In the News
ATR Op-Ed in Townhall: How Stablecoins Can Help the Underbanked
In an op-ed published in Townhall yesterday, ATR Federal Affairs Manager Bryan Bashur outlined how stablecoins (digital tokens backed by reserve assets such as the U.S. dollar or short-term debt) can provide financial services to Americans who have previously lacked easy access to capital. Lower-income individuals, minorities, and rural communities are…
In the News
ATR Op-Ed in RealClearMarkets: Emphasis On ESG Investing Will Compromise Future Retirements
In an op-ed published in RealClearMarkets last week, ATR Federal Affairs Manager Bryan Bashur highlighted the Biden administration’s misguided initiative to weaponize environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing strategies. Biden’s support for ESG will kill energy jobs and put Americans’ retirement savings at risk. As Bashur points out: Within his first…
Legislation/Regulation
ATR Supports Rep. McHenry’s Bipartisan “Keep Innovation in America Act”
This week, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), ranking member of the House Committee on Financial Services, introduced the Keep Innovation in America Act (H.R. 6006) a bill that would both protect the privacy of investors in digital assets, and mitigate burdensome reporting requirements for crypto miners; validators; and software, hardware, and protocol…
Legislation/Regulation
Democrats Target Retirement Savings in Tax-and-Spend Package
The Democrats’ socialist tax-and-spend package is over 2,000 pages and contains billions of dollars in tax increases that will harm working families in the form of higher prices, lower wages, and fewer jobs. The Democrats’ package is also taking aim at the financial security of Americans with changes to individual…
In the News
ATR Op-Ed in The Washington Times: Taxing stock buybacks harms everyone
In an op-ed published in the Washington Times today, ATR Federal Affairs Manager Bryan Bashur underscored the benefits of stock buybacks. He also explained that the idea that buybacks only benefit corporate executives at the expense of workers and R&D is flawed. In fact, buybacks are beneficial for employees’…
In the News
Op-Ed in Townhall: Dem Investment Tax Will Hurt Everyday Investors
Congressional Democrats and President Biden are pushing a reckless, multi-trillion-dollar tax-and-spend plan that will raise taxes on working families and small businesses and create vast new welfare programs that will exacerbate inflation. One of the tax hikes that may be included in this legislation is a proposal to tax Americans…
Proposals
Report: Increase Retail Investor participation in Private Equity
In a bout of good news for retail investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Asset Management Advisory Committee (AMAC) unanimously approved a final report on how to increase retail investor participation in private investments. AMAC’s report outlined various principles the SEC could promote to enable greater retail investor participation…
Legislation/Regulation
House Tax Provision is Bad News for Crypto
Capitol Hill continues to impose tax increases on cryptocurrencies. This time, Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) of the House Ways and Means Committee released text for the tax portion of the budget reconciliation bill, which includes a section that restricts crypto investors from being able to deduct losses on certain transactions.