Topic
Systemic Risk
220 published works
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
FSA Hedge Fund Surveys Conclusions Published
By Edward Black
The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) recently published a report entitled “Assessing possible sources of systemic risk from hedge funds.” It sets out the FSA’s key findings and conclusions from…
The Faculty Lounge
Dodd-Frank Financial Reform: “I’ll Have the Meatless Entrée, Please”
The administration and lawmakers are busy congratulating themselves on the “historic” Dodd-Frank legislation, the “toughest financial reform” since the Great Depression. Sure . . . if historic is synonymous with…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SIFMA Releases Systemic Risk Information Study
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today released the results of a study intended to assist regulators and policymakers in preparing for expanded systemic risk oversight and enhance…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SIFMA Says Senate Bill Could Have Negative Impact on Economy
Here is SIFMA's statement on the financial reform bill passed by the Senate last night:“While we continue to support financial reform legislation that responsibly guards against systemic risk, protects investors…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Branson on SEC Enforcement
Trekking Toward Über Regulation: Prospects for Meaningful Change at SEC Enforcement?, by Douglas M. Branson, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract:Whether…
Securities Law Prof Blog
GAO Releases Report on Leverage at Financial Institutions
Excerpt from GAO, Financial Crisis Highlights Need to Improve Oversight of Leverage at Financial Institutions and across System:In 2009 GAO conducted a study on the role of leverage in the…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Levitin on Bailouts
In Defense of Bailouts, by Adam J. Levitin,Georgetown University Law Center, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract:Systemic risk - the possibility that an individual firm’s failure will…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Gordon & Muller on Systemic Risk Management
Avoiding Eight-Alarm Fires in the Political Economy of Systemic Risk Management, by Jeffrey N. Gordon, Columbia Law School; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), and Christopher Muller was recently posted on…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Karmel on Systemic Risk Regulation
The Controversy Over Systemic Risk Regulation, by Roberta S. Karmel, Brooklyn Law School, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract:There is widespread support for a systemic risk regulator,…
Securities Law Prof Blog
President Proposes Additional Banking Reforms
President Obama announced two additional proposals for reforming the nation's banks. The first, which he named the Volcker Rule after its proponent, Paul Volcker (who stood behind the President at…