Dodd-Frank: Difference between revisions
From ACT Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
imported>Doug Williamson m (Added Volcker Rule to see also 19/3/14) |
imported>Doug Williamson (Link with MCT page.) |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
* [[Independent Commission on Banking]] | * [[Independent Commission on Banking]] | ||
* [[EMIR]] | * [[EMIR]] | ||
* [[MCT]] | |||
* [[Volcker Rule]] | * [[Volcker Rule]] | ||
Revision as of 16:08, 22 November 2014
US.
Abbreviation for the Dodd-Frank Act.
In full, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
The main aims of Dodd-Frank are to:
- Promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system;
- End "too big to fail";
- Protect US taxpayers by ending bailouts; and
- Protect consumers from abusive financial services practices.
See also
Other links
Know your onions – US financial reform, Martin O'Donovan, ACT 2010
The Dodd-Frank Act, Will Spinney, ACT 2010
Summary of the Dodd-Frank Act: Swaps and Derivatives, Practical Law
