3 December 2012

Top Five Articles from November: The Fiscal Cliff, Another Lost Decade for Stocks, OTC Derivatives

Top posts from last month included an assessment of the impact of the fiscal cliff, an analysis of what the Shiller P/E for the S&P 500 augurs for US stocks, and an overview of how Dodd-Frank will affect OTC derivatives in foreign markets. Read more

Dodd-Frank Extraterritoriality: OTC Derivatives Reform in Asia, Europe, and Beyond

By Samuel Lum, CFA

Dodd-Frank Extraterritoriality: Changes for OTC Derivatives in Asia, Europe, and Beyond

Dodd-Frank includes provisions that could extend its reach extraterritorially to Asia, Europe, and beyond. Participants in the OTC derivatives market in these regions are assessing the potential cross-border compliance obligations. Read more

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25 April 2012

Update on Money Market Fund Reform: Standoff Continues, but Intervention Looms

By David Larrabee, CFA

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, chairman of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, left, talks with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Support within the SEC for money market fund reform remains uncertain, and the reforms could very well be doomed if they don’t win over a majority of the five commissioners. That is, unless the Financial Stability Oversight Council, a creation of the bureaucratic behemoth known as the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, steps in. Politics may soon dominate the debate. Read more

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Top Five Articles from November: The Fiscal Cliff, Another Lost Decade for Stocks, OTC Derivatives

Dodd-Frank Extraterritoriality: OTC Derivatives Reform in Asia, Europe, and Beyond

Update on Money Market Fund Reform: Standoff Continues, but Intervention Looms