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Obama Wants More Restrictions on Banks

President Barack Obama proposed  new rules designed to restrict the size and activities of the U.S.’s biggest banks. The text of his proposal has not been released yet. All we have is the video, embedded below. The White House wants commercial banks that take deposits from customers to be barred from proprietary trading,  owning hedge [...]

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Obama Plan for Financial Regulatory Reform and Private Investment Funds

Along with the Hedge Fund Adviser Registration Act of 2009, the Hedge Fund Transparency Act of 2009 and the Private Fund Transparency Act of 2009, we also have the Obama plan for financial reform: Financial Regulatory Reform – A New Foundation: Rebuilding Financial Supervision and Regulation. Under the Obama plan, all advisers to private pools [...]

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