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March 09, 2022

Cryptocurrencies: The Next Big Thing or the Next Goldrush?

Over the last few years, cryptocurrencies—or digital currencies— have moved from being an obscure, skeptically-viewed theoretical side project to an asset pitched to Main Street households, capturing headlines, public dialogue, and the…

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February 09, 2022

Financial Risks Related to Climate Change Must Be Addressed—Republicans, Democrats, Wall Street Banks, Finance Leaders Agree

There is widespread, mainstream, consensus from Washington to Wall Street and beyond that climate change poses serious and dangerous risks to the financial system and the economy. They may have different ideas…

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November 18, 2021

Cutting Through the Hype on SPACs

While SPACs can make some people a lot of money, far too often that money is coming straight out of the pockets of retail investors. Cutting through the hype to learn the…

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July 15, 2021

What is ESG and Why is it So Important?

Investors, public interest advocates, the financial sector, and regulators in the U.S. and abroad have paid increasing attention to the way companies address environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) issues in…

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June 28, 2021

The Federal Reserve’s 2021 Stress Test Results: All Bark and No Bite

This year’s results of the Federal Reserve’s Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test (DFAST) highlight the effects of the Powell chairmanship’s de-regulatory efforts on the Fed’s stress testing program. The stress tests clearly no…

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May 04, 2021

Short Selling: 10 Recommendations for Improving the SEC’s Regulatory Framework

The recent trading frenzy in GameStop and other so-called “Reddit Rebellion” stocks has brought attention to longstanding deficiencies in the transparency framework, regulatory guardrails, and operational practices governing short selling in our…

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January 13, 2021

Fact Sheet: Wall Street’s Crime Spree 1998-2020; 395 Major Legal Actions and $195+ Billion in Fines and Settlements Over the Last 20 Years

For more than 20+ years, the nation’s six largest banks have engaged in a wide range of illegal activities without facing meaningful consequences. These megabanks—Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs,…

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November 23, 2020

Fact Sheet: CFTC Staff Report on April 2020 Volatility & Negative Price Crash in U.S.’s Benchmark Oil Contract Lacks Clear Objectives and Objectivity

See below for the Better Markets Fact Sheet on the events surrounding the CFTC Staff Report on WTI Negative Pricing and Trading Irregularities.

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October 14, 2020

Better Markets Fact Sheet on CFTC’s Forthcoming Final Position Limits Regulations

After ten years of rulemaking, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has scheduled a public meeting (Oct. 15, 2020) to consider a final speculative position limits framework for derivatives on certain physical commodities.

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