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A panel discussed Peter Wallison’s book Ronald Reagan: The Power of Conviction and the Success of His Presidency, published by Westview Press. The book is about the author’s experiences …

Peter Wallison, Representative Scott Garrett, Fred Smith, and Matt Kibbe addressed the 35th annual Conservative Political Action Conference. They talked about decreasing the growth of govern…

Steve Bartlett talked about the role of regulatory agencies in the competitiveness of businesses.

A panel discussion was held on United States economic policy, including how they expected the president to address that issue in that evening’s State of the Union address. Topics included th…

Peter Wallison and Robert Litan talked about monitoring the financial services industry and the efforts by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to lower the cost to investors of the …

Chairman Christopher Cox talked about a proposed electronic system of disclosure to improve the information available to investors and reduce the disclosure and reporting costs for companies…

Economists talked about the basic premises of regulating mutual funds. It was noted that investors in mutual funds are considered shareholders of these corporations under the Investment Comp…

At the Wohlstetter Conference Center, Mr. Wallison moderated a panel discussion titled, “The Regulation of Mutual Funds: Competition with Other Investment Vehicles for Retirement Savings.” …

Participants talked to reporters about oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac home loan corporations, proposals to privatize the institutions, and financial management issues. Following the…

Participants talked about home mortgage rates, the impact of changes in rates on borrowing, as well as the role of federal housing organizations in promoting home ownership. Following their …

David Wallison, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discussed the possible ramifications of increased federal oversight of corporations versus industry self-regulation. He …