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AFR-CFA Comment Letter: Business Conduct Standards

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed business conduct rules for security-based swap dealers and major security-based participants that AFR and CFA have said will not be effective in ending abusive practices and do not do enough to bring transparency to this market. Of particular concern are serious shortcomings in the provisions designed to provide enhanced protections for special entities, such as municipalities and pension funds, shortcomings that all but guarantee the rules will not deliver the intended enhanced protections. In a comment letter filed with the SEC yesterday, AFR and CFA urged the agency to comprehensively revise the rules to address weaknesses in virtually every provision of the rules and make them at least as strong as those proposed earlier this year by the CFTC.

AFR Urges Senators to Support Full Funding for the SEC/CFTC in 2012

Read the pdf here. May 4th, 2011 Dear Senator, As the Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittee begins consideration of fiscal year 2012 agency funding decisions, we want first to thank you for recognizing the role that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading

AFR to SEC: Provide Better Guidance When Removing Credit Rating References from the Investment Company Act of 1940

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

AFR Supports 953(b) – Calls for Disclosure of Executive Compensation

AFR wrote a comment letter supporting the requirement in Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act that companies disclose to investors the ratio of CEO pay to the compensation of the typical employee at the company. Existing requirements mandate disclosure of top executive compensation only, encouraging companies to focus unduly on peer to peer comparisons when setting CEO pay. Disclosure of CEO-to-worker pay ratios will encourage Boards of Directors to also consider pay equity within firms, top-to-bottom and not just at the CEO level. This information will also be useful to investors who prioritize pay equity as part of their investment decision. Rep. Nan Hayworth (NY) has introduced a bill to repeal this section of Dodd-Frank.

AFR Short Term Borrowing

PDF version available here February 22nd, 2011 Mary Schapiro Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549 Cc: Luis Aguilar, Commissioner Cc: Kathleen Casey, Commissioner Cc: Troy Paredes, Commissioner Cc: Elisse Walter, Commissioner Cc: Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary Re: File No.

AFR’s Comment Letter to the SEC/CFTC: Tighten Definitions To Prevent Loopholes For Big Banks

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

AFR to Congress: SEC/CFTC Funding Critical – Oppose Cuts

February 15, 2011 RE: Opposition to proposed cuts to SEC/CFTC funding under the proposed CR Support for amendments to restore funding to these agencies Dear Member of Congress: On behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 250 national, state and

AFR Statement on Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: January 27, 2011 CONTACT: John Carey at 202-466-1854 john@ourfinancialsecurity.org AFR STATEMENT ON FINANCIAL CRISIS INQUIRY COMMISSION REPORT Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), the diverse coalition that fought for passage of Wall Street reform last summer, released the following

Letter to Members of Congress Calling for an Increase in Funding to the SEC and CFTC in Order to Implement Financial Reform

Read our letter to members of Congress calling for an increase in funding to the SEC and the CFTC to provide them with the necessary resources and capabilities to implement Dodd-Frank and allow financial reform to become a reality. Dear Member of Congress, As Congress

AFR Opposes Big Bank Calls for Loopholes in Derivatives Regulation

David A. Stawick, Secretary U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20581 Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Interpretation of the Definition of “Commercial Risk” Dear Mr.