Financial Regulatory Forum

By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The Obama administration’s new proposal for tackling financial risk in the U.S. economy, unveiled just two days ago, came under attack on Thursday from all sides, with critics targeting its funding and scope.

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By Jonathan Spicer
CHICAGO, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. commodities regulator’s chief said he would work with lawmakers to toughen new derivatives rules recently approved by two congressional groups, signaling he wants more products run through exchanges and clearinghouses, and few companies exempted from clearing.
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By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – The watering down of U.S. financial regulation reform in Congress drew questions on Tuesday from consumer advocates wondering what will be left of the Obama administration’s plan once lawmakers are done.

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WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. futures regulator said on Friday that proposed legislation to reform rules for the over-the-counter derivatives market should cover a larger share of the $450 trillion market.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) – All financial firms have benefited from U.S. taxpayer support and must yield to efforts to tighten regulation to prevent a future crisis, White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers said on Friday.

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By Kevin Drawbaugh and Charles Abbott

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The Obama administration scored its first financial regulation reform victory in months on Thursday when a U.S. congressional committee approved new regulations for over-the-counter derivatives.

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WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – New rules for the largely unpoliced, $450-trillion over-the-counter derivatives market were approved by a key U.S. congressional committee on Thursday in a win for the Obama administration.

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