regulation Archive

  • Regulation Train Leaving the Station

    Regulation Train Leaving the Station

    From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling for strong financial sector regulation and oversight to restore...

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  • Obama v. Jindal on Regulation

    Obama v. Jindal on Regulation

    From President Obama in his non-SOTU SOTU: [W]e have lived through an era where too often, short-term gains were prized over...

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  • DOJ to Focus on Google?

    DOJ to Focus on Google?

    [Welcome, ATL readers!  Enjoy, be sure to bookmark Law Dork, 2.0, and come back soon! -Ed.] Christine Varney, the head of...

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  • Questioning the Caps

    Questioning the Caps

    Larry Ribstein is a smart, albeit conservative, academic at the University of Illinois who writes about corporate governance issues (among...

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  • Progressive Federalism

    Progressive Federalism

    As the new Administration gears up, people are starting to focus on something that state regulators have been pushing for...

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  • Frank's Regulatory Declaration

    Frank's Regulatory Declaration

    On Wednesday night on The Rachel Maddow Show (YouTube clip here), Rep. Barney Frank had this to say in response...

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  • A Call for Clarity

    A Call for Clarity

    It’s interesting to watch and read as everyone was analyzing the market’s less than happy reaction to the banking bailout...

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  • Secret Stress Tests

    Secret Stress Tests

    Bloomberg reports on the response to the transparency called for in Tuesday’s banking bailout plan announcement (which I discussed here). The...

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  • Well, That Didn't Last Long

    Well, That Didn't Last Long

    From The New York Times, today: Sirius XM Prepares Bankruptcy Filing From The Washington Post, less than eight months ago: Satellite...

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  • Hedge Funds Seek to 'Shape' Regulatory Debate

    Hedge Funds Seek to 'Shape' Regulatory Debate

    It’s quite remarkable in this economic climate and yet completely expected that financial services entities would be lawyering and lobbying...

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