Comptroller of the Currency

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  New Hire Roundup: Feldman Named Gold Bullion CEO

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 18, 2012

  This week in new hires, Steven Feldman was named CEO and Eric Schwartz was made chairman of the board at Gold Bullion International, and United Capital brought in three new management team members.

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  JPMorgan’s Dimon to Testify on Losses June 13

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 31, 2012

  The Senate Banking Committee announced Thursday that JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon will testify on June 13 regarding the bank's trading losses.

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  Lawmakers Probe Regulators Over Volcker Rule Proposal

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 18, 2012

  Lawmakers took regulators to task on Wednesday over their proposal to implement Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, commonly referred to as the Volcker rule, citing the proposed rule’s complexity as well as its costs.

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  SEC Advances Volcker Rule

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 12, 2011

  A day after being approved by the FDIC, the SEC approved the proposed rule implementing the Volcker rule, mandated under Section 619 of Dodd-Frank.

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  ‘Volcker Rule’ Proposal Approved by FDIC; Wall St. Fumes

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  October 11, 2011

  Wall Street firms decry proposed rules to take effect in July 2012; FDIC will accept comments until Jan. 13.

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  New Hires Roundup: Senate Banking Panel Approves SEC Nominations; Gregg Goes to The Hartford

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 15, 2011

  This week in new hires, the Senate Banking Committee approved several SEC nominations; Michael Gregg was welcomed at The Hartford; Tom Douie rejoined Neuberger Berman; and Carl Steinhilber and Roderick Toppin went to MassMutual.

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  Dodd-Frank Anniversary: Law Costs Agencies Millions, GAO Says

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 18, 2011

  At the one-year anniversary of Dodd-Frank, the GAO has released a list of 11 federal agencies' reported funding and staff resources needed to implement Dodd-Frank until 2012.

• Moody's Revised MMF Rating Proposal Still Faces Scrutiny

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 31, 2011

  Market participants are objecting to a proposal by Moody’s Investor Service to rate money market funds by partially relying on a fund sponsor’s ability and willingness to support a “distressed fund”—that is, a fund that’s about to “break the buck” or is in financial distress.

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  Senate Republicans Urge Slowdown of Dodd-Frank Rules

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 17, 2011

  Republican senators want to extend the comment periods on rule proposals and conduct more “rigorous” analysis on those rules—including one on putting brokers under a fiduciary standard of care.

• Danger & Opportunity: Staggering Toward Reform

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2009

  As we enter the final month of 2009, the financial services industry anticipates some type of reform from Washington by year-end, but the consensus is...