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Financial Reform Newsletter | December 18, 2018
Lael Brainard: A Powerful Voice at the Fed for Main Street and Financial Stability
This past year, Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard has stood up for critical financial and consumer protections, including... Read More
Financial Reform Newsletter | December 7, 2018
Financial Reform Newsletter: Dec 6 2018
Senate Republicans Confirm Trump’s Grossly Unqualified, Anti-Consumer Nominee to be the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Contrary to everything he said to... Read More
Press Releases | December 6, 2018
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
Contact: Nick Jacobs, 202-618-6430 or njacobs@bettermarkets.com
GROSSLY UNQUALIFIED, ANTI-CONSUMER NEW CFPB DIRECTOR KRANINGER CONFIRMED TO CONTINUE TRUMP’S... Read More
Editorials & Columns | December 3, 2018
By Stephen Hall (this op-ed first appeared in Law360 on November 30, 2018)
Consider the following scenario: An investment banker circulates multiple emails to investors knowing that they contain three outright... Read More
Financial Reform Newsletter | November 21, 2018
Financial Reform Newsletter
November 22, 2018
SEC Proposing Rules That Will Lead to More AIG/CDS Gambling, Blowups & Bailouts
AIG had a very lucrative business before the 2008 crash of gambling with... Read More
Press Releases | November 15, 2018
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Thursday, November 15, 2018
Contact: Nick Jacobs, 202-618-6430 or njacobs@bettermarkets.com
BETTER MARKETS WELCOMES MICHELLE BOWMAN TO THE CRUCIAL COMMUNITY BANK SEAT ON FEDERAL RESERVE... Read More
Press Releases | November 14, 2018
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Contact: Nick Jacobs, 202-618-6430 or njacobs@bettermarkets.com
THE ACID TEST FOR THE SEC’S MISSION CRITICAL CAT TOOL IS TOMORROW
SEC MUST HOLD... Read More
Financial Reform Newsletter | November 9, 2018
CFTC Follows Better Markets On Not Deregulating Dangerous Derivatives
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) finalized an $8 billion de minimis swaps trading exception threshold rule that did not include several... Read More
Press Releases | November 5, 2018
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Monday, November 5, 2018
Contact: Nick Jacobs, 202-618-6430 or njacobs@bettermarkets.com
THE CFTC’S SWAP EXECUTION FACILITIES (SEF) PROPOSAL RISKS RETURNING TO THE UNREGULATED... Read More
Press Releases | October 31, 2018
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Contact: Nick Jacobs, 202-618-6430 or njacobs@bettermarkets.com
Fed S. 2155 Proposals Are Unjustified and Unwise
Washington, D.C. – Better Markets... Read More
Financial Reform Newsletter | October 22, 2018
NEWSLETTER: Oct. 22nd, 2018
FSOC Hangs Up The Out Of Business Sign
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is the only entity in the entire US government that has the critically important duty, authority and... Read More
Press Releases | October 18, 2018
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Thursday, October 18, 2018
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WHAT HAS THE SEC LEARNED FROM ITS INVESTOR TESTING AND WHY WASN’T IT... Read More
Press Releases | October 18, 2018
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Thursday, October 18, 2018
Contact: Nick Jacobs, 202-618-6430 or njacobs@bettermarkets.com
Regulators Should Not Repeat The Mistakes Of The Past By Unleashing Wall Street’s Biggest... Read More
Press Releases | October 17, 2018
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Contact: Nick Jacobs, 202-618-6430 or njacobs@bettermarkets.com
Washington, D.C. – Following the de-designation by the Financial Stability Oversight... Read More
Financial Reform Newsletter | October 12, 2018
NEWSLETTER: Oct. 10th 2018
The SEC Needs to End Its Self-Inflicted Blindness and Implement CAT ASAP
The Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) would revolutionize the SEC’s capabilities to protect investors,... Read More
Financial Reform Newsletter | October 5, 2018
NEWSLETTER: Oct. 5th 2018
The SEC Fails Again by not Meaningfully Punishing Tesla or Musk
The SEC’s light-touch to no-touch enforcement just created another way for big shot CEOs to get away with breaking the... Read More
Press Releases | October 4, 2018
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Thursday, October 4, 2018
Contact: Nick Jacobs, 202-618-6430 or njacobs@bettermarkets.com
Statement on Sen. Sanders’ Bill to Break Up Too-big-to-fail Banks
Washington, D.C... Read More
Press Releases | October 1, 2018
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Monday, October 1, 2018
Contact: Nick Jacobs, 202-618-6430 or njacobs@bettermarkets.com
Washington, D.C. – Following the settlement between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Securities and... Read More
Press Releases | September 27, 2018
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September 27, 2018
Contact: Nick Jacobs, 202-618-6430 or njacobs@bettermarkets.com
Washington, D.C. – Better Markets today announced the addition of two new additions to Better... Read More
Financial Reform Newsletter | September 21, 2018
FINANCIAL REFORM NEWSLETTER: Sept. 20, 2018
Goldman Sachs Failed 10 Years Ago Today
Email Shows Goldman Admitted It Was "Toast", Only Survived Due to Government Bailouts
While many are remembering the 10th... Read More