by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Nov 29, 2016 | All, Commentary
Since passage of the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010, the financial industry has been dealing with an almost unstoppable wave of regulatory reforms. Most, if not all have been designed to prevent a repetition of the problems that followed the failure of AIG and Lehman Brothers...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Nov 26, 2016 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
At its November 17, 2016 plenary session in London, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) met to discuss current vulnerabilities and agree on priorities for 2017. While noting that the global financial system is more resilient as a result of the regulatory reforms...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Nov 19, 2016 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
Modern financial markets are a finely woven tapestry of market makers, investment products and vehicles, and investors with diverse expectations and risk appetites. Holding the whole thing together is a structure of rules and regulations. Altering this intricate...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Nov 14, 2016 | All, Change Overview and Rationale
Prior to Basel III and Dodd-Frank, broker-dealers were the world’s main supply of high quality liquid assets (HQLA). New regulations have forced broker-dealers to reduce drastically their inventories of these high quality collateral assets at a time when a flight to...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Oct 23, 2016 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Disclosure Regimes, Formal Regulatory Remedies
The fast pace and broad scope of new regulation are driving participants in the complex derivatives markets to adapt quickly. Layers of old infrastructure and practices built up over time need to be overhauled to keep up with new regulation, technological change, and...
