by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Jun 21, 2012 | All, Change Overview and Rationale
In a piece published June 14, Peter J. Wallison, Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, argues against imposing any new regulation on shadow banking markets and firms without without convincing proof they need it. According to Wallison, the calls from regulators...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Jun 19, 2012 | All
The total value of the repo contracts outstanding on the books of the 62 institutions who participated in the latest survey was EUR 5,647 billion, compared with EUR 6,204 billion in December 2011. Using constant samples, it is estimated that the market con- tracted...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Jun 19, 2012 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
In their communiqué from June’s Los Cabos meeting, the G20 said that it expects member nations to finalize their OTC derivatives regulations in order to meet the the G20’s fast approaching deadline. The communiqué urges member nations to fast track their...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Jun 19, 2012 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
Per the fiscal year 2013 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill of the House Appropriations Committee, the SEC must perform an in-depth study on the effectiveness of the Commission’s long standing rules, as well as the more recent money...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Jun 19, 2012 | All, Procedural Changes
A study published this month (June 2012) by the Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC) Institute and conducted by Tapestry Networks takes a look at the decision-making process for proxy voting used by 19 North American asset management firms. In particular,...
