Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:24 AM SAST

Financial Reform

Legislative and corporate efforts to make reforms in the global financial system took place after the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009.

Headlines Around the Web

Geithner: JPMorgan 'case for reform'

May 15 - Politico

US stocks close mixed after euro votes

May 07 - News.com.au

Caixin Online: For reforms in China, it’s a matter of priorities

Apr 24 - MarketWatch

NYPC names chief executive

Apr 02 - Financial Times

Geithner: More Fannie reform details in spring

Feb 03 - MarketWatch

Asia Stocks to Watch: China stocks gain must await reforms, analysts say

Jan 11 - MarketWatch

Irish PM optimistic about latest EU-IMF review

Jan 09 - France24

Let Companies Manage Their Own Risk: Donohue, Engler and Timmons

Dec 02 - Business Week

Sarkozy, Merkel to meet on debt crisis

Aug 16 - France24

U.S. Stocks Little Changed on Jobs Growth, Italy Reform Plan

Aug 05 - Business Week

U.S. Stocks Rally on Europe Optimism as Treasuries, Dollar Drop

Aug 05 - Business Week

Liberia: Curse or Blessing - Dual Currency Policy in Spotlight

Jul 14 - AllAfrica News

Rep. Frank fires back at critics on bank rules

Jul 11 - MarketWatch

Derivatives reform

May 04, 2011 - Financial Times

A second stimulus for K Street?

Mar 17, 2011 - Politico

MarketWatch First Take: LSE outages show Europe’s half-hearted reforms

Feb 25, 2011 - MarketWatch

Develop infrastructure, say industry associations

Feb 23, 2011 - The Times of India

'Reforms to be adapted to local conditions'

Jan 18, 2011 - Business Standard

Capitol Report: Dodd-Frank spawns cottage industry

Dec 07, 2010 - MarketWatch

Darrell Delamaide's Political Capital: GOP will help banks return to business as usual

Nov 10, 2010 - MarketWatch

Articles About Financial Reform

CFTC chief - looking at JPMorgan, need global rules

By Reuters UK

The head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission confirmed on Monday that the regulator is investigating JPMorgan Chase & Co's <JPM.N> recent trading losses tied to credit derivatives that may exceed $2 billion (1.26 billion pounds). (May 21)

MORE TOPICS: JPMORGAN CHASE, MANAGEMENT, FBI, INVESTMENT, LONDON

Anti-Wall Street protesters upstage Morgan Stanley meet

By Reuters

Anti-Wall Street protesters upstaged Morgan Stanley's <MS.N> annual meeting on Tuesday, lobbing tough questions at Chairman and Chief Executive James Gorman and shouting negative comments over a bank official who was attempting to read a tally of shareholder votes. (May 15)

MORE TOPICS: JPMORGAN CHASE, MORGAN STANLEY, MORTGAGE

FBI Launches Investigation Of JPMorgan Trading Losses

By Reuters

The FBI has opened a probe into trading losses at JPMorgan Chase & Co, stepping up the pressure on the bank after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve said they were also looking into the wrong-way bets that led to the losses. (May 15)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, SEC, JPMORGAN CHASE, TIMOTHY GEITHNER, RETAIL, FLORIDA

JP Morgan Chairman Jamie Dimon
Romney Campaign Defends JP Morgan, Contradicting Obama

By IBTimes

JPMorgan's massive $2 billion trading loss has spilled over into presidential politics, with presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney calling the disastrous trade as an example of the inherent risks of the free market. (May 15)

MORE TOPICS: CONGRESS, NEW YORK, MICHAEL BLOOMBERG

FBI launches JPMorgan probe, shareholders back Dimon

By Reuters UK

The FBI has opened a probe into trading losses at JPMorgan Chase & Co, stepping up the pressure on the bank after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve said they were also looking into the wrong-way bets that led to the losses. (May 15)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, SEC, JPMORGAN CHASE, TIMOTHY GEITHNER, RETAIL, FLORIDA

FBI launches probe of JPMorgan, shareholders back Dimon

By Reuters

The FBI has opened a probe into trading losses at JPMorgan Chase & Co, stepping up the pressure on the bank after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve said they were also looking into the wrong-way bets that led to the losses. (May 15)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, JPMORGAN CHASE, TIMOTHY GEITHNER, RETAIL, FLORIDA, NEW YORK

JPMorgan protest
JPMorgan Loss 'The Reason We Passed Wall Street Reform': Obama

By IBTimes

During a Tuesday morning appearance on the talk show "The View," President Obama attributed JPMorgan's $2 billion trading loss to a lack of financial regulation. (May 15)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, MORTGAGE

Pressure rises on JPMorgan over risk, clawbacks

By Reuters

Shareholders of JPMorgan Chase & Co gathered in the hundreds on Tuesday for its annual meeting, as pressure rises on the bank and Chief Executive Jamie Dimon over billions of dollars in trading losses. (May 15)

MORE TOPICS: JPMORGAN CHASE, TIMOTHY GEITHNER, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY

Pressure rises on JPMorgan over risk, claw backs

By Reuters UK

Shareholders of JPMorgan Chase & Co gathered in the hundreds on Tuesday for its annual meeting, as pressure rises on the bank and Chief Executive Jamie Dimon over billions of dollars in trading losses. (May 15)

MORE TOPICS: JPMORGAN CHASE, TIMOTHY GEITHNER, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY

2012 Election
After $2B JPMorgan Loss, Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren Calls For 'New Glass-Steagall Act' [FULL TEXT]

By IBTimes

The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 was a Depression-era law that separated investment and commercial banks. It was repealed in 1999 during the Clinton administration. (May 14)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, WHITE HOUSE, NEW YORK, LAW SCHOOL, INVESTMENT, CONGRESS