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Dodd-Frank


Financial Choice Act’s Shareholder Resolution Threshold May Squelch Activity

Financial Choice Act would require shareowners that want to file a resolution at a company’s annual meeting to hold 1% of a company’s shares for three years to do so. Categories: Standards, Ethics and Regulations

Future of the Global Economy? Experts at Investing Conference Say “Wait and See”

No one really knows at this point what impact President-elect Trump or the cabinet that he puts together will have on the global economy, capital markets, or financial industry.

Regulation in the United States: Too Much, Too Little, or Just Right?

CFA Institute survey results reveal that more than 50% of members who responded believe there is too much regulation in the US financial markets.

Changes in Financial Regulation in the Time of Trump: Financial Choice Act

Broad-based proposed legislation could bring wide-sweeping reforms to financial market regulation and undo Dodd–Frank and the DOL Fiduciary Rule.

SEC Fines Merrill Lynch $425M for Flouting Regulations, Putting Investors at Risk

Merrill Lynch disregards existing regulations and puts its customers at risk in the pursuit of short-term gains. SEC fines them $425 million.

Break up Big Banks or Tax Leverage: How Will Fed Officials Solve “Too Big to Fail”?

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari’s call to break up big banks has reopened a debate on whether the US has done enough to prevent another global financial crisis of the magnitude felt in 2008.

Labor Fiduciary Rule Proposal Safe … for Now

Despite attempts to gut, or at least delay, the Labor Department’s fiduciary rule, other priorities ultimately ruled the day for Congressional opponents.

Republican Hurt: Congress Could Use Funding Clout to Derail Fiduciary Rule Plan

In a wide-ranging interview on financial policy issues, US Rep. Robert Hurt (R–VA) discusses Dodd-Frank and the Labor Department’s controversial fiduciary rule proposal to raise investment advice standards for retirement accounts.

DC Policy Update: Asset Managers and Systemic Risk, Congress’ Financial Policy Agenda (Podcast)

Do asset managers pose a systemic risk? Can we expect bipartisan efforts on financial policy issues? Jim Allen, CFA, offers his analysis.

Cutting Through Politics: Why Financial Policy Advocacy Is So Important yet So Hard

It didn't take long after November's elections for the fireworks to reignite in Congress, especially in financial services matters.

Derivatives Counterparty Risk and Central Clearing: The Impact of Post-Crisis Reforms (Video)

How has the use of collateral to mitigate counterparty risk and central clearing helped to reshape the financial system post-crisis?

DC Policy Update: What to Expect after the Midterm Elections (Podcast)

Jim Allen, CFA, hones in on three financial policy issues and their likely future in Congress post-mid-term elections.

Dodd-Frank at a Crossroad: What’s Next for Bank Regulation? (Video)

Four years after Dodd-Frank, what's on the bank-regulatory horizon for shadow banking, resolution planning, securities regulations, and consumer protection rules?



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