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Goldman Gives Democrats Momentum on Reform

(April 19) -- Every good political fight needs a villain. In its push to reform financial regulation, the Obama administration now has one in Goldman Sachs. Three days after the Securities and Exchange Commission accused Goldman of securities fraud linked to the financial crisis, the White House announced Monday that...

Taming Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction

(March 9) -- The campaign to rein in a type of risky investment villainized in the economic crisis and blamed for the government bailout of AIG and the financial collapse of Greece is gaining momentum in Washington and other capitals, where officials are comparing it to piracy of another age. On Tuesday, a key U.S....

CreditDefaultSwaps News From the Web

02/02/12 Credit-default-swap futures seen as inevitable Source: MarketWatch --Standardization, clearing could pave the way for CDX futures --Dealer talks stalled, but some say futures are inevitable for CDS --Others say dealers are delaying to keep status quo, profits (Adds size of CDS market as of last count, per BIS figures, in final paragraph.)
10/14/11 Credit-Default-Swaps: Misleading "Market" Source: Forbes This story appears in the Oct. 24 edition of Forbes magazine.