Cracks In The Pipeline Part One: Restoring Efficiency To Wall Street And...
December 5, 2012 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/CracksInThePipeline-1_0.pdf Author: Wallace C. Turbeville This is the first article in the “Financial Pipeline Series,” which...
View ArticleWhen it Comes to Regulations, Will Americans Remain Engaged?
President Obama’s call for Americans to stay engaged has rightly been taken to refer to issues high on the public’s agenda, such as gun control and immigration reform. Essentially, the President is...
View ArticleCracks in the Pipeline Part Two: High Frequency Trading
March 8, 2013 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/HFT_CracksInThePipeline_Demos.pdf Author: Wallace C. Turbeville This is the second of a series of articles, entitled “The Financial...
View ArticleExamining Legislative Improvements to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act
March 14, 2013 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/Wally_Turbeville_House_Agriculture_Testimony_March_14_2013.pdf Author: Wallace C. Turbeville My name is Wallace Turbeville. I am a...
View ArticleTurning Off the Alarm System: JP Morgan Chase's Regulatory Dodge
Last night, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released a searing 300-page report on JP Morgan Chase’s London Whale episode. The bank lost at least $6.2 billion through trading credit...
View ArticleWhy Lobbyists Win. The Case of Dodd-Frank
Financial ReformImagine that you're trying to make an extremely complicated decision. You want to understand the facts and do the right thing. At one ear, you have someone -- perhaps a former colleague...
View ArticleDerivatives: Innovation In The Era of Financial Deregulation
June 13, 2013 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/Innovation%20in%20the%20Era%20of%20Financial%20Deregulation-%20Derivatives%20report.pdf Author: Wallace C. Turbeville This is the...
View ArticleThe Third Anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act: Taking Stock of Financial Reform
July 21, 2013 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/doddfrank_3yr_Demos.pdf Author: Wallace C. Turbeville Three years have passed since David (the American public) defeated Goliath...
View ArticleWhat's the Right Treatment for Trader Addiction in the Age of Bubbles?
Financial ReformOn Friday, Paul Krugman dealt with financial market price bubbles, focusing specifically on emerging markets. He takes on the issue of bubble creation as a result of aggressive Fed...
View ArticleThe Comedy and the Tragedy of Banking Under Dodd-Frank
The talk around Wall Street is that profits at the trading desks of the big banks are down and that regulations are to blame.There may be some truth to that, at least to the extent that transparency...
View ArticleDemos Urges Confirmation of Richard Cordray to Direct CFPB
October 6, 2011 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/Demos_Cordray_Letter_Oct_6%202011%20FN.pdf Author: Miles Rapoport"Until the Senate confirms a Director for this popular new...
View ArticleComments To The CFPB From Demos
August 12, 2011 Author: Amy TraubWe urge the CFPB to adopt a flexible, broad standard that can respond to changes in the marketplace. Advocacy Policymakers read more
View ArticleThe Rating Agencies and the Franken Amendment: Key Questions and Answers
June 1, 2010 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/RatingsAgencies_Franken_Q%26A_Demos.pdf Author: James Lardner"We've got to deal with the conflicts. If I hire S&P or Moody's to...
View ArticleFinancial Reform Roundup: Highlights of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...
August 15, 2010 Author: Heather C. McGhee Author: Caleb Gibson Today, the Senate votes to pass the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, sending the landmark legislation to...
View ArticleA LIBOR Scandal Primer
July 17, 2012 https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/WhatIsLIBOR_Demos.pdf Author: Wallace C. Turbeville What does the acronym, “LIBOR,” stand for? The “London Inter-bank Offered Rate.”...
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