Regulatory Design

The Global Financial Crisis has demonstrated the limits of debates over privileging rules over principles or vica-versa. Effective regulatory design necessitates a pro-active interaction between rules, principles and social norms in order to determine that stated values actually inform practice. This series examines the impact of the GFC on regulatory design.    

Financial Stability Oversight Council Releases Study On Concentration Limits on Large Financial Companies

Section 622 of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 establishes a financial sector concentration limit that generally prohibits a financial company from merging or consolidating with, or acquiring, another company if the resulting company’s consolidated liabilities woul
Originally Published: 
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Government Accountability Office Releases Report on the Role of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board in the Municipal Securities Markets

Section 978 of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 mandated that the Government Accountability Office study the role of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board in the municipal securities markets.
Originally Published: 
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Federal Reserve Board Reports on Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review

The Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review involved the Federal Reserve Board’s forward looking evaluation of the internal capital planning processes of large, complex bank holding companies and their proposals to undertake capital actions in 2011, such as increasing dividend payments or repurch
Originally Published: 
Friday, March 18, 2011

Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Exit Strategy and Planning Process for the Enterprises’ Structural Reform

In accordance with Title XIV of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010, the Federal Housing Finance Agency Officer of Inspector General proposed reforms to the enterprises’ fundamental roles and structures.
Originally Published: 
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Review on the Orderly Liquidation of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Under the Dodd-Frank Act

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has released a report entitled “The Orderly Liquidation of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Under the Dodd-Frank Act.” The report examines how the FDIC could have structured an orderly resolution of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Originally Published: 
Monday, April 18, 2011

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