Dodd-Frank financial oversight law News

Derivative Reform to Be Finalized This Week

The U.S. swaps regulator is set to finalize this week a critical reform that will trigger banks and traders having to comply with costly new derivatives rules. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will vote on Tuesday on a definition of …

Lawsuit Seeks to Curb Powers of New Federal Consumer Financial Board

A small bank and two conservative advocacy groups said on Thursday that they would file a lawsuit against the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, challenging what they call the agency’s “unlimited regulatory power.” It is unclear how much of a …

Citigroup CEO, Directors Sued Over Executive Pay

Days after being rebuked by shareholders, Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Vikram Pandit and the bank’s directors have been sued by a shareholder accusing them of awarding outsized pay to top executives. The complaint, filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, said …

SEC Weighs Exempting Insurance Companies from Volcker Rule

The top U.S. securities regulator said on Tuesday her agency is exploring whether insurance companies can qualify for a coveted exemption in the proposed Volcker rule that would protect them from having to scale back their investments in hedge funds. …

Fed Proposes Rules to Restrain Wall Street Risk-Taking

The Federal Reserve proposed new rules on Tuesday to restrain risk-taking by the largest U.S. banks as it tries to make the financial system more resilient against future crises. The proposal, required by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law, includes …

Financial Services Oversight Rules Possible This Week

The Federal Reserve is expected to release this week a highly anticipated proposal for how it will oversee the largest U.S. banks, a person familiar with the plan said on Monday. The proposal, which includes a group of rules such …