November 10, 2021

Better Markets Urges CFTC to Remedy Deficient Position Limits Rulemaking

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist, released the following statement on a letter Better Markets filed with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission urging the agency to revisit and repair…

November 08, 2021

Advocates Request Review of Harms of CME Group Inc.’s Potential Merger with Cboe and a Study on Existing Concentration Problems

Reported Merger Threatens to Further Consolidate CME Group Inc.’s Near-Monopoly and Increase Lack of Competition in Derivatives Markets WASHINGTON— Better Markets and the Open Markets Institute released the following statement concerning their…

November 02, 2021

In a New Report, Better Markets Calls on Banking Regulators to Act ASAP to Address Material Risks to the Banking System from Climate Change

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Contact: Evelyn Swan at 202-618-6433 or eswan@bettermarkets.org WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Phillip Basil, Director of Banking Policy at Better Markets, issued…

November 01, 2021

Better Markets Applauds OCC Proposal to Rescind its Seriously Flawed 2020 CRA Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Phillip Basil, Director of Banking Policy at Better Markets, issued the following statement regarding the comment letter it filed and two comment letters it signed onto regarding the Office…

October 25, 2021

Better Markets Supports SEC and Investors in Case Affecting the Fairness and Integrity of Our Markets

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Stephen Hall, Better Markets Legal Director and Securities Specialist, released the following statement on the oral argument scheduled for Monday, October 25, 2021 before the D.C. Circuit in Citadel Securities LLC…

October 24, 2021

The Facts Show that Treasury Secretary Chair Janet Yellen Is Dead Wrong When She Defends Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell’s Dangerous Deregulation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, October 24, 2021 Contact: Evelyn Swan at 202-618-6433 or eswan@bettermarkets.org WASHINGTON, D.C.— Dennis Kelleher, Co-founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Better Markets, issued the…

October 22, 2021

Better Markets’ Look at the U.S. Supreme Court, As It Decides Cases Affecting the Financial Lives of Every American

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Stephen Hall, Better Markets Legal Director and Securities Specialist, released the following statement on the publication of a new Better Markets report, THE SUPREME COURT’S 2021-2022 TERM:  A Review of…

October 21, 2021

The Fed’s Announcement of New Trading Restrictions Are A Good Start, But They Have to Be Broader and Cannot Be Used to Whitewash The Prior Pandemic Trading; the Stonewalling Must Stop

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Dennis Kelleher, Co-founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Better Markets, issued the following statement regarding the Federal Reserve’s announced new trading policies: “The changes announced today by the…

October 19, 2021

Statement on Revelations that Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell Engaged in Personal Trading During the Pandemic in 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Dennis Kelleher, Co-founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Better Markets, issued the following statement regarding the revelations that Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell traded during the pandemic in…