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House may hold hearings on a possible adviser SRO

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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September 4 2009

It has been reported that the U.S. House Financial Services Committee may hold a hearing in October 2009 on whether the investment adviser industry should have a self-regulatory organization (SRO

Obama Administration proposes to create a Financial Services Oversight Council

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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August 4 2009

Continuing its push to establish new rules of the road and make the financial system fairer for consumers and investors, the Obama Administration delivered proposed legislation to Capitol Hill that would require strong, consolidated supervision and regulation for all financial firms

SEC Chairman Schapiro testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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August 4 2009

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro testified before the Senate Banking Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs concerning the regulation of systemic risk

Treasury Secretary Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on the administration’s plan for regulatory reform

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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August 4 2009

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner began his testimony before the House Financial Services Committee by stating that the U.S. financial system failed in its most basic responsibility to be stable and resilient enough to provide credit while protecting consumers and investors; the regulatory regime permitted an excessive build-up of leverage; and the system was too weak to withstand the failure of major financial institutions

White House proposes significant and comprehensive regulatory reform (HF, IA & MF)

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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July 6 2009

The Obama Administration introduced a white paper, Financial Regulatory Reform A New Foundation: Rebuilding Financial Supervision and Regulation (the White Paper), proposing significant and comprehensive regulatory reform in response to what the White Paper calls the “most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression.”

House releases schedule for financial regulatory reform

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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July 6 2009

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) announced the committee’s tentative schedule for the consideration of the Obama Administration’s plan for sweeping financial regulatory reform

Obama places high priority on restructuring the nation's financial regulatory system

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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December 19 2008

In remarks made at yesterday's press conference to announce the nomination of Mary Schapiro as Chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), of Gary Gensler as Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and of Daniel Tarullo to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, President-elect Obama indicated that updating the nation's financial regulatory system will be one of the top legislative priorities of his new administration

FINRA updates arbitrators on efforts to improve efficiency of arbitrations

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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September 24 2008

Linda Feinberg, President, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) Dispute Resolution, Inc.; John M. Gannon, Senior Vice President, FINRA Office of Investor Education; and Laura Gansler, Associate Vice President, FINRA Emerging Regulatory Issues, shared program updates with over 1,700 arbitrators yesterday during a FINRAsponsored phone-in workshop

SEC to hold valuation roundtable

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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July 9 2008

The SEC will hold a valuation roundtable on July 9, 2008

Treasury Blueprint for regulatory reform

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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USA
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June 12 2008

There has been a mixed response to the Treasury’s proposal

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