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Goldman Sachs settles to make its scandal die, and Congress passes financial services reform. What does it mean for RIAs? Not much, yet.

In an attempt to sway new regulations on the fiduciary standard, an advocacy group releases a video of Goldman Sachs execs' worst moments before a Senate committee

Author Elizabeth MacBride July 16, 2010 at 3:27 AM
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The Committee for the Fiduciary Standard recalls Goldman Sach's Lloyd Blankfein's stammering testimony with a new video cut to make a specific point.

Jeff Spears

Jeff Spears

July 16, 2010 — 6:17 PM

I know there are a lot of remaining questions to be answered, but the largest positive in my opinion is that “most” OTC derivatives will need to be traded on a public exchange. Public price discovery is a HUGE win and improvement for individual investors!


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