by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Oct 17, 2016 | All, Formal Regulatory Remedies
In an October 12, 2016 address before the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, William Coen, Secretary General of the Basel Committee (BIS) provided some insights into what BIS plans to do to finalize Basel III post-crisis reforms....
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Sep 19, 2016 | All, Change Overview and Rationale, Formal Regulatory Remedies
On August 10, 2016, the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) released a comprehensive analysis of the potential costs of the new Basel standards on lending and capital markets. The report was conducted by Oliver Wyman, a leading global management consulting...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | 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 | 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 | 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...
