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Accounting Profs Decry Corporate Minimum Tax
Tax

Accounting Profs Decry Corporate Minimum Tax

More than 200 experts urged Congress not to use book income as the basis for levying the proposed 15% tax.
By Matthew Heller | November 8, 2021
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Senators Propose Corporate Minimum Tax
Tax

Senators Propose Corporate Minimum Tax

“A minimum corporate tax would stop the giants from paying $0 in taxes after raking in massive profits," Sen. Elizabeth Warren says.
By Matthew Heller | October 27, 2021
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Fed’s Powell Orders Review of Ethics Rules
Risk & Compliance

Fed’s Powell Orders Review of Ethics Rules

The move follows the disclosure that Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan made multiple trades worth $1 million or more last year in individual stocks.
By Matthew Heller | September 17, 2021
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Warren Slams SEC Oversight of Rating Firms
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Warren Slams SEC Oversight of Rating Firms

“There are strong indications that rating agencies are continuing to prop up risky financial products," the senator told SEC Chair Jay Clayton.
By Matthew Heller | September 30, 2019
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Don’t Break Up Big Tech Firms: Former Antitrust Regulator
Technology

Don’t Break Up Big Tech Firms: Former Antitrust Regulator

Calls for regulating companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google out of existence are misguided, says Canada's former competition commissioner.
By David McCann | April 22, 2019
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Warren Pledges Breakup of Big Tech Companies
Technology

Warren Pledges Breakup of Big Tech Companies

“Big, structural changes” to the tech sector are needed to "restore the balance of power in our democracy [and] promote competition," the senator says.
By Matthew Heller | March 11, 2019
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The Fed Proposes Significant Volcker Rewrite
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The Fed Proposes Significant Volcker Rewrite

Proposed changes would ease the rule's strict limits on proprietary trading by banks.
By William Sprouse | May 31, 2018
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Markets Fairly Grade Share Buybacks
Risk & Compliance

Markets Fairly Grade Share Buybacks

Instead of debating whether to ban share repurchases, we should focus on how to exclude the impact of buybacks from executive compensation.
By Jiakai Chen | January 4, 2018
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Trump’s SEC Pick Jibes with Deregulatory Agenda
Risk & Compliance

Trump’s SEC Pick Jibes with Deregulatory Agenda

Hester Peirce's views on the DOL Fiduciary Rule and the JOBS Act match those of SEC Chairman Jay Clayton.
By David Katz | July 19, 2017
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Do Stress Tests Help Bank Stocks?
Risk & Compliance

Do Stress Tests Help Bank Stocks?

The answer is unequivocally no, according to noted bond analyst Christopher Whalen, who calls them "a monumental waste of time and money."
By Christopher Whalen | June 28, 2017
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Democrats Seek Probe of Acting SEC Chair
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Democrats Seek Probe of Acting SEC Chair

Members of the Senate Banking Committee say Michael Piwowar may have put politics ahead of the SEC's mission in directing staff to review Obama-era rules.
By Matthew Heller | March 30, 2017
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Key Financial Oversight Jobs Remain Unfilled
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Key Financial Oversight Jobs Remain Unfilled

About a dozen key spots are vacant at the SEC and other regulatory agencies amid nominee gridlock in Congress.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | August 31, 2015
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Sen. Warren’s Attack on Mary Jo White ‘Unfair,’ Former SEC Inspector General Says
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Sen. Warren’s Attack on Mary Jo White ‘Unfair,’ Former SEC Inspector General Says

H. David Kotz defends White as a “groundbreaking” chair in getting companies to admit wrongdoing.
By David Katz | June 8, 2015
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Blasts SEC Chair’s Tenure
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Blasts SEC Chair’s Tenure

In a letter, Warren tells Mary Jo White that her stint as chair of the SEC has been 'extremely disappointing.'
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | June 2, 2015
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