Persuaded that lax regulation of financial derivatives contributed to the 2008 financial crisis, policymakers in Congress and the Obama Administration have adopted a knee-jerk solution: regulate ...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. found "shortcomings" in the resolution plans of three of the largest banks last week, and found Citigroup's resolution plan "deficient," all because of problems ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Roger Ehrenberg, a veteran of Wall Street (and derivatives), contends that the focus on the ‘evils’ of the ...

Several analysts also see the STT hike as part of a broader policy approach that treats excessive derivatives activity as a ...