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Press Releases | September 3, 2020
The OCC’s Latest Assault on Consumer Protection Under State Law Should Be Abandoned
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 3, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Stephen W. Hall, Legal Director and Securities... Read More
Press Releases | September 2, 2020
The Department of Labor’s Hearing on its Financial Adviser Proposal Is a Sham Designed to Limit Public Criticism of a Deeply Flawed Rule
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Stephen W. Hall, Legal Director and Securities... Read More
Press Releases | August 28, 2020
The CFTC’s Misdirection on Electronic Trading Risks Leaves Derivatives Markets Vulnerable to Flash Crashes and Other Market Disruptions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 28, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Joseph Cisewski, Senior Derivatives Consultant and... Read More
Press Releases | August 27, 2020
SEC’s Approval of IEX’s D-Limit Order Type the Right Move for Investors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 27, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Lev Bagramian, Senior Securities Policy Advisor at... Read More
Press Releases | August 26, 2020
SEC Once Again Caters to Wall Street, Big Corporations with Approval of Changes to Regulation S-K and Accredited Investor Definition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Lev Bagramian, Senior Securities Policy Advisor at... Read More
Press Releases | August 13, 2020
Federal Reserve Must Stop Predatory, Wealth-Extraction Private Equity Firms from Getting Bailed out With Public Funds Meant for Main Street; Better Markets Joins Coalition to Urge Fed to Follow the Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 13, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C. – Dennis Kelleher, President and CEO of Better Markets, issued the... Read More
Press Releases | August 12, 2020
A Win for Investors: The Fourth Circuit Sides with Better Markets, Holding That Brokers Can Be Held Accountable in Arbitration for Violating Their Own Rulebook
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Stephen W. Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist... Read More
Press Releases | August 12, 2020
CFPB Should Be Protecting Consumers, Not Hiding Complaint Database Information from Them; Better Markets Joins Nearly 25 Other Groups to Urge the CFPB to Reinstate Easy Access
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C. – Better Markets has joined other public interest groups in urging... Read More
Press Releases | August 11, 2020
To Prevent Future Taxpayer Bailouts, Better Markets Joins with Prominent Public Interest Groups Seeking Information About the FHFA’s Proposed GSE Capital Framework
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Dennis M. Kelleher, President and Chief Executive... Read More
Press Releases | August 7, 2020
The Department of Labor’s Proposal Will Allow Predatory Financial Advisers to Continue Ripping Off Retirees and Those Saving for Retirement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 7, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Stephen W. Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist... Read More
Press Releases | August 4, 2020
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reaches New Low in Unleashing Predators on Poor People; CFPB Should Be Known as the Financial Predator Protection Bureau
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Contact:  Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Dennis M. Kelleher, President and Chief Executive... Read More
Press Releases | August 4, 2020
Letter to Chairman Jay Powell Opposing Fed Lobbying to Weaken the Capital Leverage Ratio, Endangering the Banking System and Making Bailouts More Likely
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Dennis M. Kelleher, President and Chief Executive Officer... Read More
Press Releases | July 29, 2020
Wall Street Again Shamelessly Using Pandemic as a Pretext to Get More Deregulation: Lowering Capital Leverage Ratio Endangers Banking System, Makes Bailouts Likely
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Dennis M. Kelleher, President and Chief Executive... Read More
Press Releases | July 24, 2020
Goldman Sachs’ 1MDB Settlement Today Leaves a Department of Justice Resolution, Which Must Include a Criminal Guilty Plea, $5+ Billion Fine, Independent Monitor: Malaysia Settlement Included Terms Better Markets Suggested
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 24, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Dennis M. Kelleher, President and Chief Executive Officer... Read More
Press Releases | July 23, 2020
The CFTC Recklessly Outsources the Protection of American Taxpayers to Foreign Regulators Who Have Repeatedly Failed to Protect Their Own Taxpayers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 23, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Dennis M. Kelleher, President and Chief Executive Officer... Read More
Press Releases | July 22, 2020
The CFTC’s Final Capital Rule for Swap Dealers May Give the Appearance of Progress Without Making the Derivatives Markets More Resilient
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com     Washington, D.C.  –  Joseph R. Cisewski, Senior Derivatives... Read More
Press Releases | July 22, 2020
SEC Sides with Powerful Corporations Against the Interest of Investors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  – Lev Bagramian, Senior Securities Policy Advisor for ... Read More
Press Releases | July 20, 2020
On 10th Anniversary of Dodd-Frank Act, Better Markets Releases Two Reports: One Report on the Dodd-Frank Act Under Presidents Obama and Trump, and One Report on President Obama’s Fight for Financial Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 20, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Better Markets will release two new reports on Tuesday,... Read More
Press Releases | July 16, 2020
Better Markets and Omidyar Network Team Up to Fight for Americans’ Economic Prosperity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 16, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C. – Dennis M. Kelleher, President and CEO of Better Markets, and Chris... Read More
Press Releases | July 9, 2020
Wall Street’s Too-Big-To-Fail Bailed-Out Banks and their Washington Lobbyists Shamelessly Push Bogus Story With Half-Truths When They Should Be Celebrating 10th Anniversary of Dodd-Frank Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 9, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com     Washington, D.C.  –  Dennis M. Kelleher, President and Chief... Read More

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