by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | May 29, 2013 | All, Change Overview and Rationale
For the most part, regulators and policy makers around the globe have “bought in” to the global regulatory reform agenda brought about by the financial crisis. But, there are differences of opinion on whether the reforms that are underway are up to the...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | May 22, 2013 | All, Formal Regulatory Remedies
Treasury Secretary J. Lew still sees money market funds and tri-party repo as unfinished business in the nation’s quest to control risks to financial stability. In May 21, 2013 testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Lew...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | May 19, 2013 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
Today Treasury Secretary Jack Lew delivered a broad policy address to an audience at the Pew Charitable Trust. For the most part, Lew spoke about progress the Treasury and Administration have made thus far ending too-big-to-fail and reigning in many of the perceived...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | May 19, 2013 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
Newly proposed cross-border regulations issued by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission have made waves across the globe, with nine overseas finance officials urging US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew to limit the cross-border reach of Dodd-Frank Act swaps...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | May 12, 2013 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
Over the past few decades, US and other financial regulators have had to think more and more about their regulations not just from a domestic standpoint, but from a global perspective as well. One prime example is the US Securities and Exchange Commission, whose...
