by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Sep 18, 2016 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
The response to the financial crisis was a raft of new regulation aimed at reducing the risks posed by financial institutions. But now with strict new liquidity and leverage ratios, increased capital requirements, and restrictions on banking activities versus...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Aug 24, 2016 | All, Formal Regulatory Remedies
In a June 28, 2016 address in London, Andrew J. Donohue, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, gave his perspective on the expanding intersection between U.S. securities regulation and the global securities community. The past few decades have...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Aug 19, 2016 | All, Change Overview and Rationale
On July 21, 2016, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) issued its latest annual update and overview of the U.S. repo market. SIFMA measured the daily turnover of the US repo market from June 2015 to June 2016 at $2.2 trillion. During that...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Aug 16, 2016 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
With the fundamental elements of post-crisis global financial regulatory reform in place, financial markets and market participants are beginning to experience more fully just how heightened capital requirements and leverage and liquidity restrictions are affecting...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Executive Director | Aug 15, 2016 | All, Change Overview and Rationale
Over the past thirty years, U.S. banks have largely opted into the bank holding company (BHC) structure. Indeed, BHC structure brings with it a number of advantages from legal, regulatory, and business perspectives. But in recent years with significant increases in...
