U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner criticized opponents of new financial industry regulations and said the first non-banks deemed systemically risky will be named this year.
- Jason M. Kueser
Geithner Says Dodd-Frank Opponents Add to Uncertainty in Financial Markets RT http://bloom.bg/wKYr7z system needs fundamental restructuring
New rules to deal with conflicts of interest in fixed income research are set to be proposed by US financial industry regulators, bringing regulation of bond market coverage more in line with equity analysis. The move comes nearly a decade after a
- Jason M. Kueser
President Barack Obama is expected to call on Congress in his State of the Union address Tuesday to pass legislation to toughen antifraud laws governing the
- Jason M. Kueser
U.S. regulators, responding to criticism of their Volcker rule proposal, told lawmakers they will refine plans for the ban on banks’ proprietary trading while resisting calls to scrap the measure and start over.
- Jason M. Kueser
Why is the RATE Coalition not first promoting fundamental tax reform, a tabula rasa approach, and only then talking of tax rate cuts?
- Jason M. Kueser
A corporate tax code for a different century RT @reuters @DavidCayJ http://reut.rs/zMeYx6 'weak evidence' re reduced rates, economic growth
Increasingly, brokerages are being stiffed by ex-reps who were given hefty loans as recruiting incentives. SIFMA wants Finra to write a tougher rule to help battle deadbeat brokers. So far, no dice.
- Jason M. Kueser