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May 6, 2010
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Why Wall Street Fears Derivatives Regulation A provision in the finance reform bill could force banks to exit a highly profitable business.   |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
The Coming Financial Meltdown With 43 Congressional members hammering out a final version of the financial-reform bill, one of the biggest contentions remains what to do about the mind-boggling, vast, and opaque derivatives market owned by the nation's too-big-to-fail megabanks. |
BusinessWeek
July 1, 2010
Harper & Keoun |
The Financial Reform Law: A 'Fig Leaf' It won't prevent bad bets by banks, and hence won't prevent the next financial crisis, say the experts. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
Should the Government Stop Subsidizing Derivatives Trading? What do you think? A key part of the Senate financial reform bill known as section 716 would stop banks from using FDIC-insured deposits to run their swaps trading desks. |
BusinessWeek
December 30, 2009
Vekshin & Kopecki |
Not So Radical Reform How New Democrats and Wall Street are watering down financial regulation in Congress. |
BusinessWeek
February 11, 2010
Katz & Schmidt |
A Goldman Guy Turns on the Street CFTC chief Gary Gensler's fight for tough rules on derivatives is making him exceedingly unloved. |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2010
Schmidt & Brush |
Will Currency Derivatives Get a Pass on Oversight? Banks want them exempted. Geithner is caught between bankers and regulators on how much oversight to give currency derivatives. |
BusinessWeek
April 15, 2010
Alison Fitzgerald |
Let's Have a Beer and Talk Derivatives In the fiery debate over financial reform, MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch are surprisingly powerful players. Why their clout could matter. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Will Financial Reform Slam the Derivatives Market? Will the freshly signed financial reform bill wreak havoc on the derivatives market? |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
The End Game for Wall Street Finally, an end to government support for the risky derivatives called swaps. |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Julie Hirschfeld Davis |
Obama's Trump Card on Oil Subsidies The President (again) calls for cutting oil industry tax breaks |
U.S. Banker
July 2011
Rob Blackwell |
About That Repeal... Why Dodd-Frank Isn't Going Anywhere A rollback of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law is a pipe dream. It was one from the beginning. |
BusinessWeek
February 24, 2010
Paula Dwyer |
How the Political Gridlock in Washington Might End Anger at Washington and midterm elections are driving both parties to recalibrate their self-interest. A tentative bipartisanship is emerging. |
BusinessWeek
January 6, 2011
C. Benson et al. |
Nasdaq's Secret Agent Derivatives Campaign The exchange wants to limit banks' ownership of clearinghouses |
BusinessWeek
October 14, 2010
Loder & Mattingly |
Under Siege at The CFTC Congress gave regulators wide discretion to regulate derivatives, causing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to be besieged by lobbyists. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Banks: Wave These Profits Goodbye Senate Agriculture Chairman Blanche Lincoln's plan to force banks that receive government support to spin out their profitable swaps trading desks is now likely to pass. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2010
Moscovitz & Koppenheffer |
Wall Street Reform: The Good, the Meh, and the Ugly A Foolish take on what's in the Senate bill. |
Investment Advisor
August 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Washington Watch: Financial Services Reform Finalized SEC gets fiduciary powers, but lack of self funding may pose trouble |
BusinessWeek
July 22, 2010
Salant et al. |
The Republicans' Money Momentum The GOP is out-raising Democrats in races for open Senate and House seats, a sign of more trouble for Obama's party in November. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
The Weekly Walk of Shame: Wall Street Lobbyists and Your Money Wall Street has been spending an estimated $1.4 million per day lobbying to weaken rules that would limit the ability to imperil the economy, according to Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard professor charged with oversight of the TARP.program. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2010
Steven Sloan |
Curbs on Fed Power Move from Fringe to the Forefront Once considered the biggest winner under the Obama administration's regulatory revamp plan, the Federal Reserve Board is likely to lose substantial power if reform legislation is enacted, as expected. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Opinions Differ on the Financial Overhaul Was the financial regulation bill harsh enough? |
BusinessWeek
March 24, 2011
Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to Barney Frank The co-sponsor of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill on death panels for banks, the GOP backlash, and Elizabeth Warren as consumer protection czar. |
BusinessWeek
April 22, 2010
Shields & White |
CFTC Green-Lights a Film Derivatives Market Hollywood insiders and some senators worry that movie derivatives could influence which films bomb at the box office. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
The Man Behind the SAFE Banking Act on Fixing Wall Street Senator Ted Kaufman discusses why, despite the defeat of his SAFE banking amendment, there is still hope for real reform. |
Registered Rep.
March 2, 2010
Kristen French |
Senate Nears Deal, Consumer Protection At The Fed Circulated Monday by Chris Dodd, Senate banking committee chairman, the latest proposal would house a semi-autonomous consumer protection agency inside of the Federal Reserve, according a story in the Financial Times. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
A Rough New Year for Congress Let's preview the political implications for financial regulatory reform and the market. |
BusinessWeek
November 20, 2006
Dunham & Javers |
The Politics Of Change As power shifts on Capitol Hill, business faces a new reality |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Robert Schmidt |
Starving the Regulators The SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are in a severe budget squeeze, and layoffs may be the only answer |
Salon.com
February 5, 2002
Damien Cave |
Risky business How did Enron break into the elite Wall Street world of credit derivatives? |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2010
Mac Greer |
Banks 1, Regulators 0 Income Investor advisor James Early looks at reform from banks' point of view. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2010 |
Financial Reform Doesn't Prevent Too Big to Fail Will the just-passed financial reform bill end the problem of too big to fail? |
InternetNews
June 28, 2006
Roy Mark |
Telecom Reform Debate Enters Third Day While delaying network neutrality vote, lawmakers deal with a vast array of amendments to overall bill. |
Inc.
April 2007
Kate Ackley |
Possible Democratic Partners? A brief look at how the agenda of four Democrats effects U.S. businesses. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
The Man Behind the SAFE Banking Act on Fixing Wall Street In a 61-to-33 vote, the Senate voted down an amendment that would have capped the size and leverage of banks in this country. That amendment, dubbed the SAFE Banking Act, was proposed by Sen. Ted Kaufman, D-Del. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Warren Buffett Is Wrong on This One All derivatives should be regulated -- even Buffett's. |
BusinessWeek
September 9, 2009
Francis & Coy |
No Big Fix for Global Finance New regulations will be tepid - and will leave the global financial system, and taxpayers, at risk. |
Salon.com
June 30, 2000
Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform chic What made 33 Republicans suddenly change their minds about a bill that cracks down on stealth PACs? |
BusinessWeek
May 13, 2010
Robert Schmidt |
The Charmed Life of Hedge Funds As banks get a tighter leash, funds may remain lightly regulated |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2010
Stephen Mauzy |
Banks: The Bigger, The Better Big banks will continue to benefit from being too big too fail. |
Salon.com
June 26, 2002
Damien Cave |
Foxes guarding the chicken coop President Bush's nominees to the agency that should have regulated Enron's derivatives trading instead helped write the rules that let the company do whatever it wanted in the first place. |
Salon.com
March 20, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary Day 1: A march, some speeches and a noble old lady. But the good vibes can't last. |
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2009
Francis & Sasseen |
Financial Regulations: What Obama Wants The Administration's proposals for regulating the financial markets are wide-ranging. The question now: Are they tough enough? |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2011
Kevin Wack |
Big Banks Shift Campaign Cash Away from Obama In 2012 So far in the 2012 race, the six largest U.S. banks have switched sides in a dramatic way since 2008, giving far more money to GOP hopeful Mitt Romney than they are to the sitting president. |
BusinessWeek
March 24, 2010
Albert R. Hunt |
A Presidency Restored to Health Obama's improbable win on health-care reform is one for the history books and will boost his credibility |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
The Senate's Cop Cracks Down on Financial Fraud "Fraud and potential criminal conduct were at the heart of the financial crisis," Senator Ted Kaufman (D, Del) said in a speech last month on the Senate floor. |
Salon.com
March 30, 2001
Jake Tapper |
McCain-Feingold seems a done deal After a dramatic final tussle, the first sweeping campaign reform since the 1970s seems ready to pass the Senate... |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2010
April Taylor |
Fraud Charges Aren't Goldman's Only Worry Will the company need another transformation? |
Managed Care
March 2001 |
Bush: Medicare Drug Benefit Tied To Overall Reform Working quickly, President Bush has drafted the first half of his prescription drug plan for Medicare and sent it to Congress... |
BusinessWeek
April 14, 2011
Dougherty & Schmidt |
Time's Nearly Up for Elizabeth Warren Obama is looking for other candidates to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created by the Harvard law professor |
