by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Feb 19, 2017 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
On July 27, 2017, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin delivered the Department of the Treasury’s annual report on the state of the international financial system. Mnuchin’s testimony covered many topics ranging from the Volcker Rule to tax reform and China equity caps....
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Jan 25, 2017 | All
American Depositary Receipts are back in the news. The Wall Street Journal reported on November 8, 2016 that the Securities and Exchange Commission has issued subpoenas to four large banks with expansive ADR businesses seeking information about trading of ADRs. Citing...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Jan 22, 2017 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
For the most part, Treasury Nominee Steven Mnuchin’s five-hour confirmation hearing on January 19, 2017 focused on responding probing questions about his past associations and financial reporting oversights. Amid the sparring, however, Mnuchin was able to reveal...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Jan 18, 2017 | All, Formal Regulatory Remedies
Republican control of Congress and the White House has put financial regulatory reform back on the legislative agenda. As an indication of Republicans’ preliminary plans, the Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 5983), proposes a regulatory capital “off-ramp” for...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Jan 13, 2017 | All
As we reported in our January 3, 2017 post, a Fed staff report published in December 2016 found that the Volcker Rule was harming bond liquidity. Not a month later, a new Fed staff working paper[1] published this week found that regulations limiting banks’ balance...
