Entries tagged "regulatory reform"

SEC to shine light on dark pools

The Securities and Exchange Commission took the first step Wednesday and voted unanimously to make the dark pools - where trades are done "off exchanges" or privately and not identified to the general public - more transparent.

PE lobbyists throw VCs under the bus

Venture firms have nearly secured an exemption from onerous regulatory reform, but private equity and hedge fund lobbyists may thwart it for them.

Frank to FDIC's Bair: Don't assess banks

Special assessment for banks is the 'wrong way' to go, says the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.

Barney Frank eases back ... slightly

The House Financial Services chairman has decided to slow down what was shaping up to be a frenetic pace for moving financial reform legislation to the House floor.

U.K. government 'buys time on regulatory change'

Gordon Brown's administration may delay new financial services legislation.

Scientific American on the science of bubbles

Scientific American's piece that suggests the study of economic bubbles is a 'science' is absurd.

Richard Posner on consumer protection

In The New York Times, Judge Richard Posner ponders the the administration's regulatory reform plan asking: Why are we offering structural solutions when we don't fully know what really happened?

Wolf and the perversity of bank shareholders

Criticism continues to rain down on the president's regulatory reform proposals, but only Martin Wolf is bold enough to suggest a return to shareholder liability.

The underlying politics of regulatory reform

Washington ignoring the pleas of former Fed chief Paul Volcker is simply going through a charade of financial regulatory changes to satisfy the public.

The Times revives competitiveness debate

There are two broad realities that will erode the efficacy of any financial regulatory reform over time, no matter how well designed.

So whatever happened to Paul Volcker?

As the details pile up about financial industry regulatory reform, you do have to wonder what happened to Paul Volcker's call to return to the Glass-Steagall's divide.

Demand made for update on SEC's Madoff inquiry

Rep. Paul Kanjorski demands an update on the SEC's Madoff inquiry from Inspector General H. David Kotz, who has remained quiet since December.

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