Topic
Systemic Risk
220 published works
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Pan on Financial Regulatory Reform
Four Challenges to Financial Regulatory Reform, by Eric J. Pan, Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract:The recent global…
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House Committee Completes Action on Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation, Stage Set for Floor Vote Next Week
The House Financial Services Committee completed its work on a large scale financial regulatory overhaul on Wednesday, when the committee voted to approve the final piece of the Administration’s reform…
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House Financial Services Committee Passes Amendment to Dismantle Firms “Too Large to Fail”
On Nov. 18 the House Financial Services Committee passed an amendment offered by Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government…
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Senate Banking Committee Chair Introduces Regulatory Reform Proposal
Today Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) introduced draft legislation to reform the way that our financial system is regulated. When questioned about his bill Dodd told reporters “This is not…
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House Financial Services Committee and Treasury Department Release Draft Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009
On October 27, 2009, the House Financial Services Committee and the Treasury Department released draft legislation, titled the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009 (the “Bill”), to address systemic risk…
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Miller & Rosenfeld on Intellectual Hazard
Intellectual Hazard: How Conceptual Biases in Complex Organizations Contributed to the Crisis of 2008, by Geoffrey P. Miller, New York University - School of Law, and Gerald Rosenfeld, New York…
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Treasury Department Sends Systemic Risk Regulation Proposal to Congress, and Other Financial Regulatory Overhaul News
On Wednesday, July 22, 2009, the Treasury Department sent draft legislation to Capitol Hill that would bring all financial firms under federal supervision and regulation, and would establish a new…
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Treasury Sends Proposed Systemic Risk Legislation to Congress
On July 22 Treasury sent to Congress proposed Systemic Risk Legislation that would require strong, consolidated supervision and regulation for all financial firms. The legislation also provides a regulatory regime to…
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GAO Issues Report on Leverage at Financial Institutions
The GAO issued a report on Financial Crisis Highlights Need to Improve Oversight of Leverage at Financial Institutions and across System. It explains that the purpose of the report is…
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Partnoy on Regulating Credit Ratings
Rethinking Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies: An Institutional Investor Perspective, by Frank Partnoy, University of San Diego - School of Law, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract:This…