Regulation
Jay Clayton Doesn’t Want To Start Smacking Insider Skulls, So Don’t Make Him
He’s this close to not having to give a s**t about any of this any more, you guys. Come on.
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Wall Street May Not Have Biden’s Ear, But Two Guys Who Hate It Do
Gary Gensler and Ted Kaufman are not the kind of people big finance want to see in positions of influence.
Ray Dalio Thinks Jack Ma Got What Was Coming To Him
If he’d just do what they want, he’d find China’s market regulators to be very reasonable and caring people.
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British Chancellor Closes Eyes, Wishes Real Hard That London Will Remain Relevant
Barring that, it welcomes your green finance dreams.
Stale Hedge Fund Holdings Reports Saved From SEC’s Senseless Scalpel
Getting rid of most 13Fs proves too unpopular even for someone with nothing to lose like Jay Clayton.
Warren Buffett Wants Trump To Lose, Just, Like, Not Before He Settles This Little Sanctions Violation Thing
It’s clock-striking-midnight dealmaking time at the Justice Department.
Literally No One Likes SEC Hedge Fund Secrecy Plan, Except The People Who Run The SEC
That’s a big, “Thanks, but no thanks” from the hedge funds on getting rid of most 13Fs.
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Jay Clayton Really Making Up For Three Years Of Procrastination
Gut shareholder democracy? Check. Put a crimp in whistleblowing? Check.
Banks’ Airtight Compliance Procedure Involves Laundering Money, Sending Report That Won’t Be Read, Collecting Fees, Laughing All The Way Back To Themselves
It doesn’t stop the money laundering, of course, but that’s not really the goal, is it?
Having Drained The Swamp, Mick Mulvaney Conscientiously Helps Fill It Back Up
Peace in Northern Ireland is apparently only a part-time job.
SEC Expresses Concern About Lack Of Transparency, Acts To Ensure it
It was a rule-shredding Wednesday on Zoom.
Hedge Funds Wonder If EU Might Like To Do Something About All The Front-Running Going On Under Its Watch
They know it’s unusual for the bloc to help hedgies, but come on.
EU Not Just Going To Take U.K.’s, Hedge Funds’ Word On Things
Also, they’d like those hedge funds to become mutual funds, if they’re being honest.
A**hole Bouncer May Have Kept You From Getting A Drink, But Can No Longer Keep You From Getting A Job At A Bank
Get caught lifting some pregnancy tests from a CVS when you were 18? Visit careers.jpmorgan.com today!
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America’s Regulatory Ranks Have No Room For Black People, But Plenty For Judy Shelton
Who says this country suffers from systemic racism?
Lending Discrimination Against Minorities Still *Technically* Illegal, But Not Something Banks Have To Sweat
Joseph Otting has made sure of that.
The Payday Lender Protection Bureau Completes Its Work
Which is good (for it, and for payday lenders), because it’s probably running out of time.
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Banks Still Very Much Expected To Harsh Hemp Growers’ Mellow
Just don’t, like, make too much work for the powers that be.
Have FINRA’s People, Members Earned A Right To Have An Opinion?
The self-regulator’s new chairperson would like to know.
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Regulators Unceremoniously Dump Volcker Rule Into Crude Ditch Next To Its Author
But not without delivering another, posthumous “F.U.” to the late former Fed chief.
Hedge Fund Lobby Readying Law To Ban Sell-Side Research
Not really, or at least not yet, but man would it be a windfall.