# Financial Regulation on The No Agenda Show Financial Regulation comes up in 14 chapters across 14 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from January 2008 to May 2024. - **Chapters:** 14 - **Episodes:** 14 - **Discussed:** January 2008 – May 2024 - **Related topics:** [Federal Reserve](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/federal-reserve.md), [Sarbanes-oxley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sarbanes-oxley.md), [Banking Crisis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/banking-crisis.md), [City Of London](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/city-of-london.md), [Dodd-frank](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dodd-frank.md), [Financial Crisis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-crisis.md), [Al Jazeera](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/al-jazeera.md), [Autism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/autism.md), [Banking Cartel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/banking-cartel.md), [Banking Regulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/banking-regulation.md) ## Chapters 1–14 of 14 ### Carbon Credit Exchanges and European Finance Regulation - **Episode:** [1663: Climate Change Special](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1663-climate-change-special.md) - **Published:** 2024-05-23 - **Time:** 17:31–20:06 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1663-climate-change-special/chapter/carbon-credit-exchanges-and-european-finance-regulation.md European ministers are reported to have linked environmental regulation with financial systems through the implementation of carbon credits. The hosts describe these credits as a "guilt-free version of tax" that allows corporations to pay for the right to pollute without necessarily reducing emissions. The segment compares the rise of carbon exchanges to the bandwidth exchanges of the mid-1990s. Keywords: [carbon credits](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/carbon-credits.md), [cap and trade](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cap-and-trade.md), [european union](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/european-union.md), [germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), [taxation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/taxation.md), [financial regulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-regulation.md) ### Crypto Regulation, SBF Parental Influence - **Episode:** [1503: Strung Out](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1503-strung-out.md) - **Published:** 2022-11-13 - **Time:** 2:13:30–2:16:52 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1503-strung-out/chapter/crypto-regulation-sbf-parental-influence.md The hosts argue that the FTX scandal will be used to usher in heavy crypto regulation. They discuss Sam Bankman-Fried's behavior, comparing him to other tech figures like Bill Gates, and suggest his parents—both compliance experts—should be held accountable for the fraudulent operation. Keywords: [crypto regulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/crypto-regulation.md), [sam bankman-fried](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sam-bankman-fried.md), [bill gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md), [autism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/autism.md), [financial fraud](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-fraud.md) ### City of London, European Banking Jewel - **Episode:** [802: Warehouse of Souls](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/802-warehouse-of-souls.md) - **Published:** 2016-02-25 - **Time:** 16:51–19:18 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/802-warehouse-of-souls/chapter/city-of-london-european-banking-jewel.md The City of London is identified as the "crown jewel" of the European Union due to its unique legal status and concentration of international banks. Former Deutsche Bank employees and other traders are reportedly setting up new financial institutions in London to escape restrictive American banking laws. The potential loss of this financial enclave is cited as a primary fear for EU leadership regarding the Brexit vote. Keywords: [city of london](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/city-of-london.md), [deutsche bank](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/deutsche-bank.md), investment banking, [nigel farage](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nigel-farage.md), [financial regulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-regulation.md) ### Banking Crisis, Derivatives and Dodd-Frank - **Episode:** [678: Sir London Foley Presents](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/678-sir-london-foley-presents.md) - **Published:** 2014-12-14 - **Time:** 2:01:50–2:05:02 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/678-sir-london-foley-presents/chapter/banking-crisis-derivatives-and-dodd-frank.md A conversation with a former New York banker suggests that the rollback of Dodd-Frank regulations regarding derivatives is a strategic move to ensure U.S. banking dominance. The insider claims that allowing banks to keep swaps in separate entities will protect the system during the "next crisis" while potentially sacrificing individual institutions. The perspective frames financial deregulation as a tool for international economic warfare against European banks. Keywords: [dodd-frank](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dodd-frank.md), [derivatives](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/derivatives.md), [banking crisis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/banking-crisis.md), [citibank](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/citibank.md), [financial regulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-regulation.md) ### Bank Regulation, Criminal Referrals and Eric Holder - **Episode:** [656: Gap Focused Thinking](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/656-gap-focused-thinking.md) - **Published:** 2014-09-28 - **Time:** 34:16–36:19 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/656-gap-focused-thinking/chapter/bank-regulation-criminal-referrals-and-eric-holder.md A former bank regulator on Al Jazeera explained that the Department of Justice failed to reestablish the criminal referral process for banking executives. During the Savings and Loan crisis, thousands of referrals were made, but zero were made during the recent financial crisis. Critics argue that Eric Holder could have reinstated these referrals with a single email to regulatory agencies but chose not to. Keywords: [al jazeera](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/al-jazeera.md), bank regulation, criminal referrals, [george w. bush](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/george-w-bush.md), [financial crisis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-crisis.md) ### Financial Regulatory Complexity and Dodd-Frank Page Counts - **Episode:** [326: Carbon Cops](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/326-carbon-cops.md) - **Published:** 2011-07-31 - **Time:** 44:58–47:13 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/326-carbon-cops/chapter/financial-regulatory-complexity-and-dodd-frank-page-counts.md The complexity of modern financial regulation is highlighted by comparing the page counts of major acts: Glass-Steagall (34 pages), Sarbanes-Oxley (66 pages), and Dodd-Frank (over 2,000 pages). The discussion posits that this extreme complexity serves the interests of the international banking cartel and hinders economic activity like IPOs. Keywords: [dodd-frank](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dodd-frank.md), [glass-steagall](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/glass-steagall.md), [sarbanes-oxley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sarbanes-oxley.md), [financial regulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-regulation.md), [banking cartel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/banking-cartel.md) ### Carbon Derivative Markets, Federal Reserve Oversight - **Episode:** [108: Waxman Is A Dick](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/108-waxman-is-a-dick.md) - **Published:** 2009-06-28 - **Time:** 29:50–32:55 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/108-waxman-is-a-dick/chapter/carbon-derivative-markets-federal-reserve-oversight.md A critical section of the climate bill, found on page 210, establishes carbon derivative markets and amends the Commodity Exchange Act. The legislation allows for the trading of emission allowances and offset credits, overseen by the Federal Reserve. The hosts argue this repeals existing regulations and creates a new market for "phony baloney" trading similar to the credit default swaps that caused the financial crisis. Keywords: carbon derivatives, [cftc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cftc.md), [federal reserve](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/federal-reserve.md), commodity exchange act, [financial regulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-regulation.md) ### Federal Reserve Oversight of Banking Regulations - **Episode:** [107: Health Insurance Dot Gov](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/107-health-insurance-dot-gov.md) - **Published:** 2009-06-25 - **Time:** 51:30–52:57 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/107-health-insurance-dot-gov/chapter/federal-reserve-oversight-of-banking-regulations.md President Obama has endorsed the Federal Reserve as the primary regulatory body for oversight of the banking industry. The hosts criticize this move, arguing that the Fed is a private entity composed of banks and that allowing it to regulate the industry is equivalent to the banks watching themselves. Keywords: [federal reserve](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/federal-reserve.md), [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [banking regulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/banking-regulation.md), [wall street journal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wall-street-journal.md), [financial crisis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-crisis.md) ### G20 Summit, Tax Haven Blacklist - **Episode:** [89: Nuke the Gay Pirates](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/89-nuke-the-gay-pirates.md) - **Published:** 2009-04-16 - **Time:** 41:02–43:24 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/89-nuke-the-gay-pirates/chapter/g20-summit-tax-haven-blacklist.md Following the G20 summit in London, the OECD published a "blacklist" of international tax havens that was notably empty. Despite political rhetoric promising a crackdown on offshore accounts in places like Switzerland and the Bahamas, German magazine Der Spiegel reported that no jurisdictions were actually outlawed. Keywords: [g20](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/g20.md), [oecd](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oecd.md), [tax havens](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tax-havens.md), spiegel, [financial regulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-regulation.md) ### City of London Financial Enclave and Sarbanes-Oxley - **Episode:** [84: Jobs Justice and Climate](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/84-jobs-justice-and-climate.md) - **Published:** 2009-03-29 - **Time:** 11:54–13:45 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/84-jobs-justice-and-climate/chapter/city-of-london-financial-enclave-and-sarbanes-oxley.md The City of London is described as a unique, sovereign-like financial entity within London with its own laws and police force. The discussion touches on how regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley drove the IPO market to the UK and mentions the upcoming G20 protests scheduled for early April. Keywords: [city of london](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/city-of-london.md), [sarbanes-oxley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sarbanes-oxley.md), [financial regulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-regulation.md), g20 protests, private police ### Financial Regulation and the Lisbon Treaty - **Episode:** [82: Boom and Bust Explained](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/82-boom-and-bust-explained.md) - **Published:** 2009-03-22 - **Time:** 1:14:29–1:17:58 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/82-boom-and-bust-explained/chapter/financial-regulation-and-the-lisbon-treaty.md Discussion turns to the long-term impact of the Madoff scandal on global financial regulation. The hosts also link President Obama's recent outreach to Ireland to the upcoming referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, which is seen as a key step in centralizing European power. Keywords: [financial regulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-regulation.md), madoff scandal, [lisbon treaty](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lisbon-treaty.md), [ireland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ireland.md), [european commission](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/european-commission.md) ### UK Banking Crisis, Overdraft Protection and C-SPAN Coverage - **Episode:** [71: Be-Wilder-Ment & The Queen](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/71-be-wilder-ment-the-queen.md) - **Published:** 2009-02-12 - **Time:** 33:31–36:42 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/71-be-wilder-ment-the-queen/chapter/uk-banking-crisis-overdraft-protection-and-c-span-coverage.md Reports from London indicate that banks are aggressively withdrawing overdraft protection from small account holders, causing significant financial distress. This real-world economic impact is contrasted with the high-level bankster hearings currently being broadcast on C-SPAN. Keywords: [banking crisis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/banking-crisis.md), overdraft protection, [c-span](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/c-span.md), [financial regulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-regulation.md), [united kingdom](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/united-kingdom.md) ### Bernie Madoff Victim List and SEC Incompetence - **Episode:** [70: Short Changed](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/70-short-changed.md) - **Published:** 2009-02-07 - **Time:** 1:48–5:42 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/70-short-changed/chapter/bernie-madoff-victim-list-and-sec-incompetence.md John C. Dvorak reviews a 160-page Reuters report detailing thousands of victims in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, including notable figures like Arthur Rock. The discussion focuses on the perceived incompetence of SEC officials Lori Richards and Linda Thompson. Claims are made that the regulatory body failed to keep pace with market complexity while focusing on high-profile cases like Martha Stewart. Keywords: [bernie madoff](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bernie-madoff.md), [sec](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sec.md), [reuters](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/reuters.md), [ponzi scheme](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ponzi-scheme.md), lori richards, linda thompson, [financial regulation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-regulation.md) ### Ron Paul Economic Plan and Sarbanes-Oxley Repeal - **Episode:** [14: Neelis Kroes Is Hot](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/14-neelis-kroes-is-hot.md) - **Published:** 2008-01-27 - **Time:** 45:15–49:30 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/14-neelis-kroes-is-hot/chapter/ron-paul-economic-plan-and-sarbanes-oxley-repeal.md Ron Paul has released a four-point economic revitalization plan that includes televising Federal Reserve meetings and repealing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. 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