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August 5, 2011
The Volcker Rule study by the Financial Stability Oversight Council required under the Dodd-Frank Act.
August 5, 2011
A Study by Deloitte on the how the Volcker Rule will affect bank's core operations.
August 5, 2011
Proposed rule
August 3, 2011
HuffPost's Shahien Nasirirpour has his typical outstanding article today on the deal Bank of America and Feds are reportedly negotiating. Most of the issues I already addressed in my previous post, but his article... Read More
August 3, 2011
There's lots of speculation about whether Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will resign now that the debt ceiling deal has been done. He's rumored to want to go back to New York due to fatigue and his family... Read More
August 3, 2011
Another article today about a big bank trying to settle lots of lawsuits and investigations arising from their criminal and/or fraudulent conduct in connection with selling and/or packaging mortgages during the boom and... Read More
August 2, 2011
Hubris has no limits, as we all saw to devastating affect in the Fall of 2008 and as has been on display repeatedly since then by many of those who brought on the financial meltdown. While many will think Jamie Dimon... Read More
August 2, 2011
Don't miss the Wall Street Journal article today: No Day In Court For Bank Clients. It's about banks requiring customers to use arbitration to resolve any disputes. No doubt this will be added to the tiny... Read More
August 2, 2011
Andrew Sorkin at the New York Times has an interesting column today entitled "Revolving Door at S.E.C. Is Hurdle to Crisis Cleanup." It's a good article describing how a current SEC lawyer formerly worked... Read More
August 2, 2011
The SEC updated it's projected schedule for upcoming rulemaking and it extends to the end of 2012 and beyond. Check it out:
Implementing Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act -- Upcoming... Read More
August 2, 2011
Source
August 2, 2011
For the first time in history, raising the debt ceiling to maintain the country's triple-A credit rating was used as political leverage. The "deal" that was stuck will almost certainly usher in an age of... Read More
August 1, 2011
Proposed rule
August 1, 2011
Proposed rule
July 27, 2011
Final rule
July 26, 2011
What’s the Rule? The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on July 26, 2011, published a final rule establishing a framework for derivatives clearing organizations (DCO) that it intends to clear a type of derivative.... Read More
July 26, 2011
Final rule
July 25, 2011
Final rule
July 22, 2011
WHAT'S THE RULE? Under Dodd-Frank, large traders are required to report position data for physical commodity swaps and futures directly to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The data will be used to implement... Read More