Republican Response to the Worst Financial Meltdown since the Great Depression: “What, There’s a Problem?”
For eight years, President Bush and his Republican allies looked the other way as Wall Street and…
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Markit And Creditex Announce Forthcoming Credit Event Auctions
Markit and Creditex will conduct Credit Event Auctions to facilitate settlement of credit derivative trades referencing the…
FSA Consults on Strengthening Firms’ Capital Standards
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today issued proposals aimed at ensuring the financial soundness of firms…
New Version 7.1 of Kamakura Risk Manager Released to Clients in 32 Countries
Kamakura Announces Dramatic Enhancements to Integrated Risk System Kamakura Corporation announced Wednesday that Kamakura Risk Manager Version…
BIS Quarterly Review, December 2009
The BIS Quarterly Review released today is divided into two parts. We begin with an overview of…
Frank Op-ED: “A Comprehensive Solution to Combustible Markets”
MANY MARKET and regulatory failures led to the collapse of the nation’s financial markets last year. That…
Dodd Supports Bernanke’s Confirmation
Calls for Improvements to the Federal Reserve Today Chris Dodd (D-CT), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee,…
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke Confirmation Hearing Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
Chairman Dodd, Senator Shelby, and members of the Committee, I thank you for the opportunity to appear…
Reval Testifies Before U.S. Senate on OTC Derivatives Reform
Reval, a global derivative risk management and hedge accounting solutions provider to over 375 publicly traded companies,…
House Passes Peterson-Frank Amendment to Strengthen Regulation of Over-the-Counter Derivatives
Today, the House of Representatives passed a key amendment to a financial regulatory reform bill that would…