Congress to Oppose H.R. 1539

Read AFR’s letter to members of congress calling for their opposition to H.R. 1539, a bill that would hamstring the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act’s effort to hold Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs) to a higher standard of conduct.

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AFR Urges Members of Congress to Oppose H.R. 1062

Read our letter to members of congress urging their opposition to H.R. 1062, that will repeal Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Section 953(b) requires public companies to disclose the pay disparity ratio between the company CEO and the median employee of the company.

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AFR Statement on Secretary Geithner’s Decision to Exempt Foreign Exchange Swaps from Regulation and Oversight

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2010 CONTACT: John Carey 202-466-1854 John@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR Statement on Secretary Geithner’s Decision to Exempt Foreign Exchange Swaps from Regulation and Oversight Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together