Following recent market volatility being partially blamed on leveraged products, Bart discusses whether these trading instruments should be closely regulated.
News / 14 Jun 2018
Relaxing the Volcker Rule would be a real mistake
The most cross-cutting and critical single financial regulation since the Great Depression—the Volcker Rule—was created in the wake of the Great Recession. It’s now being second-guessed. While re-examining rules and regulations from time to time is an indispensable component of good…
OpEds
On Tuesday, at President Trump’s State the Union (SOTU) before members of the U.S. House and Senate, a speech televised across the nation and in many parts of the world, which Donald Trump will, or should, show up? For the good...
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January 18, 2018 – Apple has pledged to create 20,000 new jobs and invest over $30 billion in American facilities over the next five years. They will also give employees a $2,500 stock bonus in response to recent tax reforms. But...
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Media mentions / Righting Regulation
A former financial regulator said Thursday that he wished he had invested in bitcoin and other popular cryptocurrencies back when he was telling everyone to be careful. Bart says he’s been calling for cryptocurrency regulation since 2012. In the fall of...
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Bart on Merrill Lynch blocking bitcoin trading and companies changing their name to be associated with blockchain.
Bart makes a keynote speech on opportunities and regulations of ICOs, and serenades the audience with a Fintech-inspired poem.
The virtual currency has powered past $10,000 for the first time, capping a jaw-dropping rally of more than 900% since the start of the year.
Watch the video on Foxbusiness.com…
Bart Chilton weighs in on President Trump’s planned tax reforms and talks about U.S. debt. Chilton speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Media mentions / Righting Regulation
How can a single Bitcoin, which was trading at only a few hundred dollars two years ago, now be trading at over $6,400? Is there a big Bitcoin bubble? Are skeptics from Russian President Vladimir Putin to JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon correct that...
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Testimonials
"Writing rules for Wall Street doesn't afford much opportunity for artistic license. Unless, that is, you're Bart Chilton who is prone to waxing poetic on arcane financial matters."
The New York Times
"The competition for colorful comments has a clear winner: Bart Chilton."
The Wall Street Journal
"Even some of his adversaries will especially miss his way with words."
