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- Former Labor Secretary Reich Urges Patience for Treasurers
In an exclusive interview with AFP, Robert Reich said treasurers need to exercise patience during what he deemed the current "depression." "Back in 2006, no one expected the end of 2007 and all of 2008 to be so difficult," he said. Reich, the former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration, said treasurers need to pay special attention to...
July 1, 2009
- IOU Blues: California May Have to Issue IOUs to Creditors
Lawmakers were unable to close a multibillion dollar budget deficit, setting up an uncomfortable situation between corporate treasurers and banks...
July 1, 2009
- AFP Liquidity Survey Shows No Significant Thaw in Short-term Credit Access
AFP's 2009 Liquidity Survey also shows that 42 percent of organizations increased short-term holdings, and most moved to more conservative vehicles....
June 30, 2009
- AFP Compensation Survey: CFOs, Treasurers, Staff Continue to See Pay Raises, But Modest Ones
AFP's 2009 Compensation Report shows that financial professionals earned larger raises than other white collar workers during 2008, but they were not exempt from the effects of the current recession. ...
June 25, 2009
- Experts React to Regulatory Proposal, Opinions Mixed
Treasury and finance experts are weighing in on President Obama's financial regulatory overhaul -- and their opinions have been decidedly mixed...
June 18, 2009
- Financial Professionals, Bankers Leery of Over-regulation
Vastness of proposals, unintended consequences are cited....
June 17, 2009
- Credit Rating Agencies to Face Tighter Oversight under Obama Proposal
Credit rating agencies will face enhanced oversight of their activities under the Obama Administration's plan for financial regulatory reform. The plan noted that the rating agencies' performance, especially related to mortgage-backed securities, "contributed significantly to the financial crisis."...
June 17, 2009
- AFP Reacts to Proposal to Reduce Susceptibility of Money Market Mutual Funds to Runs
For financial professionals, proposed changes could increase the degree of safety of investing with MMFs, but the cost of the additional protection has yet to be determined...
June 17, 2009
- Watch the Credit Rating Agency Hearing Live at 2 PM EST
Credit ratings agencies are under the microscope in a hearing today before a key House subcommittee, prompting the Association for Financial Professionals to step up calls to overhaul Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs)....
May 19, 2009
- Credit Rating Agencies – Significant Reforms Needed
For nearly 100 years, credit rating agencies have been providing opinions on the creditworthiness of issuers of debt to assist investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), banking regulators, and the Federal Government rely on ratings from rating agencies to make decisions that impact the American public. Recent turmoil in the U.S. credit markets, coupled with a growing distrust of the system itself has set the stage for fundamental reform and AFP has made two suggestions to help achieve that reform....
May 6, 2009
- FDIC Chair Calls for New Way to Unwind Ailing Big Banks
The chairman of the FDIC in a speech today proposed a new way to resolve large financial institutions that have been deemed by some "too big to fail." ...
April 27, 2009
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- AFP Interview with Robert Reich 25:27 AFP Podcast discusses the current economic climate with Robert Reich, Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, and former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration.
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