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CFTC head calls for new regulatory regime
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of the federal agency that oversees commodities trading wants to replace it and the Securities and Exchange Commission with three new regulators to better deal with an increasingly complex financial system....
AP  –  Nov 12, 2008 12:09 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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CFTC head favors new objectives-based regulatory system
SAN FRANCSICO (MarketWatch) -- Walter Lukken, the acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said Tuesday he advocates scrapping the current financial regulation system and creating three new regulatory agencies. In a statement, Lukken said he favors an objectives-based regulatory ... more »
MarketWatch.com  –  Nov 11, 2008 4:15 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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CFTC Head Seeks New Regulators
The top official at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is calling for the creation of three new regulators, including one monitoring system-wide risk, to replace his agency and the SEC.
Wall Street Journal  –  Nov 11, 2008 4:10 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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