FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 9, 2021 Contact: Doug Walker at 202-618-6430 or dwalker@bettermarkets.com Washington, D.C. – Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist for Better Markets, issued the following statement on the district court’s decision in In re Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Securities Litigation, issued yesterday and in line with our amicus brief filed […]
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On Monday, October 4, 2021, the Supreme Court embarked on what the New York Times has called a “momentous” new term. In part that’s because the Court has agreed to hear a number of cases that will have an unusually profound impact on controversial social policies, including abortion and gun rights. But the Court’s docket […]
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The Fed Continues to Stonewall the American People by Refusing to Disclose the Extent of Trading During the Pandemic by Fed Leaders and Staff WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Dennis Kelleher, Co-founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Better Markets, issued the following statement announcing the launch of a real-time clock on its website www.bettermarkets.org that […]
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The Pandemic Trading Violated Clear Fed Policies and the Fed Must Tell The American People Who Else Traded During the Pandemic WASHINGTON, D.C.— Dennis Kelleher, Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Better Markets, released the following statement in connection with a letter he sent to Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: “The Federal Reserve appears to […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— Dennis Kelleher, Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Better Markets, released the following statement regarding the Senate’s confirmation of Rohit Chopra as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): “We applaud the Senate for confirming Rohit Chopra as the new Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Mr. Chopra is […]
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Washington, D.C. – Dennis M. Kelleher, President and Chief Executive Officer of Better Markets, issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement of Dan Berkovitz as General Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”): “Dan Berkovitz, the SEC next General Counsel, is highly qualified for this position given his decades of varied experience. His […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— Dennis Kelleher, Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Better Markets, released the following statement in response to statements made by Chairman Jay Powell during testimony to the Senate today: “Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s responses and non-responses today to Senator Warren’s laudable line of questioning on his dangerous and irresponsible deregulations were misleading, […]
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Chair Powell Must End the Cover Up and Come Clean With The American People: Disclose Everyone At The Fed Who Engaged in Pandemic Profiteering Trading WASHINGTON, D.C.— Dennis Kelleher, Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Better Markets, released the following statement in connection with the announcement that Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren is retiring […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 23, 2021 Contact: Doug Walker at 202-618-6430 or dwalker@bettermarkets.com WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dennis Kelleher, Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Better Markets, made the following statement in connection the release of a new Report entitled “Should Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell Be Reappointed”: As President Biden considers who should lead the […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Contact: Doug Walker at 202-618-6430 or dwalker@bettermarkets.com WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dennis Kelleher, Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Better Markets, released the following statement in response to the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it is creating two standing repo facilities, one each for domestic and foreign firms: “By creating standing […]
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