by Paul Watkins | Oct 20, 2021 | Opinion, Patomak Post
Few industries welcome attention from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). But Director Rohit Chopra’s recent statement that the CFPB use its “tools to promote competition and shift market power toward consumers” is welcome news for companies challenging...
by Sudhir Jain and Jamila Piracci | Oct 13, 2021 | Patomak Post
In September 2021, just days prior to its fiscal year end, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced enforcement actions against four Swap Dealers, with monetary fines ranging from $750,000 to $1.5 million. Here are four takeaways from these actions:...
by Tim Tian and Jamila Piracci | Sep 8, 2021 | Patomak Post
Mark Twain is credited with coining the phrase “it is wiser to find out than suppose” and at times the maxim holds true today, particularly by any regulated community. Earlier this summer, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released an advisory clarifying...
by Joanna Fields | Aug 30, 2021 | Patomak Post
As families get through back-to-school checklists, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are similarly going through their own regulatory check lists for options market participants. There are several new...
by Robert Greene, Xian Wang and Yan Yan | Aug 23, 2021 | Patomak Post
Unlike other major financial markets, Mainland China is home to many mixed conglomerates that control a range of large financial and non-financial firms. In a new research article published in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law,...
by Patomak Global Partners | Aug 19, 2021 | Patomak Post
Patomak CEO Paul Atkins and Patomak Senior Advisor Craig Lewis submitted a comment letter to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) this week regarding its money market fund (MMF) regulation consultation report. The comment letter describes the critical role MMFs play as...
