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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

Greenberger: Derivatives Legislation Would Seriously Weaken Dodd-Frank [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/10/2013

May 10 (Bloomberg Law) -- Michael Greenberger, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that a new set of legislation making its way through the House of Representatives could...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- March 18‚ 2013

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 3/18/2013

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; and Upcoming Hearings. Leading the Past Week - It was another busy week on the Hill and in the Administration, but it may have...more

Ritholtz: Insurance Regulators Should Oversee Derivatives [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/14/2013

March 13 (Bloomberg Law) -- Barry Ritholtz, CEO at Fusion IQ, and Tangent Capital Partners' Bob Rice talk with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the current state of the derivatives market and a recent initiative by ISDA to...more

Ritholtz: 'Dot Com Bonus Envy' Stymies Wall St. Reform [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 12/5/2012

Dec. 5 (Bloomberg Law) -- The unregulated multi-trillion dollar derivatives market exceeds global GDP and poses a clear danger to the global economy, Chris Whalen, Senior Managing Director at Tangent Capital Partners, and...more

The Dodd-Frank Act: A New Era of Financial Regulation and the Implications for the Insurance Industry

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 8/3/2010

On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act) into Law. The passage of the Act ends the first, lengthy chapter of financial services reform that in many ways...more

Conference Committee Limits the SEC's Jurisdiction Over Certain Insurance Products

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/7/2010

The Conference Committee bill passed by the joint House-Senate conferees on June 25, 2010 (the “Conference Bill”), contained an amendment limiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) jurisdiction over certain...more