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Analysis: US Money Market Funds, Advocates, Stake Out Positions as Crackdown Looms
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price
April 13, 2021, Reuters
Market participants this week staked out their positions on how to fix systemic risks in the $4.9 trillion US money …

US Put Off Derivatives Rules for a Decade Before Archegos Blew Up
By Joe Rennison, Eric Platt, Colby Smith, and Philip Stafford
April 12, 2021, Financial Times
Rules written in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis to limit the potential for …

SEC Official Warns on Growth of Blank-Check Firms
By Dave Michaels
April 7, 2021, The Wall Street Journal
A top securities regulator warned about the surge in fundraising by blank-check companies known as special-purpose acquisition companies.
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SEC Maintains Intense Scrutiny of Non-Transparent ETFs
By Jackie Noblett
April 1, 2021, Financial Times
Active non-transparent exchange traded fund sponsors are providing reams of information to the Securities and Exchange Commission as the regulator conducts intense …

Bill Dudley: Exclude Reserves, Not Treasuries, From SLR
By Sharon Thiruchelvam
April 1, 2021, Risk
Exempting US Treasuries from the leverage ratio is not necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the Treasury market, according to William Dudley, …

Archegos Blowup Puts Spotlight on Gaps in Swap Regulation
By Alexander Osipovich and David Benoit
April 1, 2021, The Wall Street Journal
The blowup of Archegos Capital Management is spurring calls for tougher regulation of the shadowy swap trades …

US CFTC Official Advises Stricter Oversight of Funds Managing Family Wealth
By Chris Prentice
April 1, 2021, Reuters
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the top US swaps regulator, should reverse its loosening of oversight of family offices, a Democratic commissioner …

An Archegos Lesson: for Market Transparency, Cash Financing Beats Equity Swaps Every Time
By Josh Galper
April 1, 2021, Finadium
Regulators and most market participants care about transparency, risk management and liquidity. The Archegos story is another example of why bilateral equity swaps, …

Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Warns of New Bitcoin Regulations
By Tanzeel Akhtar
April 5, 2021, CoinDesk
In an interview with CNBC Squawk Box posted Thursday, Clayton said bitcoin had the status as a non-security at the SEC but this …

Wall Street Faces Yellen’s Scrutiny After Fed Debt-Market Rescue
By Paula Seligson and Craig Torres
March 31, 2021, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve saved the corporate bond market after it froze last year. Now regulators want Wall Street to pay …