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
Read the letter here. April 25, 2011 Ms. Elizabeth Murphy Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549-1090 Re: RIN 3235-AL02: “Proposed Amendments to Remove References to Credit Ratings in Rule 2a-7 Under The Investment Company Act of 1940” Dear
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A key objective of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act (DFA) is to create transparency in previously unregulated derivatives markets. Indeed, the transparency goal is apparent in the short title of the section – ―The Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act‖. Transparency is a critical goal across the entire Dodd-Frank Act, and is mentioned in the overall purpose statement of the legislation.
Read the pdf of our letter here. March 28th, 2011 Mr. David A. Stawick Secretary Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Center 1155 21st Street, N.W. Washington DC 20581 Re: RIN 3038–AD15 and 3038–AD16; Position Limits For Derivatives Dear Mr. Stawick: On behalf of Americans
Damon Silvers, Policy Director and General Counsel at the AFL-CIO and member of the AFR Executive Committee, testified today before the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Read his testimony here.
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), a coalition of more than 250 national and state organizations working together for strong financial reform, issued the following statement: Damon Silvers, Policy Director and Special Counsel at the AFL-CIO testified today on behalf of AFR, AFL-CIO
Read the pdf of our letter here. March 8th, 2011 Mr. David A. Stawick Secretary Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Center 1155 21st Street, N.W. Washington DC 20581 Re: RIN Number 3038–AD18; Core Principles and Other Requirements for Swap Execution Facilities Dear Mr.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jim Collura Tel: (202) 584-0160 February 23, 2011 Cell: (202) 441-8857 Email: jimcollura@nefi.com http://commoditymarketsoversight.org/ COALITION RELEASES LIST OF OVER 50 STUDIES SHOWING EFFECTS OF SPECULATION ON ENERGY, FOOD PRICES Market Behavior Result of Speculation and Financialization, Studies Find WASHINGTON, D.C. –
February 22nd, 2011 Mr. David A. Stawick, Secretary Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, N.W. Washington DC 20581 Ms. Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549-1090 Re: SEC File No. S7–39–10; Definition of