Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Prosecutors call FTX ‘one of the biggest frauds’ in US history
Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas as US authorities file charges
Banknotes: October to December 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
FTX collapse: what went wrong?
Regulators close in as downfall of major exchange rips through crypto sector
Tensions flare between policy-makers over US Treasury reform
SEC’s proposed rule-changes have “ruffled feathers” at Treasury department
US Treasury market preps for reporting showdown
Sifma expected to attack transparency plans; prop traders brand objections “crazy”
Quiet man: is Michael Barr the Clark Kent of regulation?
A decade after crafting Dodd-Frank, Fed’s new vice-chair must tame DC's warring regulatory factions
US prime fund swing pricing proposal sparks industry alarm
Some fear SEC rule would repel investors; high liquidity requirements could make funds uneconomic
US regulators call for new stablecoin regulations
Working group wants issuers to be insured and regulated like banks
Fed announces strict new trading rules for senior officials
Regulations would ban individual investments, increase disclosure and restrict transactions
Fed ethics officials warned against trades
March 2020 advice cautioned against stock transactions in following months
Fed asks watchdog to review controversial trading
Move follows resignation of Boston and Dallas heads, as Warren asks for SEC probe
US regulators warn Wells Fargo of new penalties, report claims
Bloomberg says OCC and CFPB believe US bank is moving too slowly on compensating scam victims
G30 calls for major US Treasury market reform
Rise of non-banks and side-effects of regulation are triggering bouts of “dysfunction”, report warns
SEC task force to enforce green and ESG rules
US regulator says task force aims to “proactively address” disclosure gaps
Green finance: new initiatives in China, Europe and Americas
Eurosystem adopts common investment principles; China pushes climate modelling; and more
US crypto-asset regulation needs strengthening – Massad
Former CFTC chair Timothy Massad recommends a path for regulatory reforms
Fed and other US regulators call for major changes to Volcker rule
Complex legislation has created compliance uncertainty, Federal Reserve argues
Regulatory efficiency or rollback?
Team USA’s new clarion call for regulatory “efficiency” comes with a worrying undertow, particularly related to regulatory rollback and ‘light-touch’ supervision of algorithms
Fed’s Quarles backs light-touch regulation on machine learning
SEC’s “circuit-breaker” can act as model for regulating innovative tools – Fed vice-chair
‘Black box’ models present challenges – US regulators
US officials say they have some powers to assess AI tools, but resourcing is problematic
Softened liquidity rule would still be misguided – US asset managers
The Treasury proposals are welcome, firms say, but a watered-down SEC rule would leave risks unaddressed
EBA and US agencies agree framework for cross-border resolution
Document lays out principles for information sharing and future crisis management agreements
US regulators hand Volcker rule exemption to foreign firms
Agencies are conducting a review of how the Volcker rule is applied to foreign investment funds, as some appear to be captured unintentionally
Congress urged to curb Fed’s regulatory powers
House hearing revives the debate on consolidating US regulatory agencies