Posts Tagged ‘Spencer Bachus’
Posted by Larry Doyle on May 3rd, 2012 7:29 AM |
The financial regulatory landscape is poised to change and, as far as I am concerned, not necessarily for the better.
Will you be merely a spectator or do you care to participate in the legislative process that WILL impact most of you? Are you an investment adviser? Are you an investor with funds managed by an investment adviser?
If you fall into either of those camps, I exhort you to get involved. I encourage you to become part of the process and the solution and not merely a bystander. How so? Let’s navigate. (more…)
Tags: Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus, concerns about FINRA, David Tittsworth IAA, financial regulation, FINRA, FINRA kangaroo court, FINRA oversight of RIAs, get involved, House Financial Services Committee, how does FINRA lose 8 hours worth of testimony, HR 4624, investing in America, Investment Adviser Association, Investment Adviser Oversight Act of 2012, Larry Doyle, Mark Mensack, Mark Mensack case, oversight of RIAs, regulation of RIAs, Sense on Cents, Spencer Bachus, Wall Street arbitration
Posted in FINRA, General | 4 Comments »
Posted by Larry Doyle on March 22nd, 2012 5:31 AM |
The penalties handed out by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to the coaches and executives of the New Orleans Saints organization for the bounty program practiced down on the bayou were perhaps the stiffest in the history of the game.
Goodell has shown himself to be a no-nonsense individual cut from the mold of Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Goodell is clearly focused on protecting the sport, and knows that any program which promotes an intent to injure renders modern day football to little more than barbarism. (more…)
Tags: Albert Loewenthal, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Brian Moynihan, Chuck Schumer, Darrel Issa, Eric Holder, Greg Williams, James Gorman, Jamie Dimon, Jim Himes, Jon Corzine, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, justice on Wall Street, Lloyd Blankfein, Mary Schapiro, New Orleans Saints, penalties for New Orleans Saints, penalties on Wall Street, Preet Bharara, Richard Blumenthal, Richard Ketchum, Robert Khuzami, Roger Goodell NFL Commissioner, Sean Payton, Spencer Bachus, the integrity of the game, Timothy Geithner
Posted in General | 2 Comments »
Posted by Larry Doyle on October 11th, 2011 9:44 AM |
I received a call yesterday from a reporter from a highly regarded periodical inquiring about my recent commentary, ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Should ‘Occupy Washington’.
Having had a number of previous discussions with this reporter, I welcomed her question as to what I thought the OWS movement should look to achieve or demand.
I prefaced my comments by stating that I hope civil unrest and random violence do not come from these demonstrations. America needs a lot of things but we certainly do not need riots. (more…)
Tags: ARS, Auction Rate Securities, Barack Obama, Barney Frank, campaign contributions, Center for Responsive Politics, Chris Dodd, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Party and OWS, FINRA POGO, John Boehner, occupy wall street, occupy wall street's demands, OpenSecrets.org, Spencer Bachus, Wall Street-Washington incest, what should occupy wall street demand, who is heading up occupy wall street, who is leading OWS
Posted in General | 17 Comments »
Posted by Larry Doyle on December 10th, 2010 6:46 AM |
I detest those people and organizations paying mere lip service to issues needing real transparency and accountability.
I love having the voice provided by Sense on Cents so I can highlight a wide array of these issues and so people can more effectively navigate the economic landscape. I also love being able to ask the hard questions and call out those whom I think are not serving the public interest.
What else do I love? I love when a voice far stronger than my own echoes my thoughts, shares my opinion, and blasts away in pursuit of real truth, transparency, and integrity along our economic landscape.
With only a few exceptions, the media as a whole has shown itself unwilling to truly take the gloves off and go after the aforementioned ‘lip serving’ individuals and institutions. Independent watchdogs in pursuit of good government are far more aggressive.
On this note and against this backdrop, I have to admit my adrenaline picked up yesterday. How so? Let’s navigate as I was informed of the following: (more…)
Tags: Amerivet Securities, Darrel Issa, Dodd-Frank financial reform, FINRA Accountability and transparency, FINRA Board of Governors, FINRA Madoff family, FINRA Madoff relationship, FINRA's board, GAO, Government Accountability Office, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House Financial Services Committee, how is Wall Street regulated, issues inside FINRA, Larry Doyle, Mary Schapiro, POGO, POGO letter to FINRA, project on Government Oversight, regulation of Wall Street, Richard Ketchum, SEC, Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Sense on Cents, Spencer Bachus, Wall Street collapse, what is Finra, who is Danielle Brian, who is on FINRA's board, who is POGO ?, who regulates Wall Street, will FINRA oversee hedge funds and investment advisers
Posted in FINRA, General | 7 Comments »
Posted by Larry Doyle on September 18th, 2010 12:14 PM |
LD’s edit: Thank you to a Sense on Cents reader, Transparency, for informing us that Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill To Repeal SEC FOIA Exemptions.
Thanks to a loyal reader of Sense on Cents for sharing this press release put forth earlier this week. Not that the Republican Party does not have a LOT to answer for in terms of the final Financial Regulatory Reform, but at least on this front, I commend Darrell Issa (R-CA) for introducing this legislation.
Issa Introduces the SEC Freedom of Information Restoration Act
President Obama at Signing of Financial Reform Bill: “It demands accountability and responsibility from everyone…It demands accountability and responsibility from everyone…And we all win when folks are rewarded based on how well they perform, not how well they evade accountability.” (more…)
Tags: Aaron Schock, Allen Stanford, Angela Canterbury, Barack Obama, Bernie Madoff, Bill Shuster, blaine leutkemeyer, Brian Bilbray, Dan Burton, Darrell Issa, Dodd Frank Wall Street reform and Consumer Protection Act, finreg, FOIA, Freedom of Information Restoration Act, Gary Aguirre, Issa Introduces the SEC Freedom of Information Restoration Act, jason Chaffetz, Jeff Fortenberry, jim jordan republican of ohio, John Duncan, John Mica, oversight and government reform committee, Patrick McHenry, rule 9291, sec failures in madoff and stanford scams, section 9291, Spencer Bachus, Wall Street-Washington incest
Posted in General | 4 Comments »
Posted by Larry Doyle on July 30th, 2010 4:08 PM |
Earlier this week, the SEC informed Fox Business News that it would not comply with a request for information based upon SEC Financial Regulatory Law H.R. 4173. Fortunately, some people in our country still care about transparency, accountability, and integrity. To this end, thank you to a friend of Sense on Cents for sharing this recent release:
It brings the SEC back under the Freedom of Information (FOIA) Act after the Dodd-Frank financial reg bill provided them with an exemption.
ISSA INTRODUCES THE SEC FREEDOM OF INFORMATION RESTORATION ACT (more…)
Tags: Aaron Schock, Allen Stanford fraud, Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, Bill Shuster, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Brian Bilbray, Dan Burton, Dodd Frank Wall Street reform and Consumer Protection Act, FOIA, Fox Business News, freedom of information act, House Committe on Oversight and Government Reform, HR 5924, Issa Introduces SEC FOIA, jason Chaffetz, Jeff Fortenberry, Jim Jordan, John Duncan, John Mica, Patrick McHenry, section 9291, Spencer Bachus
Posted in General, SEC | 3 Comments »
Posted by Larry Doyle on December 31st, 2009 11:34 AM |
Blank checks are the antithesis of good public policy.
America can not allow the passage of time to lessen the outrage over the Obama administration’s Christmas Eve bonus to the financial sinkholes known as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Platitudes and posturing aside, the American taxpayer is being set up as never before.
A blank check may serve to cover a host of past financial and legislative failures promoted by the likes of Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, John Kerry et al, but who is monitoring and verifying the legitimate and proper use of these funds? Are we to blindly trust Treasury Secretary Geithner, White House economic adviser Larry Summers, and their respective staffs in this process? Are you kidding me? America needs to voice its outrage long and hard. In that spirit, I called yesterday to Audit Freddie and Fannie.
In the same vein, I am heartened by initiatives launched yesterday by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), and Reps. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) and Spencer Bachus (R-AL) to pursue an investigation of this blank check.
The Wall Street Journal reports, Lawmakers Want Probe Into Treasury Aid for Fannie, Freddie: >>> (more…)
Tags: audit Freddie and fannie, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Dennis Kucinich, Freddie and fannie's blank check, House Financial Services Committee, House Oversight and Government Reform panel, I want to roll the dice, John Kerry, Larry Summers, Scott Garrett, Spencer Bachus, sub-prime lending comment by Barney Frank, Tim Geithner, toxic assets on Wall Street, transferring losses from Wall Street to taxpayers, trust but verify
Posted in Barney Frank, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Larry Summers, Tim Geithner | 9 Comments »
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Posted by Larry Doyle on December 31st, 2009 11:34 AM |
Blank checks are the antithesis of good public policy.
America can not allow the passage of time to lessen the outrage over the Obama administration’s Christmas Eve bonus to the financial sinkholes known as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Platitudes and posturing aside, the American taxpayer is being set up as never before.
A blank check may serve to cover a host of past financial and legislative failures promoted by the likes of Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, John Kerry et al, but who is monitoring and verifying the legitimate and proper use of these funds? Are we to blindly trust Treasury Secretary Geithner, White House economic adviser Larry Summers, and their respective staffs in this process? Are you kidding me? America needs to voice its outrage long and hard. In that spirit, I called yesterday to Audit Freddie and Fannie.
In the same vein, I am heartened by initiatives launched yesterday by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), and Reps. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) and Spencer Bachus (R-AL) to pursue an investigation of this blank check.
The Wall Street Journal reports, Lawmakers Want Probe Into Treasury Aid for Fannie, Freddie: >>> (more…)
Tags: audit Freddie and fannie, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Dennis Kucinich, Freddie and fannie's blank check, House Financial Services Committee, House Oversight and Government Reform panel, I want to roll the dice, John Kerry, Larry Summers, Scott Garrett, Spencer Bachus, sub-prime lending comment by Barney Frank, Tim Geithner, toxic assets on Wall Street, transferring losses from Wall Street to taxpayers, trust but verify
Posted in Barney Frank, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Larry Summers, Tim Geithner | 9 Comments »