Washington Watch Column
- Turn Back the Clock: Congress Proposes Glass-Steagall Restoration
Several members of the U.S. House and Senate introduced legislation that they hope will restore a separation between commercial banks and investment firms...
March 17, 2010
- AFP's Platform for Regulatory Change
This crisis has triggered a variety of responses from regulators, both within countries and internationally....
February 1, 2010
- AFP Government Relations Committee Seeks Volunteers
As the Obama administration and Congress attempt to shore up the financial regulatory framework, AFP has been extremely active as a voice and advocate for corporate treasury and finance professionals. In addition to the efforts of AFP staff...
December 29, 2009
- Federal Reserve Confirms Wind-down of Emergency Liquidity Programs
At the conclusion of the recent December 16th FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve confirmed the planned maturities of several emergency liquidity programs created to combat the recent financial difficulties....
December 18, 2009
- Legislative Language Addressing Interest on Business Checking Passes the House
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. This legislation attempts to address the causes of the financial crisis ...
December 14, 2009
- House Passes Financial Regulatory Overhaul Plan
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. The goal of the bill is to address the causes of the financial crisis and prevent a future occurrence....
December 11, 2009
- Legislative View: U.S. Cybersecurity Policy Gridlocked
In mid-September, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Oversight Committee held a hearing to address the cybersecurity threat to U.S. businesses. Witnesses included Robert Carr, president and chief executive of Heartland Payments Systems, victim of the largest data breach in history...
November 4, 2009
- Power Player:AFP Plays Critical Role During Eventful Year on Capitol Hill
In a year packed with financial, legislative and regulatory change, AFP was right in the middle of things...
September 29, 2009
- Washington Watch: Quite a 'Haul -President Obama's highly ambitious financial regulatory plan
The Obama Administration in June released its plan for a complete overhaul of the U.S. system of financial regulation, which has several areas that are likely to have a direct impact on AFP members and treasury and finance professionals....
July-August, 2009
- Congress Gives FASB, SEC an Ultimatum: Fix Fair Value or We Will
AFP attended the March 12 House Committee on Financial Services hearing on mark-to-market accounting rules that many contend have exacerbated the current troubles in the financial industry and in the broader economy....
March 13, 2009
- Capitol Hill Targets Fair Value Accounting, FASB
Congress is taking a closer look at fair value accounting, making the controversial rules the subject of an upcoming hearing in the House and newly proposed legislation that could create new oversight of the FASB...
March 11, 2009
- AFP Expresses Concern about Derivatives Markets Transparency Bill
AFP is concerned about the potential impact this legislation could have on our members' ability to effectively manage risk. ...
March 5, 2009
- Credit Crisis Update: AFP Urges Congress to Consider Repatriation To Spur Economic Growth
This proposal would incent companies to return foreign earnings to the U.S. in the form of dividends or transfer payments and do much to spur economic growth...
January 27, 2009
- Understanding the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
The EESA is focused on stabilizing the economy, homeownership preservation, taxpayer protection, fair executive compensation and strong oversight....
November 7, 2008
- Washington Watch: GRC Committee Meets, Goes to Capitol Hill, FDIC
The AFP Government Relations Committee met in Washington, D.C., last month to discuss issues affecting financial professionals. Committee members met with several Congressional offices....
October 1, 2008
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