Derivatives

AIG: We Shall Know the Truth

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.21.2009 | Business

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Jim Wallis

Before any deals are made to end government (read: taxpayer) control of AIG, we should demand answers to questions such as: Who knew what, and when? Who benefited, and by exactly how much?

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Barney Frank Vs. The Credit Raters (VIDEO)

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Ben Protess | Posted 12.18.2009 | Business

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After deftly dodging federal regulation for years, the nation's top credit rating companies now must get past the formidable Barney Frank. Last week,...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Trading Profits Up 11 Percent For Banks; JPMorgan Chase Leads The Way

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 12.18.2009 | Business

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Despite controversy surrounding the financial instruments known as derivatives -- and legislation that might finally start to regulate them -- the nat...

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Goldman Sachs Driving YRC Trucking Into Bankruptcy, Hoffa Says

bloomberg.com | Pierre Paulden and Shannon D. Harrington | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business

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Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James Hoffa said Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is creating derivatives trades that ...

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Goldman Sachs: Let Me Count the Ways You Offend Us

Marcella Mroczkowski | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business

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Marcella Mroczkowski

How do you offend us, Goldman Sachs? Let me count the ways: nstead of investing that money to grow the economy you foster predatory lending to our more vulnerable citizens, to feed your derivative gambling.

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Red Light Swaps

Cate Long | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Derivatives Regulation, Derivatives Bill, Congress, Wall Street Crisis, Derivatives, Congressional Bailout, Derivatives Reform, Foreclosures, Lehman Brothers, Aig, Mortgage Delinquency, Politics News
Cate Long

Recently several Republican representatives, including Scott Garrett, have questioned whether derivatives helped create the financial crisis. Did derivatives cause the financial crisis? You bet.

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Shahien Nasiripour and Jeff Muskus

House Passes Wall Street Reform Bill With Zero GOP Votes

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour and Jeff Muskus | Posted 12.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Bart Stupak, Goldman Sachs, Public Citizen, Financial Reform Loopholes, Derivatives, Financial Reform, Jpmorgan, Derivatives Loopholes, Barney Frank, House Financial Reform Bill, Financial Crisis, Barack Obama, Business News

In a close vote, the House of Representatives Friday afternoon passed a financial reform bill intended to re-regulate Wall Street and increase protect...

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Derivatives Regulation: The Devil in the Details

Cate Long | Posted 12.11.2009 | Business

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Cate Long

The House of Representatives has begun the debate on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The real devil lurking in the details is the regulation of derivatives.

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Ryan Grim

Truckers, Farmers, Airlines Battle Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.10.2009 | Business

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A broad coalition of businesses and organizations that use derivatives to legitimately hedge risks associated with their operations came out Thursday ...

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Jason Linkins

Treasury Touts Long-Available Derivatives Report As A Part Of Its 'New' Open Government Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.09.2009 | Business

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This morning, the folks at the U.S. Treasury Department put out a press release announcing their "Open Government Plan," which they are touting as a "...

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In the Public Interest: Rein in the Financial System That Failed

Ed Mierzwinski | Posted 12.07.2009 | Politics

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Ed Mierzwinski

In my 20 years in Washington, I've witnessed the deregulation of the financial marketplace and the ruin that goes along with it. I am determined not to let it happen again.

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Derivatives Regulation Could Cost J.P. Morgan $800M A Year: Study

Crain's New York Business | Aaron Elstein | Posted 12.04.2009 | Business

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The research firm estimated that J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. could see annual revenues from its industry-leading derivatives business reduced by $3 billio...

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Shahien Nasiripour and Ryan Grim

Senator Says Loophole In Derivatives Regulation Undermines Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour and Ryan Grim | Posted 11.20.2009 | Business

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The effort to impose new restrictions on the financial system falls short of true reform if there's a gigantic loophole for foreign exchange derivativ...

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CFTC Gets Derivatives Advice From Industry Insiders

HuffPost Investigative Fund | Keith Epstein And Ben Protess | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

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Like many federal agencies contemplating reform these days, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission is hearing a lot from the industry it regulates...

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Shahien Nasiripour and Ryan Grim

EXCLUSIVE: Two Leading House Dems Will Close $50 Trillion Loophole In Derivatives Reform Bills

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour and Ryan Grim | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

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The two House Democrats shepherding derivatives reform proposals through Congress will close an existing $50 trillion loophole for foreign currency co...

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Goldman Sachs Would Have Been Damaged By AIG Failure: SIGTARP Report

Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

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Last April, Goldman Sachs CFO David Viniar said he was "mystified" by concerns that the government bailout of AIG may have disproportionately favored ...

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Derivatives Reform: 'Tricky Exceptions' Leave Market Unchecked: The Nation

thenation.com | William Greider | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business

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The Obama administration promised to reform the financial system and make it safe for the rest of us, but recent Congressional action is more likely t...

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Ralph Cioffi: Off the Hook for a Long Time Pattern of Behavior

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books

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Janet Tavakoli

I worked at Bear Stearns in the late 1980s and remembered amiable newcomer Ralph Cioffi -- just acquitted -- to be Bear Stearns' most talented and successful salesman of mortgage-backed securities.

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How Credit Raters Fended Off Oversight From Congress And The SEC

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

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Editor's Note: This is the second of three articles by the Investigative Fund on the credit rating companies. Read the first article here. When the n...

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Ryan Grim

Wall Street Banks Tricking Little Guys Into Lobbying for Them

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business

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Wall Street titans, recognizing that they have something of a credibility problem when it comes to opposing regulatory reform, are enlisting more symp...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Derivatives Just "A Sophisticated Form Of Gambling," U.S. Senators Say; Propose Bill Allowing State Gambling Laws To Apply

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

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In describing the complex and little-understood world of derivatives trading as "a sophisticated form of gambling," three U.S. Senators proposed legis...

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Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein: "I'm Doing God's Work."

Times Online | John Arlidge | Posted 11.07.2009 | Business

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Goldman's reputation is suddenly as toxic as the credit default swaps and other inexplicably exotic financial instruments it used to buy with glee. Th...

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Banks Hire Derivatives Expert To Fight Financial Reform

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

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Several major banks are fending off legislation meant to regulate the lucrative derivatives market by hiring a high-powered financial lobbyist. The H...

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Will We Ignore Brooksley Born Again?

Katherine Spillar | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business

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Katherine Spillar

Will the U.S. Congress listen to the echoes of Brooksley Born's voice when they tackle forthcoming legislation to better regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market?

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Shahien Nasiripour

New "Too Big To Fail" Bill Gives Feds Power To Freeze Derivatives Contracts

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business

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The "Too Big To Fail" legislation currently being debated by a House committee has been widely criticized as toothless. But one provision gives the fe...

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