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Three economic advisers who worked in the George W. Bush administration during the 2008 financial crisis talked about the global and domestic economy at an annual leadership forum hosted by …

Witnesses testified on at the bankruptcy of MF Global. The panel also reviewed the recent collapse of Peregrine Financial Group, and how customer protections could be strengthened to prevent…

Witnesses testified on the implications of and lessons learned from the collapse of MF Global. Topics included the latest on the continuing investigation, recovery efforts of missing funds, …

The House Committee Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing on the bankruptcy of financial firm MF Global. Witnesses said that of the approximately $1.4 b…

Witnesses testified about the bankruptcy of the financial firm MF Global.

The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on implementation of rules on the U.S. derivatives market included in the 2010 financial regulations law.

Federal regulators and financial experts testified on new rules governing financial derivatives put in place by the Dodd-Frank Financial Regulation Law. Several Democrats on the committee cr…

Witnesses testified on the implementation process of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, focusing on speculative trading in metals commodities and limits on the number of tra…

Financial markets experts testified on the causes and lessons learned from the May 6, 2010, stock market plunge. Among the issues they addressed were whether companies might have violated a …

Witnesses testified about a 1000 point stock market drop on May 6, 2010. SEC Chairperson Mary Schapiro and other government regulators testified about proposed changes to the system of “circ…

Witnesses testified about commodities markets and their impact on the U.S. economy. Among the topics they addressed were regulation of futures and commodity markets, speculative trading, cre…

A hearing was held to examine possible ways to establish clearinghouses or other regulatory measures for the credit default swaps which played a significant role in the downfall of major fin…

The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the role of derivatives in the current financial crisis and regulatory issues pertaining to them. Credit swaps and derivatives function in …