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Focus: Wall Street Reform - Nov 13, 2015

By bartolo - Posted on 12 November 2015

Glass-Steagall takes center stage in the 2016 presidential field, as Wall Street critics push hard for its return - TheHill

Democratic candidates take aim at Wall Street, Sanders is pushing a 0.5% tax on the sale of stock while Clinton’s tax is limited and smaller - WSJ

Clinton to target ‘risky' financial institutions but not reinstate Glass-Steagall - The Daily Caller

VIDEO : Hillary Clinton On Glass-Steagall And Big Banks - YouTube

Who is Wall Street backing for president? Clinton raised $5.5 million from the financial sector, Bush comes in second with $4.2 million - bizjournals

GOP Says Big Banks Are Bad (But Don't Touch Them) - Bloomberg View

Republicans Are Obsessed With Deregulating Wall Street - huffingtonpost.com

Republican Nominee to Oversee Wall Street Works at Think Tank Dedicated to Blocking Regulation - theintercept.com

Elizabeth Warren: Congressional Favor Let Wall Street Keep $10 Trillion In Risky Swaps On Its Books - ibtimes.com

Democrats may clash with Warren on financial rules, she's warned them not to use an upcoming spending bill to soften banking regulations - POLITICO

Former Citigroup CEO John Reed says it was mistake to repeal Glass-Steagall - CNN

Former Citigroup CEO John Reed op-ed: We were wrong about universal banking - FT.com

Opinion: One of the Most Important Differences Between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton: It All Comes Down to Wall Street - Alternet

Opinion: If Glass-Steagall hadn't been repealed, there's little doubt it would have lessened the depth and breadth of the 2008 financial crisis - huffingtonpost.com

Report Says bonus pay on Wall Street is likely to fall, average securities industry bonus last year was $172,860 - The New York Times

VIDEO: The Wall Street Bonus Squeeze Is On - Yahoo Finance

Goldman Sachs names 425 managing directors in new class, the highest base salary for the new directors is $400,000 - Reuters

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