On the eve of the 4th anniversary of President Obama signing the historic financial reform law, Better Markets released a national poll of likely 2014 voters to gauge their opinion of Wall Street, big banks and what leaders in Washington, D.C. are doing to protect them from another financial crash: What …
NEW UPDATE: IMF & World Bank Spring Meetings, Upcoming Events
IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings: Upcoming Events Greetings! ¡Saludos! ?????! Salutations! !?????? Dear Hazel, New Rules for Global Finance invites you to attend the session “The Financial Stability Board: Views from Insiders and from Campaigners” at the upcoming IMF-World Bank 2013 Spring Meetings. More information about this event is below as well as …
New issue of newsletter on EU financial reform
Editorial: The failure of financial reforms through undemocratic means Just before the G-20 Summit on 3-4 November 2011 in Cannes, the global financial system was once again at a state of crisis. Serious and escalating problems are coming from the Eurozone and European banks that own bonds from heavily indebted …
Regulators Loosen Limits on Risk in Latest Drafts of Key Financial Reform Rules
by Marian Wang | @mariancw The regulatory agencies in charge of finalizing some of the most controversial rules mandated by the financial reform law are leaning toward making them looser and more favorable to banks and other traders. Read more…