White House Seeks to Bring Financial Regulators Under Its Sway April 21, 2025 By Gregory Korte and Lydia Beyoud The White House is stepping up its efforts to bring independent agencies — including the Securities and Exchange Commission and...
Trump Administration Dismisses Democratic FTC Commissioners March 18, 2025 By Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen The Trump administration dismissed two Democrats on the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, in the latest example of the...
Financial Stability Board Chair Targets Unknown Threats February 11, 2019 By Pete Schroeder The Financial Stability Board needs to commit more resources to identifying new threats while reviewing existing reforms for refinement, its...
Fiduciary Rule Dies as Last Court Deadline Passes June 18, 2018 By Neil Weinberg The “fiduciary rule” is officially dead. The Labor Department rule, conceived by the Obama administration, was meant to ensure that...
Clinton Was Urged to Back Reinstating Glass-Steagall Wall: Wikileaks October 11, 2016 By Amanda Becker and Luciana Lopez A longtime political adviser to Hillary Clinton last year urged her presidential campaign to support a new version of a...
Missouri Department of Insurance Announces New Financial Regulation Leadership January 6, 2014 The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that two veteran financial regulators have been appointed to new positions for the start...
U.S. Regulators Urge Flexibility in Basel III Rules for Banks, Insurers November 30, 2012 By Emily Stephenson U.S. lawmakers and state financial regulators on Thursday called on federal officials to revamp proposed rules that would force financial...
Insurers Seek Separation from Banks for Systemic Risk Regulation July 14, 2011 U.S. insurance company trade groups have sent a letter to President Obama requesting his assistance with G20 leaders in efforts...
Credit Raters Triggered Financial Crisis, Says Senate Report April 14, 2011 By Rachelle Younglai and Sarah N. Lynch Moody’s Corp. and Standard and Poor’s triggered the worst financial crisis in decades when they were forced to downgrade the...
Best’s Special Report Analyzes EU’s Solvency II Impact on Ratings March 8, 2011 A report from A.M. Best Co. provides a timely analysis of the fast approaching implementation of the European Commission’s long-awaited...