Barney Frank
FHLBs: safe as houses?
Health of huge bank funder rests on home loans and money market funds
Bill to rein in CFTC's Sef proposals runs into trouble
The voice of reason?
Barney Frank: CFTC Sef rules 'excessive'
Congressman supports elements of a bill to clarify CFTC mandate on swap trading venues - but insists it should not weaken competition
House committee approves extension for Dodd-Frank rule-makings
Vote is unlikely to delay reform implementation
Review of 2010
Crisis? Oh, that crisis...
FDIC creates new units as US regulators expand for Dodd-Frank systemic oversight
US regulators are hiring more staff in preparation for Dodd-Frank changes
Dodd-Frank prop desk carve-out creates restructuring risks
Intellectual property and internal talent could get caught up in bank prop desk divorce
The swaps carve-out conundrum
Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Act will force swap dealers to hive off certain derivatives businesses into separate affiliates. But the legislation is fiendishly complicated, riddled with oversights and requires daring interpretative leaps, which has left…
Dodd-Frank Act signed but uncertainty remains
New legislation means more study and rule-makings needed, creating operational risks for banks
OTS pays the price of failure
The US Office of Thrift Supervision will be abolished under the Dodd-Frank Act, but is the agency being made a scapegoat for the financial crisis or will its dissolution help mitigate regulatory arbitrage and raise supervisory standards? Peter Madigan…
15 minutes with: Eraj Shirvani, Isda
Isda's chairman discusses some of the changes in the regulation of the over-the-counter derivatives market
Dodd-Frank: consumer protection regulator to increase retail op risk exposure
The planned Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could drive US focus on treating customers fairly for retail banking and credit products
CFTC rules increase credit risk
Proposed rules to limit leverage on margin FX trading accounts at retail forex brokers will have the unintended consequence of increasing counterparty risk, according to Josh Levy, managing director at Tactical Asset Management.
Passage of Dodd-Frank Act heralds start of rule-making process
Financial reform legislation passes in the US Senate, as focus turns to the complex issue of implementation
In-depth reports on US and EU regulation, Barclays Capital and Ucits hedge funds
Regulation from the US and EU will impact on hedge funds. Barclays Capital has plans to leverage its acquisition of Lehman’s North American prime brokerage business. Ucits hedge funds explained
US regulatory reform reaches tipping point
It's not quite over yet, but the text of the Dodd-Frank bill has been agreed and derivatives users have cause for both celebration and concern.
Are the CFTC, SEC and Fed equipped for their new powers?
Despite a last-minute hitch, the final text of ambitious financial regulatory reform legislation was agreed last month, which would hand supervisors sweeping new powers over financial institutions. But are regulators equipped for their new…
Dodd-Frank: forex swap clearing exemption at Treasury secretary’s discretion
Blanket forex exemption dropped from final bill; Treasury to determine issue
Dodd-Frank bill sparks end-user margin fears
Reform bill ambiguity means end-users might have to post margin even if they don't clear swaps.
$19 billion risk levy will fund US financial reform
Risk-based charge will cover cost of reform bill passed today
US regulatory reform legislation nears 2,000 pages as conference begins
Democrats and Republicans spar in the first meeting of the two-week process.