by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Dec 16, 2014 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
In its most recent Annual Report, the Office of Financial Research (OFR) warns that despite the strengthening global financial system, threats to financial stability still remain, and it is no time for complacency. Formed in 2010 as a part of the Treasury Department...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Nov 19, 2014 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
The financial crisis of 2007-08 was a crisis of liquidity. Facing deep uncertainty about the condition of counterparties and the value of collateral assets, investors refused to offer new short-term lending or even to roll over existing repos and similar extensions of...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Sep 19, 2012 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
[W]e will not back away from our fundamental responsibility of making sure our financial system is safe. But we need smart regulation that can make future financial shocks less likely and less damaging – and without unnecessary compliance costs. We want to make sure...