Regulation
SEC Would Not Bold As To Just Outright Kill Payment For Order Flow
It’s just going to smother it with regulations.
Safest Investment In The World To Get Safer To Trade
Gary Gensler’s got some new unpleasant plans for his hedge fund nemeses.
Top Bank Regulator Promises More Stress, Less Merging
Michael Barr’s also gonna have a real close look at those living wills.
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WhatsApp Is Free… Until It Isn’t
Failing to keep track of the untrackable is proving very expensive for banks.
Goldman Sachs Still Figuring This Whole ‘Credit Card’ Thing Out
And the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau insists on helping.
A Crypto Law Across The Pond Could Make Splashes On Your Portfolio
'If it's shaky, push it over!' - Rick Roderick on Nietzsche, and maybe Dogecoin?
Maybe Hong Kong Doesn’t Want To Be A Global Financial Center Anymore
On top of its strict COVID quarantine rules, the city is planning a block-trading crackdown.
Janet Yellen To Finally Get Name On Rapidly Depreciating Currency
Nothing like runaway inflation to take the joy out of seeing your signature on the greenback.
Credit Suisse Makes Human Sacrifice To Appease Gary Gensler
Perhaps now the regulatory gods will show the bank favor for once.
SEC Probing Whether Goldman Managed To Violate Its Impossibly Easy ESG Standards
Your funds don’t actually have to help save the world, but they do have to live up to their marketing materials.
Instead Of Banning Payment For Order Flow, SEC Will Just Change Everything About Trading So As To Make It Impossible
Gary Gensler’s putting some teeth into best execution.
Republicans Believe In Shareholder Democracy About As Much As Actual Democracy
Which is to say, as long as it aligns with their own interests.
Labor Department To Reiterate Its Feelings About Bitcoin In 401(k)s To Fidelity, Presumably Speaking Slowly And Deliberately As If To A Child
You know, just to make sure the brokerage giant really hears it this time.
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Miami Bitcoin Faithful Feeling Better Than Miami Crypto Investors
No news is good news and oh look here’s Mark Zuckerberg again to ruin everything.
Gary Gensler Comes Not To Mourn SPACs But To Bury Them
The SEC comes for the ailing sector with a coup-de-grace.
Maybe Serving As Payment Agent For Sovereign Debt Is Another Business Citi Should Get Out Of
At least when it comes to rogue states and uniquely recalcitrant debtors.
SEC Making Some Seriously Ominous Noises About Auditor Independence
If the Big Four didn’t like giving up their Russian affiliates, imagine how they’ll feel about having to give up the consulting businesses.
President Biden Direct Regulators To Really Seriously Think About This Bit-Thingies
Grandpa Joe’s not quite sure what to do with these newfangled doohickies. But hedge funds are.
Carl Icahn Sure Does Miss The Days When Presidents, SEC Chairs Were More Inclined To Listen To Carl Icahn
Unsurprisingly, Gary Gensler’s idea of sensible securities regulation does not align with Uncle Carl’s.
