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June 30

Financial Overhaul Wins Final Approval in House New York Times
BNP's Fridson Says Economic Outlook Creating Uncertainty: Video Bloomberg
Hedge funds hope ‘Volcker rule’ will clip banks’ wings Financial Times
The Financial Reform Bill: A Very Limited Step Forward New Deal 2.0
Gregg Calls Finance Bill Funding Plan a `Total Fraud': Video Bloomberg
Bachus Statement on Dodd-Frank Accounting Gimmick to Use TARP Funds House Ranking Member Spencer Bachus
Financial-Rules Redo Passes Major Hurdle Wall Street Journal
Volcker Said to Be Disappointed With Final Version of His Rule Bloomberg
What Can Brown Do For Banks? The American Prospect
One Down, One To Go: House Passes Historic Wall Street Reform Bill Talking Point Memo
Battling the Banksters The Nation
Dodd-Frank Act Conference Report Finalized by Financial Regulatory Reform Conference Committee Goodwin Proctor
New Opt-In Rules for Overdraft Services: What Retailers Should Expect Perkins Coie
Wall Street Reform: Derivatives Trading Americans for Financial Reform

June 29

Reconciliation: A Summary Scorecard on Regulatory Reform (Part I) Morrison & Foerster LLP
U.S. Negotiators Agree to End TARP to Pay for Financial Bill Bloomberg
Financial Regulatory Committee Conference to Reconvene Time's Swampland
Democrats May Cut $19 Billion Bank Fee From Bill Bloomberg
Video: Brown to Oppose Financial Bill Over $19 Billion Bank Fee Bloomberg
Democrats Re-Open FinReg Conference Committee Fire Dog Lake
Democrats to Tackle Bank Fee to Win Votes Wall Street Journal
Banks Assess Financial Hit Wall Street Journal
Volcker Rule May Give Goldman, Citigroup Until 2022 to Comply Bloomberg
Lawmakers Vow to Fix Financial Reform Bill’s Swap Trading Error Bloomberg
Preparing for Financial Reform: Derivatives Ropes and Gray
Reform Bill Is No Quick Fix The Bond Buyer
Time to shut down the US Federal Reserve? The Telegraph
How N.Y. Dems united on Wall St. bill Politico
Tough reforms, but not tough enough Washington Post
Derivatives group sees $1 trillion regulatory impact Marketwatch
Incite: Why a fiduciary study is meaningless Investment News
Morning Bell: The Dodd-Frank Assault on Economic Recovery The Heritage Foundation
House, Senate Conferees Reach Agreement on Financial Reform Legislation Foley & Lardner
Financial reform lacks specifics on systemic risk, expert says International Business Times

June 28

Triumph of the Regulators Wall Street Journal
Bank watchdogs must stop fending off reform Financial Times
The Need for Financial Reform as a Pre-requisite in the Recovery Process Jesse's Cafe Americain
Wall Street Opposes Wall Street Reform Huffington Post
Why Are There So Many Studies In the Financial Reform Bill? The American Prospect
SIFMA's summary of the conference agreements Securities Industry Financial Markets Association
FBR's Mills Says Financial Rules Overhaul Bill Will Pass: Video Bloomberg
At Summit, Banks Avoid New Global Regulations New York Times
Moody's Says Bill Won't Spur Fast Ratings Changes AP
Congressional Leadership and White House Comment on Dodd-Frank Conference Bank Digest
Dodd-Frank Act Creates Financial Crisis Assessment Regime to Comply with PAYGO Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
Franken Amendment on Random Assignment of Credit Ratings May Yet Be Implemented Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
Dodd-Frank Act Title XVI (f) (2): Hedge Fund Tax FT Alphaville
In Passing, Byrd Leaves Dems One Vote Shy Of Wall Street Reform Talking Points Memo
Mortgages Face New Rules Wall Street Journal
What the Financial Reform Bill Will Do Americans for Financial Reform
Wall St bill passage seen despite Byrd death Reuters
NYU's White Says Financial Rules Bill May Not Pass: Video Bloomberg
Dodd-Frank bill raises fresh questions for derivatives end-users Risk.net
Compromise on Lincoln Swaps Desk Bill Seals Regulatory Reform Deal Reuters
RBC's Taft says fiduciary rules should bend Reuters
Citigroup: Financial bill will make largest banks bigger Bloomberg
Consumers Win With New Financial Reform Bill The Atlantic
Feingold will vote 'no' on Wall Street bill The Hill

June 27

A ten page summary of the Dodd-Frank reform act House Financial Services Committee
The full text of the Dodd-Frank act House Financial Services Committee
Final text of Wall Street reform bill is posted by U.S. Congress Reuters
Senate-House Conference Agrees on Final Volcker Rule Harvard Law School Forum
Indexed annuities: Insurers yea, advisers nay Investment News
Congress passes fiduciary ball to SEC Investment News
Senator's concern may complicate Wall Street bill vote Reuters
From CNBC Business Journalist to Critic of Bankers on MSNBC New York Times
After the crash Washington Post

June 26

What's in the bill? Wall Street Journal
Obama calls for bank tax as next step in reform Reuters
G20 gives banks a break on new capital rules Reuters
On Finance Reform Bill, Lobbying Shifts to Regulations New York Times
The BP Oil Spill’s Lessons for Regulation: Kenneth Rogoff Project Syndicate
Watered-Down Volcker Rule Survives Final Financial Reform Bill Negotiations Compliance Avenue
Biggest Banks Dodge Some Bullets at the End Wall Street Journal
Obama asks Congress to take financial reform over the 'finish line' The Hill
Regulation Takes Its Rightful Place, Second Place The Fourteenth Banker
Gretchen Morgenson: Strong Enough for Tough Stains? New York Times
Banks Likely to Offset Impact of New Law, Analysts Say New York Times
New Rules May Affect Every Corner of JPMorgan New York Times
This is the way the world works when we have extremely large banks A New Way Forward
Alan Grayson on Fin Reg Bill: Does Some Good Things But Does Not Address 'Too Big to Fail' Ed Schultz Show

June 25

Frank Says Financial Rules Bill `Tougher' Than He Hoped: Video Bloomberg
$19 billion risk levy will fund US financial reform Risk Magazine
Overhaul of Financial Regulation on Path to Obama’s Desk Bloomberg
Financial Regulation New York Times
Bartlett Sees Some `Challenges' in Bank Overhaul Bill: Video Bloomberg
Winters Discusses Agreement on Financial-Rules Bill: Video Bloomberg
Bair Says Bill Will End 'Too Big to Fail' Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Reform: A Summary of What's In the Bill CBS News
Regulatory revamp should help bank bonds, investors say Marketwatch
“Disappointing and Inspiring”: Warren, Johnson, Black and More React to FinReg New Deal 2.0
SIFMA's Taft on Financial Regulation Reuters
SIFMA Statement on Conclusion of House-Senate Conference on Financial Regulatory Reform SIFMA
Bank Ownership Cap on Clearing, Execution Firms Dropped in Bill Bloomberg
FinReg Passes Conference: Details on Volcker Rule, Section 716 Provisions Fire Dog Lake
Blanche Lincoln’s last stand Politico
House-Senate Conference Reports Out Historic and Sweeping Overhaul CCH Derivatives Regulation Law Reporter
New ratings regulations may disrupt credit-Moody's Reuters
Banks ‘Dodged a Bullet’ as Congress Dilutes Rules Bloomberg
Big banks escape toughest limits in new regulation bill McClatchy
Graphic: Reinventing financial regulation Washington Post
Big Banks Lose, Fed Wins in New Bill Wall Street Journal
Financial Reform Bill Passes: Banks Keep Derivatives Units Huffington Post
Era of an opaque swaps market ends Financial Times
Derivatives blow for Wall Street banks under historic US reforms The Guardian
Facing Criticism Amid Gains For Wall Street, Dems Strengthen Some Investor Protections Huffington Post
Eugene Robinson and MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan join Morning Joe to discuss financial reform Morning Joe, MSNBC
Even with new rules, life goes on for Wall Street Reuters
The Dodd-Frank bank reform bill: A deeply flawed success Salon
#FinReg: Congress Reaches Deal on Financial Bill; Lincoln Declares Victory on Derivatives Blake's Think Tank
Dick Bove Says `You Should Be Buying Bank Stocks Today': Video Bloomberg
Gardner Says Bank Rules Not as Restrictive as Feared: Video Bloomberg
Myrow Says Banks Dented, Not Broken, by Rules Overhaul: Video Bloomberg
Advisers on reform bill: Some good, a lot bad Investment News
What the financial-reform bill means for financial advisers Investment News
4 Things Financial Reform Won't Do For You US News and World Report
Analysis: Financial reform to give Obama limited lift at G20 Reuters
In Deal, New Authority Over Wall Street New York Times
Obama hails sweeping revamp of financial regulation McClatchy
Obama takes new financial reform package to economic summitsThe Hill
G-20 Expected to Weaken Bank Reserve Demands MoneyNews.com

June 24

Wall Street Reform: Amendments to the Conference Base Text Senate Banking Committee
House - Senate Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Conference House Financial Services Committee
House offer on Title VII (derivatives) House Financial Services Committee
The New Regulator on the Block - The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Morgan Lewis
Underwater and the Strategic Default PR Campaign, 3: What we got when we didn’t get cramdown. New Deal 2.0
Underwater and the Strategic Default PR Campaign, 2: FHA and the problem of a definition. New Deal 2.0
Underwater and the Strategic Default PR Campaign, 1: Fannie and a 7-year penalty. New Deal 2.0
Bread and Derivatives New Deal 2.0
Frank: Bill Could Include New Assessment On Banks Wall Street Journal
Bank capital, broker standards raised in Wall Street Reuters
Preparing for Financial Reform: Derivatives Ropes and Gray
Democrats Face Split on Derivatives Rules Wall Street Journal
Rep. McMahon to Vote ‘No’ If Derivatives Plan Isn’t Altered Wall Street Journal
The Derivatives Endgame New York Times
Derivatives amendment prompts outcry on competition Reuters
Reed Sees `Remarkable Progress' on Regulatory Rules: Video Bloomberg
Democrats pressure Lincoln to change derivatives plan in reform measure Washington Post
US inches closer to financial reform Financial Times
Senators Offer Plan to Strengthen Volcker Rule Bloomberg
Lawmakers Tackle Volcker, Swaps Rules as Final Bill Emerges Bloomberg
Lawmakers Agree on New Bank Capital Levels Wall Street Journal
Negotiators Ease Finance Rules Wall Street Journal
N.Y. Democrats: No Deal Yet on Derivatives Wall Street Journal
Volcker and Derivatives Wall Street Journal
Democrats, Republicans Spar Over Fannie, Freddie Costs Wall Street Journal
A Missed Opportunity on Financial Reform Wall Street Journal
U.S. Financial Overhaul Fails to Protect Investors, Levitt Says Bloomberg
Dem-Sponsored Loophole In Financial Reform Bill Could Hurt Seniors Huffington Post
House’s Final Proposal on Fiduciary Duty Accepted Registered Rep
Barney Frank Secures Win For Investors, Beats Back Senate Huffington Post
Bang or whimper? The Economist
5 Goals in Decisive Day for Financial Regulation The Atlantic
Wall Street Reform Bill Goes Into Final, Frantic Hours Reuters
Elliott Says `Good Outweighs Bad' in Banking Overhaul: Video Bloomberg
Gardner Says Bank Bill Becoming Wall Street Punishment: Video Bloomberg
Treasury, Dodd Sell Out To Wall Street Forbes

June 23

Wall Street Reform: Amendments to the Conference Base Text Senate Banking Committee
House - Senate Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Conference House Financial Services Committee
House offer on Title VII (derivatives) House Financial Services Committee
Overdraft, Financial Access and Consumer’s Experiences New Deal 2.0
AFR Outlines Growing Evidence of Public Demand for Wall Street Reform American for Financial Reform
Options Clearinghouse Wants Access to Fed’s Discount Window Bloomberg
Lawmakers at Impasse on Trading New York Times
Frank Sees Lincoln's Swaps Measure's `Essence' in Bill: Video Bloomberg
Final Derivatives Showdown Thursday: Read The House Offer Huffington Post
The Bank Lobby Gets Desperate on Derivatives Huffington Post
A Last-Minute Wall Street Sell-Out By New Dems? Alternet
Blanche Lincoln holds ground as Democrats seek deal Politico
House Derivatives Proposal Seen Cementing Futures Market Rules Dow Jones Newswires
Using derivatives to protect consumers The Hill
S&P Rejects Muni-Bond Rating Postings Without Payment Bloomberg
House and Senate agree on leverage limits Marketwatch
Wall Street-Friendly Democrat Undercuts Financial Reform, Attacks Average Investors Huffington Post
Senate compromise on fiduciary duty draws cheers, jeers Investment News
Volcker Rule Under Attack as Lawmakers Seek Hedge Fund Loophole Bloomberg
House-Senate Conference Agrees to Amendment Facilitating US Covered Bonds Market Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
DeLauro, Speier, Stupak Assemble Pro-Reform Letter As FinReg Reaches Critical Stage Fire Dog Lake
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Least Affected By Swaps Proposal Bloomberg
Lincoln Intervenes for Arkansas Bank Wall Street Journal
Senate compromise on fiduciary duty draws cheers, jeers Investment News
Conferees Focus on Consumer Financial Protection Agency CCH Federal Banking Law
Senate conferees approve Harkin amendment on equity-indexed annuities Investment News
Financial Reform, Speed and the Bandwidth Problem The American Prospect
Democrats court Republican votes on Wall Street reform The Hill
Conference Committee Continues Week Two of Negotiations on Financial Regulatory Reform Alston & Bird
Josh Rosner On The Financial Reform Effort And Double Dip for US Economy in 2011 Credit Writedowns
Wall St. vote's a nail-biter in Senate Politico
Financial lobbyist irony alert Politico
Updates on the Financial Reform Effort Rortybomb
Video: Townsend Says Bank Bill Will Hurt U.S. Competitiveness Bloomberg
Full Speed Ahead Blank Rome

June 22

The Wall Street Reform Bill: Tuesday, June 22nd Conference Update House Financial Services Committee
Frank Announces House Offer on Prudential Regulation House Financial Services Committee
Conference Committee Continues Deliberations on Financial Reform Securities Law Prof Blog
Factbox: Major financial regulation reform proposals Reuters
Gensler Comments on Status of Wall Street Reform Bill CFTC
House-Senate panel votes on authority of consumer bureau Marketwatch
Frank Agrees To Give Fed Consumer Finance Bureau Euromoney Institutional Investor
Lawmakers agree to broad terms for consumer protection agency McClatchy
Senators Agree to Exempt Auto Dealers in Finance Bill Bloomberg
Deal nears on auto dealers exemption The Hill
Auto Dealers Beat Obama, Win Exemption From Consumer Protection Agency Huffington Post
Texas's Crawford Wants Legislation to Regulate Broker Dealers: Video Bloomberg
House and Senate Conferees Reaching Consensus on Corporate Governance Provisions Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
Wall Street bill tests Scott Brown’s clout The Hill
U.S. House Negotiators Debate Risk Retention Plan for Mortgages Bloomberg
Scramble to Finish Bank Rules This Week Wall Street Journal
Congress Sprints for Wall Street Reform Finish Line Reuters
Nason Sees `Some Good Progress' on Regulatory Overhaul: Video Bloomberg
Insurance Industry Poised To Tear Loophole In Wall Street Reform Huffington Post
US Hill Reg Reform Panel Sets Thurs For OTC Derivatives Talks iMarket News, June 22, 2010
US House and Senate near interchange deal Finextra
Congress Sprints for Wall Street Reform Finish CNBC.com

June 21

House Offer on Consumer Protection, Risk Retention, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending House Financial Services Comm
The Wall Street Reform Bill: Conference Update House Financial Services Committee
HOUSE/SENATE CONFERENCE H.R. 4173/S. 3217, WALL STREET REFORM LEGISLATION Senate Banking Committee
Public Isn't Buying Wall Street Reform: AP Poll AP
Financial Overhaul Bill: What’s on the Agenda? Wall Street Journal
Not So Fast Blank Rome
Banks Must Keep Stake in Safest Loans in House Plan Bloomberg
Shelby Criticizes Democrats’ Opposition to Capital Standards Amendment Bank Digest
Banking Lobbyists Make a Run at Reform Measures New York Times
Another View: Don’t Gut Proxy Access New York Times
Adviser groups opposed to exempting index annuities from SEC oversight Investment News
Dead On Arrival: Financial Reform Fails The Baseline Scenerio
U.S. House agrees to put consumer watchdog in Fed Reuters
Conferees Set to Debate Consumer Protections Blank Rome
Consumer Watchdog Fight Leads Wall Street Reform Talks Reuters
House’s Frank Agrees to Put New Consumer Finance Bureau at Fed Bloomberg
Wall Street 'bewilderment machine' still cranking out products Bloomberg
Financial Reform Graph of the Day. The American Prospect
The Case for Regulation, 2: Overdraft, Consumer Banking Rortybomb
Lawmakers to tackle toughest issues remaining on Wall St. The Hill
Business Rallies to Shape Finance Endgame Wall Street Journal
Will Regulatory Turmoil Be the Death of IT Innovation? Bank Systems & Technology
Banks Have Billions at Stake as Rulemaking Heads to Agencies Bloomberg
Senate Conferees Defend Payment, Clearance and Settlement Provisions Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
Wall St. Reform Singes Not Burns Politico
Financial reform gives insurance a free ride Reuters
Global restrictions on banking and bonuses – where’s it’s punitive, where it isn’t eFinancial Careers
Congress Puts Finishing Touches on Financial Reform Time
Swipe Fee Deal: Merchants Beat Wall Street Huffington Post
Congress on the verge of passing major new interchange fee reform The Hill
Merchants Win Debit-Card Fee Battle Wall Street Journal
House, Senate Forge Tentative Debit Card Deal AP
Auto exemption decision now lies in Senate hands The Hill

June 20

Banking Lobbyists Make a Run at Reform Measures New York Times

June 19

Further Discussion of the Senate Comprehensive Financial Reform Bill Harvard Law School Forum
A Testy Slog as Finance Bill Nears Completion Wall Street Journal
Congress Defends the Big Guys New York Times

June 18

House-Senate Conference Committee Continues Negotiations on Financial Regulatory Reform Alston & Bird
A Win for Transparency in Financial Reform Project on Government Oversight Blog
First Intermission Blank Rome
Who Are the FinReg Villains? Fire Dog Lake
Wall Street Reform Backers Seek Feingold's Support Talking Points Memo
Fed Emerging Intact From Challenge to Its Power Wall Street Journal
Audit The Fed Update -- Ron Paul Responds To House, Senate Compromise (WATCH) The Daily Bail
Senate Financial Reform Conferees Block N.Y. FR Bank Proposal CCH Federal Banking Law Reporter
Lawmakers Expand Fed Disclosure, Drop New York Fed Chief Plan Bloomberg
Bernanke Comments on Financial Reform Bank Digest
Treasury to Gain Expanded Powers in U.S. Financial Overhaul Bloomberg
Citigroup Looking Past Volcker May Seek $3 Billion for Funds Bloomberg
Wall Street Reform Could Cost Goldman Sachs BILLIONS Huffington Post
New Dem Coalition Seeks Removal of Ban on Bank Derivatives Trading Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
Why Wall Street's generous to New Democrats in House McClatchy
Banks granted another year over derivatives Financial Times
Righting Ratings the Wrong Way Wall Street Journal
Legal liability for rating agencies FT.com Money-Supply
Finance regulators will be given wide discretion — is that wise? McClatchy
Too many regulators, not enough consolidation Financial Times
Bair Says GSE Overhaul Should Top Agenda After Financial Bill Bloomberg
Senator Franken’s Small Victory on the Bond Rating Agencies Talking Points Memo
Sheila Talks Tough ZeroHedge
The So-Called Death of “Free” Checking Rortybomb
Don't Let Washington Kill Shareholder Rights The Motley Fool
Help Prevent a Sequel. Delay Some Pay New York Times

June 17

FinReg Please Don't Be Serious Edition: House Dems Dismantling the Volcker Rule New Deal 2.0
House-Senate Conference Committee Hold Second Day of Negotiations Alston & Bird
White House Guts Reform To Protect CEO Pay Huffington Post
White House Moves to Weaken Shareholder Rights Reuters
Regulatory Swat Team Approach Needed The Fourteenth Banker
Cheques and imbalances: Financial firms bet on Republicans to fight for their interests The Economist
Banks: No friends left in Washington. Except Barney Frank. Kind of Reuters
Hard times for financial reform Politico
Slouching toward financial reform Politico
Here’s what’s on deck today, June 17, in the financial reform Conference Committee Americans for Financial Reform
How to Prevent the Next Financial Crisis? Pop the Compensation Bubble. New Deal 2.0
Let the (Smaller) Crooks Alone New York Times
Legal Fights Loom Over Ratings-Firm Liability Rule Wall Street Journal
At Last, Financial Reform Wall Street Journal
Taking the Road More Travelled The Ratings Debate
New York lobbies against financial bill Politico
U.S. House Democrats Lobby to Strip Swaps Rule From Overhaul Bloomberg
Ackerman Defends His Derivatives Letter New York Observer
Will Wall Street Reform Be Gutted By A Technicality? Campaign for America's Future
U.S. Derivatives Reform Could Boost Foreign Banks Reuters
Congress Democrats Shoring Up Lincoln Swaps Plan Reuters
BIS position on OTC clearing eligibility at odds with EC Risk.net
Behind Closed Doors Four Key Democrats Maneuver To Weaken Financial Reform Talking Points Memo
Lawmakers Take Step Toward Agreeing on Greater Fed Disclosure Bloomberg
Bank bill would trim bankers' say at Fed banks Washington Post
House-Senate Panel Broadens Audits of Fed New York Times
Financial Reform and the Fed's Bailout Capability Open Congress Blog
Lawmakers Near Deal on Fed Governance Wall Street Journal
Financial Overhaul Likely to Be More Restrictive on Banks’ Capital Requirements Wall Street Journal
It’s Not a Bailout — It’s a Funeral The Baseline Scenario
Why Living Wills Fail New York Times
House-Senate negotiators hit impasse on fiduciary standard Investment News
Senate Conferees Agree to Section 404(b) Exemption for Smaller Companies Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
Clearing up misinformation about Section 716 Economics of Contempt
The Growing Push to Impose a Transaction Tax New York Times
Living Like It's 1931 CFO.com

June 16

Frank Announces House Offer on Investor Protection, Exec Comp, Fed & Emergency Liquidity Provisions House Fin Serv Committee
Senate Accepts Expanded Fed Audit Huffington Post
Futures Swoon As Senate Accepts Expanded Fed Audit ZeroHedge
Financial regulation scorecard Reuters
Inside the conference: why the formality? Open Left
New York Dems Standing Strong For Wall Street Huffington Post
Bernanke: Financial Reform Could Limit Megabank Growth, But Won't End Too Big To Fail Huffington Post
US House eases pressure on Federal Reserve Reuters
Fed staffer proposes giant financial instrument database Reuters
How to Prevent the Next Financial Crisis? Pop the Compensation Bubble New Deal 2.0
Financial Reform Lacks ‘Cover’ for Risk Managers, Rossi Says Bloomberg
Fixed Capital Rules for Banks Not Needed: BNY CEO CNBC
Regulatory Overhaul Won't Stop Next Crisis, Say Levitt, Breeden Bloomberg
New Democrats Seek Swaps Trading Change, Oppose Lincoln Plan Bloomberg
Panel Gives Wins to Savers, Raters Wall Street Journal
House-Senate Conferees Reach Compromise on Franken Amendment Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
U.S. to hike credit raters liability metric Reuters
Another Fed Official Supports Plan Forcing Banks To Spin Off Derivatives Units; Obama's Treasury STILL Opposed Huffington Post
New Spin on Derivatives Debate Wall Street Journal
Keeping Loopholes Out of Derivatives Reform Center for American Progress
Making OTC derivatives less OTC Bank for International Settlements
Congress Drops Changes for Credit-Rating Agencies New York Times
Conferees To Vote on FA Provision Bond Buyer
Durbin fights to keep card provision from being swiped out of Wall Street bill The Hill
Negotiators in Congress to Discuss Rule for Brokers New York Times
Creating the Next Crisis Project Syndicate
Research desk answers: How to raise $100 billion from a financial transactions tax Washington Post
US Rep Frank Says He Supports SEC Self-Funding In Financial Bill Dow Jones
House Agrees with Senate on SEC Self-Funding Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
Sen. Grassley wants probe of SEC official’s move to trading outfit Investment News
Former SEC staffer Overdahl joins trading firm lobby group Reuters

June 15

House Offer to Base Text to be considered on Wednesday, June 16 Financial Services Committee
Getting the Best of Both Bills: A Conference Committee Report New Deal 2.0
Banking Chairmen Release Additional Conference Details Blank Rome
Lawmakers Near Deal on Raising Deposit Insurance Wall Street Journal
Volcker: New Government Powers Won't Be Able To Dismantle Megabanks Huffington Post
The Volcker Rule and the Saga of State Street Bank Rortybomb
TBTFs Remain Immune From Reform, There Is "No Way To Break Them Up" When Need Arises ZeroHedge
US banks face hard slog on Volcker rule fund curb Reuters
NY Fed's Enhanced Powers May Come With Reduced Autonomy Bloomberg
Barney Frank Once Again Sides With Bernanke, Announces Proposed Fed Audit Will Be Materially Curbed ZeroHedge
US could scrap NY Fed appointment plan Financial Times
Wall Street's Last Stand on Financial Regulatory Reform Reuters
Lawmakers delay credit ratings change, seek study AP
Liveblogging The Wall Street Reform Conference Committee Campaign for America's Future
Banks vs. Congress: The Financial Reform Endgame Approaches DailyFinance
Giving In on Trading, Bankers Turn to Other Losses New York Times
Credit raters could get reprieve in Wall St bill Reuters
House Conferees Take Aim at Sen. Franken’s Credit Ratings Provision CQ Politics
Financial Bill Talks Turn to Credit-Rating Firms Wall Street Journal
Credit raters could catch a break in Wall Street bill Reuters
Sen. Blanche Lincoln's derivatives-spinoff plan gains support in Congress Washington Post
Swaps Fight Is Almost Over—And Banks Are Winning CNBC
Senator Lincoln Proposes Alternate Bank Spinoff Provision Alston & Bird
Centrist House Dems oppose Lincoln derivatives measure The Hill
Banks Block OTC Clearing in ‘Proxy War,’ Group Says Bloomberg
Markets: Frozen in time Financial Times
All eyes on broker-dealer internalisation FT Alphaville ($$$)
SEC is hiring more experts to assess complex financial systems Washington Post
Senate GOP Bill Wouldn’t Extend BABs Bond Buyer
Self-Funding The SEC? Securities Lawyers Say Yes Financial Fraud Law
Go Fund Yourself, Congress Ought to Tell the SEC: Ann Woolner Bloomberg
Ideas on curbing bankers’ appetite for risk Financial Times ($$$)
Merkel and Sarkozy renew calls for global banking tax BobsGuide
FinReform Base Conference Bill Carves Out Exemptions from Mandate of Independent Comp Committees Jim Hamilton's World
NASAA Urges Congress to Adopt Fiduciary Duty Standard for Broker-Dealers Securities Law Prof Blog
Fiduciary advocates launch one last ‘huge push' Investment News
Fiduciary Duty For All Hangs On Senator Tim Johnson Registered Rep
Interchange, 1: GMU Conference, Debit or Credit? Rortybomb
Interchange, 2: Credit Card Nudges, More on the specifics Rortybomb
Small Banks Fight Card Fee Limits Despite Exemption Reuters

June 14

House - Senate Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Conference-House Offers to Base Text House Fin Services Committee
Don’t Forget the Kanjorski Amendment Roubini Global Economics
Mary Schapiro says SEC must grow to keep up with demand Reuters
US House, Senate clash on credit ratings crackdown Reuters
Congress nears deal on bank trading crackdown Reuters
Factbox: Major financial regulation reform proposals Reuters
Factbox: Comparing EU and U.S. financial reform Reuters
SIFMA Offers Guidance to Enhance Regulators’ Ability to Protect Against Systemic Risk SIFMA
Obama's Treasury Dept Working To Defeat Derivatives Proposal Huffington Post
A US derivatives compromise? FT Alphaville ($$$)
All Eyes On US Sen Lincoln's Next Moves On OTC Derivatives Reg Market News International
Serious Negotiations Start Tuesday Blank Rome
Municipal Studies Postponed Bond Buyer
Senate’s Lincoln Considers Compromise on Swaps-Desk Provision Bloomberg
Sen. Lincoln Offers Clarifications on Plan to Spin Off Derivatives Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Trumps Main Street: Asymmetric Info in Derivatives Huffington Post
Frontline Special On Brooksley Born's Attempt To Tame Derivatives ZeroHedge
Higher public-sector holdings of US public debt BIS Quarterly Review
Financial-reform fight draws quirky crowd of lobbyists USA Today
Lobbyists Can't Get in Door Wall Street Journal
Commentary: Auto dealers are part of the problem, need to be included in overhaul of financial regulatory system Washington Post
It's time to protect consumers, rein in Wall Street NJ.com
Financial Reform Endgame Bloggingheads.tv
Exclusive video: Power companies to be hit by US financial reforms Risk.net
Funding valuation – a clear and present future Risk.net
So How Should We Respond to Regulatory Failure? Finance Guy
Video: Sanders Says Costs to Fix GSEs May Reach $700 Billion Bloomberg
UK Banks Need To Be Split To Achieve Adequate Reform - Report Dow Jones
Credit ratings agencies are more powerful than regulators - why not harness that? Shopyield
Reckoning day for the raters The Hill
Making rating agencies liable for all of Wall Street’s wrongs is not right The Hill

June 13

Banks attack 'extreme' shake-up proposals The Telegraph
FT Reports Blanche Lincoln Proposal For CDS Spinoff Set To Pass ZeroHedge
US banks set to lose swaps fight Financial Times ($$$)
The US Moves To Regulate Fund Managers Withers

June 12

New rules for Wall Street must clear final hurdles AP

June 11

Lincoln Awaits Fate of Her Derivatives Clampdown New York Times
Regional Fed Chiefs Lining Up To Support Tough Derivatives Provision, Obama Admin. Still Opposed Huffington Post
ANOTHER Fed Official Says Senate Bill Doesn't End 'Too Big To Fail' Huffington Post
US lawmakers seek to unify financial reforms Financial Times ($$$)
US regulatory reform legislation nears 2,000 pages as conference begins Risk.net
Getting the Best of Both Bills: A Conference Committee Report New Deal 2.0
Robert Johnson: Financial Reform Bill Follows A 'Grand Strategy Of Forbearance' Huffington Post
Dropping Swaps Plan for Volcker Rule May Not Reduce Bank Risk Bloomberg
CFTC Proposes Rulemaking Regarding Co-location/Proximity Hosting Services CFTC
Video: Holtz-Eakin Says Goldman Slow to Cooperate in FCIC Probe Bloomberg
AIG bailout 'had poisonous effect on US financial system' BobsGuide
What's up with conference committees? Open Left
Finally, Borrowers Score Points New York Times

June 10

Summary of House-passed Provisions Included in Senate Wall Street Reform Base Text House Financial Services Committee
Remarks of Chairman Gary Gensler, IOSCO Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada CFTC
Compromise takes final shape on financial regulation bill McClatchy
Oversight panel: Feds jumped too soon to bail out AIG McClatchy
Tough Wall Street bill seen as lawmakers convene Reuters
Don't overstep on financial reform, industry says Reuters
Congressional Negotiators Start Effort to Merge Versions of Financial Reform Bills New York Times
Why Section 716 is the Indispensable Reform The Baseline Scenerio
Frank: Durbin debit card fee provision likely to remain The Hill
Frank: Tough version of 'Volcker rule' expected in Wall Street bill The Hill
Reforms may help some brokers The Hill
Lincoln's Win Juices Overhaul Effort Wall Street Journal
Frank: 'Conceptual Agreement' Reached On Tougher Volcker Rule Huffington Post
Will Obama Push for Financial Stability? New York Times
BP’s Mess, and Wall Street’s New York Times
A Better Weapon for FCIC vs Goldman: The Internet CNBC
Germany and France call for 'stricter control of markets' BobsGuide
U.S. Faces 'Severe' AIG Losses, Says Panel Wall Street Journal
SEC Approves Circuit Breaker Revamp Waters Technology
Top Fed Official Supports Restricting Banks' Derivatives Bets, Goes FURTHER Than Obama Huffington Post
Video: Gregg Says Derivatives Language in Financial Bill Flawed Bloomberg
Video: Merkley Discusses Proprietary Trading, Banking Overhaul Bloomberg
Video: Warren Sees AIG Payback if `Everything Goes Gangbusters' Bloomberg
Reform of rating agencies poses dilemma Financial Times

June 9

C-SPAN to Cover Financial Reform Conference's Open Sessions Investment Advisor
House appoints reform reconciliation conferees Blank Rome
Speaker Pelosi Names Conferees For Wall Street Reform The Gavel
Bachus Announces Republican Conferees to Negotiate Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation Minority Staff House Fin Serv Committee
Frank Sends Letter to C-SPAN Chairman On Public House-Senate Conference Meetings House Financial Services Committee
Ball Sees `Narrower Wall Street' After Banking Overhaul: Video Bloomberg
Stiglitz Calls for ‘Goldman Sachs Amendment’ New York Times
Congressional Democrats Eye Tougher 'Volcker rule' Reuters
Lincoln's victory prompts new speculation about regulatory reform bill Washington Post
Volcker Rule Still THE Issue As Wall Street Reform Bill Heads To House-Senate Conference Today The Daily Bail
The Financial Crisis and Information Gaps The Financial Stability Board
House-Senate Conference Must Reconcile Differing Versions of Hedge Fund Regulation Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
Senate Financial Reform Bill Would Dramatically Step Up Regulation of U.S. and Non-U.S. Private Fund Advisers K&L Gates
U.S. Senate Passes Massive Hedge Fund Managers Regulation Bill Duane Morris
Bernanke backs Senate's Fed audit measure The Hill
All TruPSed up FT Alphaville ($$$)
Reversing the revolving door Politico
House duo backs banks on cards The Hill
Bad News for Banksters The Big Picture
Corzine to hedgies: Financial reform is necessary Investment News

June 8

Collins Pulls Back on Proposal to Ban Banks’ TruPS Capital Bloomberg
Investors Back Obama Bill Without Ban on Proprietary Trading Bloomberg
Big banks angle for "Volcker rule" exemption Reuters
Rep For Foreign Bankers Physically Restrains HuffPost Reporter From Questioning Treasury Official Huffington Post
Banks queasy as reform deal nears Politico
Wall Street lobbyists swarm over financial overhaul bills McClatchy
Senate weakens bid to tax Wall Street like rest of us McClatchy
The Leading Men of Regulation Wall Street Journal
Sen. Gregg Raises Concerns About Financial Overhaul Wall Street Journal
Senior Federal Reserve official slams financial reform America Blog
Derivatives Market May Be Reshaped Even Without Swap-Desk Rule Bloomberg
Banks in ‘Downward Spiral’ Buying Capital in Discredited CDOs Bloomberg
Senate Said to Trim House-Passed Tax Increase on Fund Managers Bloomberg
The False Promise of Crisis-Resolution Funds Project Syndicate
Reform to cause more trouble – bankers warn Market Watch Blog
How Financial Reforms will Impact Private Equity Hedge Funds Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
Weekly Audit: Deficit Reduction = Selling Out to Wall Street The Media Consortium
European derivatives draft to be published for consultation within days Risk.net
Follow the money Le Monde diplomatique
Final Act Begins In U.S. Congress On Wall St Reform Reuters
SEC's Schapiro To Meet With House Democrats Dow Jones
Sanders predicts Senate audit the Fed amendment will survive conference The Hill
Here Comes the Interchange Counter-Offensive Rortybomb
Here Comes the Interchange Counter-Offensive Politico
THE REGULATION CRISIS The New Yorker
Panelists Discuss Expected Impact of Regulatory Reform Legislation SEC Today
House-Senate Conference Must Decide on New Approach to Rating Agency Regulation Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
Reforms to money funds don't go far enough, Neuberger executive says Investment News
Approaching the Home Stretch: Senate Passes "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010" K&L Gates
Seeking Balance: Banking and Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation Reed Smith
Senate vs. House Proposals to Overhaul Investment Adviser Regulation Patton Boggs
Fed Finding Status Quo in Bank Pay New York Times

June 7

Lawmakers May Sacrifice Swaps Plan for Volcker Rule in Talks Bloomberg
SCENARIOS-Pivotal election for key senator in Wall Street reform Reuters
New financial landscape emerges ahead U.S. reforms Reuters
Bankers to warn on regulation overkill risk Reuters
Financial Regulatory Reform: Conference Committee Update Patton Boggs
Bailouts as Usual Wall Street Journal
Reach equals grasp on banking bill Politico
Finance lobbyists keep a low profile Politico
New Deal Dictionary: Shadow Banking New Deal 2.0
Book Review: Kuttner’s “Presidency in Peril” Rortybomb
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Dueling over debit card fees AP
The Regulation Crisis Angry Bear
The Fates and Faces of the Affected Wall Street Journal
Congress Pressed for Reform Bill Deal New York Times
The Fed Weighs In on Credit Card Reform New York Times
Blackstone, Venture Firms Protest Tax Break for Family Farmers Bloomberg
Osborne set to press ahead with bank tax Daily Mail
Swan opposes global bank levy The Australian
G20 plumps for 'principles' after bank tax plan fails Bloomberg
10 Priorities of Financial Regulatory Reform Wall Street and Tech
PREVIEW-Final act begins in U.S. Congress on Wall St reform Reuters
Q+A:Why are swaps in focus for financial reform bill? Reuters
FACTBOX-U.S. lawmakers to finalize new rules for swaps Reuters
Wall St's Critic Barney Frank Now Its Source Of Hope Wall Street and Tech
Financial Reform Finally Gets It Right...Sort Of Minyanville
Reining in Speculation on Oil and Food Prices through the Financial Reform Bill Huffington Post
Reforms may help some brokers The Hill

June 6

Downgrade the Ratings Agencies New York Times
LeMieux Amendment Passed Angry Bear Blog
Richard Fisher, Senior Fed Official: White House Is Dead Wrong Huffington Post
Even Larry Summers Admits Too Big to Fail is the Central Challenge Washington's Blog
Financial overhaul's likely impact on Wall Street Washington Post
Banking reform takes shape in Congress St. Louis Post-Dispatch
From the oil spill to the financial crisis, why we don't plan for the worst Washington Post
SEC study gains upper hand in fiduciary-standard battle Investment News
Credit rating reform efforts moving in right direction Investment News
Market Upheaval and Investor Harm Should Not be the New Normal Harvard Law School Forum on Corp Gov and FinReg

June 5

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Communiqué from Busan, Republic of Korea G20
G20 discards multilateral banking levy The Teleraph
G-20 Is Nearing Accord on New Capital Rules Wall Street Journal
The Financial Reform Bill’s Implications for the 2011 Proxy Season Harvard Law School Forum on Corp Gov and FinReg
Six Banks Made $51 Billion in ‘09 (The rest lost money) The Big Picture
Populist blather is approaching a high-water mark jdrive
ABS issuers rush to beat impact of SEC's Rule 17G-5 Credit Risk Chronicles
Consumers stand to gain the most from financial overhaul Washington Post
EU-Backed Rating Company Faces ‘Uphill Struggle’ With Investors Credit Risk Chronicles

June 4

Financial Regulation Debate to Be Public, Says Frank Reuters
Financial Re-Regulation and Democracy: Joseph E. Stiglitz Project Syndicate
Jamie Dimon vs. Jimmy Stewart New Deal 2.0
A Dubious Way to Prevent Fiscal Crisis New York Times
Banks Say No. Too Bad Taxpayers Can’t New York Times
The Credit Rating Controversy Council on Foreign Relations
WSR: Senators making the case for credit ratings reform and Volcker Rule Daily Kos
Volcker Rule Is Now The Volcker Suggestion -- Grading Obama On Wall St. Reform The Daily Bail
Q.&A. With S.&P.’s President on the State of Ratings New York Times
Rating Firms to Hold Off on Downgrades of Big Banks Wall Street Journal
EU Parliament bids to stifle derivatives trading Finextra
Gensler calls for end to financials’ information advantage Risk.net
The BP Oil Spill’s Lessons for Regulation Project Syndicate
Congress Heeds G-20 Call for Int'l Consensus in Derivatives Regulation Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
Global Bank Pact Advances Wall Street Journal
Osborne Urges G-20 to Agree on Capital, Liquidity Rules Wall Street Journal
G20 delay on Basel III bank curbs The Guardian
G-20 Finance Chiefs Focus on European Debt, Regulation: Video Bloomberg
Accounting standards not adding up GPF 2010
CBO Issues Fed-Flattering Propaganda Naked Capitalism

June 3

FinReg Update: Senators Push Credit Ratings Reform, Volcker Rule for Final Bill Washington Independent
Remarks of Chairman Gary Gensler, Sandler O’Neill Global Exchange and Brokerage Conference CFTC
CFTC commissioner questions Senate ban on support for swaps Risk.net
Dallas Fed's Fisher Rages Against TBTF, Says Only Way To Remove Systemic Risk Is Shrinking The Megabanks ZeroHedge
EU Parliament bids to stifle derivatives trading Finextra
Financial reform package lets down U.S. taxpayers McClatchy
Senate Financial Reform Bill DOESN'T End Too Big To Fail, Major Credit Rating Agency Says Huffington Post
President Obama’s Implied Future For Derivatives Baseline Scenario
Financial Institution Recovery and Resolution Plans Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
Some Concerns with the Regulation of Large Non-Bank Holding Companies Cadwalader
Questions for Moody’s and Buffett New York Times
Buffett Defends Moody's Managers Wall Street Journal
Ratings Agencies a 'Public Bad,' Should Be Tossed: Einhorn CNNMoney.com
Einhorn Says Market Share Quest `Compromised' Ratings Bloomberg
Pay the rating agencies according to results Financial Times ($$$)
Seller's remorse? Wall Street rethinking suitability of 'suitability' Investment News
Daniel K. Tarullo, a Star Regulator at the Fed New York Times
Dems pressure Pelosi on consumer protection in Wall Street reform bill The Hill
UK and US call for bank transparency Financial Times ($$$)
Summers Hears From Unions On Wall Street Reform Huffington Post
Revolving Door: 1,447 Former Government Workers Lobbying For Wall Street Huffington Post
FACTBOX-G20 progress on financial regulation Reuters
Regulating a Moving Target Wall Street Journal
Senate Reform Bill Would Abolish OTS State Banking Law Reporter
Banks Will Require Bigger Cushions, but It Could Take Years Wall Street Journal
Why BP but not Wall Street? Huffington Post
New banking levies would be reasonable, says Barroso BobsGuide

June 2

Geithner: Nations won't agree on bank tax at G-20 AP
Side-by-Side Comparison Chart – Key Senate and House Bill Issues Davis Polk
Congress and the FDIC Propose to Require Companies to Prepare Living Wills Fried Frank
Derivatives Legislation Developments Foley and Lardner
Video: Angelides Says Ratings Firms Central to Financial Crisis: Video Bloomberg
Rosner Says Criminal Charges a Possibility for Moody's: Video Bloomberg
Video: Holtz-Eakin Discusses Buffett Testimony, Ratings Firms Bloomberg
Buffett denies that Moody's executives flagged bad bonds McClatchy
FCIC Testimony: Credit Rating Agency Execs Say They Couldn't Say No To Wall Street Huffington Post
Everyone v the rating agencies FT Alphaville ($$$)
Goldman Was a “Predatory Cat,” and Moody’s a “Goat” Wall Street Journal
Are Ratings Agencies Relevant? CNBC.com
Senate Bill's CRAB Could Revolutionize Assignment of Credit Ratings Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
Another View, Punting Financial Reform New York Times
Eugene Fama, “Too Big To Fail” Perverts Activities and Incentives Baseline Scenerio
Why Wall Street Bankers Lie, Cheat and Steal The Fiscal Times
800,000 CDS trades FT Alphaville ($$$)
Synthetic CDOs were good for everybody Creditflux

June 1

CFOs Say Higher Costs of Capital May Be OK Big Fat Finance Blog
War Over Bank Capital Heating Up Wall Street Journal
Claire Hill Sees Need for More Credit-Rating Firms: Video Bloomberg
Kaufman Statement on June 2 SEC Roundtable on Market Structure Issues Senator Kaufman's office
The Future of Federal Preemption Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
Fed Adopts Megabanks' Arguments, Warns Against Added Protections For Small Business Credit Card Users Huffington Post
"Serious Concerns" over correlated behavior of hedge fund investors, concludes new research ESMT.org
Consumer agency that won't die! Politico
Foreign banks find fortune in crisis Politico
Not all banks spanked by reform Politico
Crunch time for auto dealer lobbying firms The Hill
House Passes Bill Changing Taxation of Carried Interests Financial Markets Crisis Blog
Carried interest and the big lie Reuters
SHADOW CONGRESS: More Than 170 Former Lawmakers Ply The Corridors Of Power As Lobbyists Talking Points Memo
Financial Regulatory Reform And You Registered Rep
How our laws are made Flowing Data

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