by Jill Sommers and Paul Atkins | Sep 22, 2020 | U.S. Regulatory Update
As former regulators, we saw firsthand the important role central counterparties (CCPs) play during periods of heightened stress, including bankruptcies and global financial market downturns. U.S. CCPs have performed as intended and without fail since their inception....
by Paul Atkins | Sep 16, 2020 | Patomak Post
After months of working from home, turning our dining rooms into study halls and our guest rooms into ersatz “C-Suites,” the flaws and shortcomings of our homes as make-shift office spaces were in our constant line of sight, if not our colleagues’ on video calls. As a...
by Paul Atkins | May 15, 2020 | In the News, Newsroom, Opinion
As most of us are shifting to e-everything (work, school, food delivery, medical check-ups, even happy hours) to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is expected to soon release a rule that as proposed recognizes and maximizes the...
by Paul Atkins | Apr 29, 2020 | In the News, Newsroom, Opinion
Questions are already arising about whether the federal dollars flooding the U.S. economy during the Covid-19 crisis are reaching the intended recipients. Rightly so, when trillions in taxpayer dollars are at stake. But it should make businesses think twice before...
by Paul Atkins | Nov 6, 2019 | In the News, Newsroom, Opinion
The media have appropriately called out the hypocrisy of celebrities who rail about climate change but leave a huge carbon footprint. They should also call out New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, who is claiming to champion investors with an assault on...
