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The KPMG scandal over the disclosure of confidential client information highlights the need for the disclosure of lead auditors in the US
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Congress’s wide-ranging reform of Wall Street under the Dodd-Frank legislation and an internal revolution at the SEC have ushered in an era of more stringent regulation in the US
Watchdog probes 1m US swap contracts
Authorities are squeezing unregulated derivatives dealing in markets from commodities to interest rates in the wake of the financial crisis
Regulators eye how to curb ‘ratings shopping’
Securities and Exchange Commission to debate whether wider disclosure would cut the risk of credit agencies giving inflated grades to risky securities
Vote looms on Dodd-Frank swaps rules
When the final rules for swap execution facilities, known as Sefs are unveiled, Wall Street is expected to have won some concessions
Falcone and Harbinger to pay SEC $18m
Falcone to be allowed to remain as chief executive and chairman of fund, but accepts bar from acting as an investment adviser for two years
US regulators eye Bitcoin supervision
CFTC is ‘seriously’ considering whether the cyber-currency might fall under its remit because of concerns about risks to consumers and markets
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Don’t panic – financial reform is coming to America
Many critics hoped that a Republican president would rescue them, but it is no longer in their interest to delay, writes Barney Frank
Innovation gone bad requires regulation
Research reveals that new financial products can stoke economic growth, and lead to greater fragility in the system – but R&D still has its place
Wall Street’s latest idea
The banking industry has high hopes for its new business of ‘collateral transformation’. But regulators are raising concerns, writes Tracy Alloway
Predictions muted
Regulators should take a broader view and not stifle small-scale innovative finance
At last – how America can solve the ‘too big to fail’ problem
Dodd-Frank will be complete when the subsidy for recipient institutions is quantified, write William Isaac and Cornelius Hurley
Republicans join liberal view of megabanks
Leading US conservatives call for the break-up of big banks in a letter to government, which highlights concern over the impact on financial stability
US must see other countries have laws too
Rather than pick fights with everyone, US regulators should learn to see the wood from the trees, writes Ann Lee
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