Tagged: patrick toomey

February 1, 2024 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A former UK finance minister on Wednesday (January 31, 2024) has reportedly joined crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) to serve as the firm’s global advisor. As reported by CNBC, this latest appointment made by Coinbase is expected to strengthen the digital asset firm’s regulatory position at… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 5:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Michael J. Hsu, testified in front of the Senate Committee on Banking today. In prepared testimony, the Acting Comptroller outlined his priorities for the bank regulator. In opening statements, the Chair of the Committee, Senator Sherrod Brown, took a… Read More

June 21, 2022 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republican members on the US Senate Banking Committee have requested more information from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the Commission’s proposal to require reporting companies to disclose their climate impact. In a letter addressed to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, signed by the 12… Read More

June 9, 2022 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a free market-focused think tank that supports innovation in financial services, has posted a comment letter forward to Senator Patrick Toomey, ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee and advocate of the JOBS Act 4.0. Earlier this year on the… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sarah Bloom Raskin was selected by President Joe Biden to fill a seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Last January, Biden announced his decision to appoint Raskin as Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve. At that time, Biden described Raskin as… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 5:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), an independent bureau under the US Department of Treasury, is the lead bank regulator in the US. Managed by the Comptroller of the Currency, it is a key federal agency in approving or denying national bank… Read More

September 15, 2021 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler marched up to Capitol Hill yesterday to testify in front of the Senate Banking Committee in a hearing entitled “Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission”.  Gensler outlined his ambitions at the SEC in his prepared remarks. While Gensler received… Read More

August 26, 2021 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Senator Patrick Toomey, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, has issued a call for feedback regarding legislation that impacts cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Toomey has been supportive of financial innovation and more recently had attempted to mitigate the impact of the Infrastructure legislation that… Read More

August 2, 2021 @ 5:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Senator Patrick Toomey, the ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, has issued a statement calling proposals for a new cryptocurrency tax to be included in the infrastructure bill as “unworkable.” Toomey issued a brief comment regarding the proposal: “Congress should not rush forward with… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 12:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing today on cryptocurrency aptly titled Cryptocurrencies: What are they good for? And as one may anticipate, the questions and support of digital asset innovation largely fell along party lines. For the witnesses, there were representatives from Coin Center, Filecoin,… Read More

April 23, 2021 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this year, Senator Pat Toomey, the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, issued a call for policy proposals that could boost economic growth. Key policy moves designed to generate more jobs and improve prosperity are always needed – even more so on the… Read More

March 14, 2021 @ 7:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the Senate Banking Committee voted to 14-10 to move forward with Gary Gensler’s nomination as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. On the same day, the vote was taken on Rohit Chopra and his nomination as Director of the Consumer Financial… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing today on the GameStop/Reddit/Robinhood saga entitled; “Who Wins on Wall Street? GameStop, Robinhood, and the State of Retail Investing.” The hearing is scheduled to commence at 10AM. The hearing will review the concerted effort by individuals chatting on… Read More

July 24, 2020 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Months ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) kicked off a review of the exempt offering ecosystem in an attempt to improve access to capital for younger firms while continuing to ensure sufficient investor protection. Over the years, access to capital via the public markets… Read More