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Better Markets Comment Letters | September 30, 2020
Better Markets Issues Comment on the Financial Stability Board's Too Big To Fail Consulting Report
In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, U.S. and international regulators undertook a massive effort to overhaul the regulation of the international financial system.  In the banking realm, they established... Read More
Financial Reform Newsletter | September 30, 2020
Better Markets Fights to Stop the Wall Street Crime Spree, Releases Two Reports on JPMorgan Chase’s and Goldman Sachs’ 20 Years of Criminal and Illegal Activity
As Americans see unfair treatment by the justice system across the country, Wall Street’s biggest firms continue to benefit from a double standard: when they break the law, they get sweetheart deals as Better... Read More
Press Releases | September 29, 2020
Statement on JPMorgan Settlement: Coming on Top of Two Recent Criminal Cases and 20 Years of Repeated Illegal Conduct, the DOJ Must Charge JPMorgan Chase, its Executives for Latest Criminal Activity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 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
Blog post | September 25, 2020
The CFTC’s Regulatory Framework Must Keep Pace with the Evolution of the Derivatives Markets
Joseph Cisewski, Senior Derivatives Consultant and Special Counsel at Better Markets, discusses the need for the CFTC to pass meaningful regulation that addresses electronic trading risks. In the 1983 comedy Trading Places... Read More
Press Releases | September 23, 2020
SEC’s Actions on Whistleblower Program are Contrary to Congress’s Express Intent and Will Make Successful Program Investor- and Whistleblower-Unfriendly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 23, 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 | September 23, 2020
SEC Once Again Approves Rule that Caters to Corporations and their Lobbyists but Ignores the Rights of Shareholders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Contact:  Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Lev Bagramian, Senior Securities Policy... Read More
Better Markets in the News | September 21, 2020
Op Ed: Save Main Street Now—Create Dept. of Economic Security
Better Markets' President and CEO Dennis Kelleher recently made the case for a new Department of Economic Security responsible for securing the financial stability of American workers, expanding opportunity and... Read More
Dodd-Frank | September 21, 2020
Transcript: Webinar on President Trump's Deregulation of Wall Street Making Catastrophe More Likely
Webinar: President Trump’s Deregulation of Wall Street Making Catastrophe More Likely Featuring Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) with Introduction by Better Markets' Dennis Kelleher Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, 2:30-3:30 p.m... Read More
News | September 20, 2020
Special Report Newsletter: “Sen. Brown Event/Stopping Trump’s Dangerous Deregulation”
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, recently joined Better Markets’ President and CEO Dennis Kelleher for an insightful discussion on the... Read More
Press Releases | September 17, 2020
Better Markets Commends the CFTC’s Bipartisan Final Rule Increasing Transparency in the Swaps Markets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 17, 2020 Contact:  Pamela Russell at prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Joseph R. Cisewski, Senior Derivatives Consultant and Special... Read More
Press Releases | September 15, 2020
Sen. Brown Says Financial System Should be a Public Good; Better Markets’ Kelleher Identifies Top Priorities to Avoid Another Crash During Webinar on State of Financial Reforms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), ranking member of the U.... Read More
Reports | September 15, 2020
Better Markets Releases "Road to Recovery" Report on Protecting Main Street from Dangerous Deregulation
On Sept. 15, 2020, Better Markets released “Protecting Main Street from President Trump’s Dangerous Deregulation.” The report was released in conjunction with a Better Markets’ webinar during... Read More
Press Releases | September 14, 2020
Supreme Court Should Hold Private Equity Funds Accountable When They Try to Walk Away from Workers’ Underfunded Pension Plans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 14, 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 8, 2020
DOJ Must Consider Goldman Sachs’ Two-Decade-Long RAP Sheet of Repeated Illegal Conduct When Punishing the Unrepentant, Recidivist Bank for Enabling 1MDB’s Global Crime Spree
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 8, 2020 Contact: Pamela Russell at 202-618-6433 or prussell@bettermarkets.com   Washington, D.C.  –  Dennis M. Kelleher, President and Chief Executive... Read More
Blog post | September 4, 2020
SEC Continues its Pro-Wall Street and Pro-Corporate Streak with New Changes
The SEC recently approved two rules friendly to corporations and Wall Street. Better Markets’ Lev Bagramian gives an insider’s perspective of the changes and their possible negative implications for Main Street... Read More
Better Markets Comment Letters | September 3, 2020
Better Markets Issues Comment Letter on the OCC's True Lender Proposal
On Sept. 3, 2020, Better Markets filed a comment letter on a proposed rule from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) that would define when a bank can be considered the “true lender” in a loan... Read More
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
Better Markets Comment Letters | September 1, 2020
Better Markets Issues Comment Letter on The FHFA's Proposed Capital Framework for GSEs
On Aug. 31, 2020, Better Markets filed a comment letter with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) regarding its proposed capital framework for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—also known as Government Sponsored... 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

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