Updates

Statement Curiouser and Curiouser: Statement on Amendments to Form PF to Amend Reporting Requirements for All Filers and Large Hedge Fund Advisers

February 8, 2024/US SEC By Commissioner Hester M. Peirce I write to dissent from the latest unwarranted expansion of Form PF. These revisions stem from the Commission’s unbridled curiosity rather than from a legitimate regulatory objective. In 2010, Congress established the Financial Stability Oversight Council (“FSOC”) and charged it with, […]

AfDB, TDB Join Forces to Deploy Clean Technologies to Cut Carbon Emissions in Africa

Image Credit: AfDB The new capital, to be sourced from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), will also support the establishment of a project preparation facility to boost investment in clean technologies February 8, 2024/AfDB The African Development Bank Group has announced a follow-up equity investment of $15 million in the […]

The Outlook for the Economy and Monetary Policy

February 7, 2024/US Federal Reserve By Governor Adriana D. Kugler I am very pleased to be speaking here at the Brookings Institution, one of the country’s premier centers for policy discussion and analysis.1 As you all know, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has been working to lower inflation in […]