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HBS Working Knowledge June 22, 2009 Roger Thompson |
"Too Big To Fail": Reining In Large Financial Firms The federal government should slap tough new regulations on all firms that pose "systemic risk" - the risk that a failure of one institution could wreak havoc across the entire financial system. |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan |
A Look at the Hill and Beyond Steve Bartlett, head of a financial services lobbying group, talks about political gyrations in Congress and the concerns all banks ought to be having about the impact of banking reform on the U.S. economy. |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2011 Jack Milligan |
In the Eye of the Storm Former Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan speaks candidly about the financial crisis of 2008, the landmark Dodd-Frank Act and the need for minimum loan underwriting standards for the banking industry. |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Jack Milligan |
Scrambling for Solutions Get ready for the mother of all lobbying battles in Washington later this year when the Obama administration starts pushing its reform agenda for financial regulation in the U.S. Congress. |
FDIC FYI January 14, 2003 |
Basel and the Evolution of Capital Regulation: Moving Forward, Looking Back How much capital is enough? How bank regulators have answered this question during the post World War II period has been shaped by two contending strands of thought. |
Finance & Development December 2010 |
Risky Business Global banks will adapt to the new international rules on capital and liquidity, but at what cost to investors and the financial system? |
CFO October 1, 2007 Rob Garver |
One Nation, Left Behind The race to cut compliance-based capital has begun, and U.S. banks are trailing the pack -- badly. |
Bank Systems & Technology June 18, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
The Financial Industry Reacts to Obama Regulatory Proposal Although most agree with the general principles outlined in the President's financial reform plan, they find several sticking points -- and IT won't be immune. |
U.S. Banker March 2008 John Engen |
The Politics of Lending Sen. John McCain took time to present his vision of a world with simplified mortgage applications, and even suggested that the government might need to jump in to help mitigate the worsening crisis. |
Investment Advisor July 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: Bracing for Change It looks to be all but inevitable that the rules for broker/dealers and investment advisors will be harmonized, and that broker/dealers offering investment advice will have to adhere to a fiduciary standard of care. |
CFO March 1, 2007 Rob Garver |
Nothing to Bank On Bank executives will undoubtedly spend much of the next year assessing the likelihood and impact of new rules, while at the same time trying to keep earnings growth on its upward trend. |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan |
A Shot in the Arm The financial services industry needs a prescription for the mess that's been created because this is an industry that can't afford another crisis. |
CFO November 1, 2010 Vincent Ryan |
Making Sense of Bank Reform The Dodd-Frank Act is arguably as inscrutable as the institutions and instruments it is supposed to fix. |
Finance & Development September 2009 Randall Dodd |
Overhauling the System The United States is proposing the most radical reform of financial regulation since the New Deal. |
U.S. Banker January 2010 Steven Sloan |
The Most Powerful Regulator You Don't Know The New York Fed's Bill Dudley oversees the nation s largest banks and is responsible for the Fed's myriad liquidity programs. His biggest jobs lie ahead, though. |
U.S. Banker February 2010 Rob Garver |
What Now? If Washington really wants to get credit flowing to small businesses, it could modify TARP, relax capital requirements and rethink its stance on industrial loan companies. Or it could do nothing at all. |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010 Mark T. Williams |
The G-20 Superpowers Should Learn From Canada Canada has been the gold standard of banking prudence. |
HBS Working Knowledge April 23, 2008 Dwight Crane |
The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations U.S. Treasury recommendations for strengthening the regulation of the financial system are a good start but fall short, says Harvard Business School professor emeritus Dwight B. Crane. |
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2009 John Berlau |
Overregulation Plan Won't Fix Financial Crisis Initial reports indicate that these early hopes of a more accountable regulatory structure from the Obama administration have been dashed. |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Alan Kline |
Dysfunction in D.C. The sight of Democrats cheering and Republicans sitting on their hands when the president plugged financial reform was disheartening to anyone who believes the system needs fixing. |
U.S. Banker August 2009 John Engen |
How Banking Will Change A few years from now, just how much will the crisis have changed the environment banks compete in, and the way they go about their business? |
BusinessWeek March 4, 2010 Charlie Rose |
Elizabeth Warren: Outrage and Financial Reform An interview by the author with finance reformer Elizabeth Warren |
HBS Working Knowledge September 29, 2008 Martha Lagace |
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel Dean Jay O. Light and a group of Harvard Business School faculty explored the origins and possible outcomes of the U.S. financial crisis at a recent "Turmoil on the Street" panel. |
Finance & Development September 2009 Andrew Crockett |
Rebuilding the Financial Architecture What needs to be done to strengthen financial regulation and supervision? |
U.S. Banker December 2009 Glen Fest |
CFPA: Exemption in Name Only? As details emerged on an amendment to exempt small banks from exams by the proposed consumer financial protection regulator, some have begun to question what exactly these second- and third-tier banks have won. |
Bank Systems & Technology June 21, 2010 Penny Crosman |
Will Regulatory Turmoil Be the Death of IT Innovation? Washington has taken a strong stand on financial reform, and bankers say they understand that. But already-burdened technology organizations will have a hard time keeping up with the flood of changing requirements. |
Reason January 2009 Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Is Deregulation to Blame? The new Washington consensus says "yes." The facts on the ground say something different. |
BusinessWeek April 7, 2010 Paul M. Barrett |
The Wall Street Reform Fight We Really Need The coming Senate battle over the Dodd bill will distract attention from a simple, powerful change that could actually buffer banks against the next financial crisis. |
U.S. Banker January 2010 |
What's On Bankers' Minds? Seven banking CEOs took a break to talk about the state of their industry as it fights through the worst recession in decades. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2009 |
Geithner and Bernanke Call for More Power Should the government have more control over financial institutions? Fools chime in with their thoughts. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Noel Sacasa |
Preventing Future Crises The financial crisis has exposed weaknesses in the current regulatory and supervisory frameworks and made it clear that we are in need of regulatory reform. |
U.S. Banker August 2009 Joseph Rosta |
Piling Up on the Fed Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree that the Federal Reserve Board isn't doing much right. |
BusinessWeek April 7, 2011 Karen Weise |
Banks 'Too Big to Fail' Could Get Bigger Federal agencies putting mortgage and derivative reforms into force are writing rules that seem to have a big-bank bias. |
Finance & Development March 2009 Amar Bhattacharya |
A Tangled Web Everyone agrees on reforming the governance of financial markets, but who will do what remains unclear. |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2008 Anand Chokkavelu |
Why Paulson's Plan Works Saluting the Secretary of the Treasury's proposed overhaul of financial institution regulations. |
Finance & Development March 2010 |
Big Bad Bonuses? Pros and cons of bankers' bonuses: one defends bankers' bonuses; one says they are a symptom of a bigger problem -- reckless risk taking by big financial players. |
The Motley Fool November 24, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger |
How to Solve "Too Big To Fail" Congressman Paul Kanjorski shares his thoughts on a solution for the "too big to fail" bank problem. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2009 |
The Treasury Answers Fools' Questions Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Neal Wolin answers Motley Fool readers' questions regarding regulatory reform. |
On Wall Street December 1, 2008 Cheyenne Hopkins |
The Obama Agenda: Reforming Regulation The fight for the presidency is over, but the battle over the future of financial services has just begun. |
BusinessWeek September 9, 2009 Francis & Coy |
No Big Fix for Global Finance New regulations will be tepid - and will leave the global financial system, and taxpayers, at risk. |
HBS Working Knowledge July 21, 2010 |
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation What do Harvard Business School faculty experts who conduct research on financial markets and regulation and who, in many cases, have held leadership positions in the financial sector, think about the bill and its intended (and unintended) consequences? |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Deborah Scally |
Toughing It Out in 2009 The results of the Bank Director/Grant Thornton LLP 16th Bank Executive Survey show that bankers are determined to shore up their foundations and capitalize on strengths to survive the year ahead. |
Insurance & Technology March 17, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell |
Senate Banking Committee Hears Divergent Testimony from P&C, Life Industry Representatives Frank Keating of the American Council of Life Insurers argued the need for a federal insurance regulator, while John T. Hill of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies said his organization supported a reformed state-based system. |
Bank Systems & Technology November 11, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Banking Groups React to Sen. Dodd's Draft Regulatory Legislation With a Big 'No' Although organizations approve of the Senate's efforts, they say it goes too far in undermining those aspects of financial services that actually work. |
Bank Systems & Technology January 6, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Banks to Face Greater Scrutiny in 2009 Banks will experience greater oversight as the new administration seeks to help the finance sector recover. |
The Motley Fool July 2, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger |
The Man Behind Congress' Too Big to Fail Remedy Weighs In on Reform Paul Kanjorski says regulators would have more power with the new legislation. |
U.S. Banker May 2010 Rob Garver |
No Regulatory Relief in Sight Five new rules have taken effect since Jan. 1 and at least eight more are on the way. The onslaught is posing immense challenges for banks trying to keep up. |
BusinessWeek August 26, 2010 James Sterngold |
Let a Thousand Regulators Bloom As agencies begin rewiring Wall Street, job openings abound. |
Investment Advisor August 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Wheels of Blueprint In Motion The SEC and the Federal Reserve Board's recent Memorandum of Understanding marks a first step; but Congress says more stringent financial services regulations are warranted. |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 John R. Engen |
Welcome to the Great Unknown The ink is dry on Dodd-Frank, and now bank executives and board members are cracking open the 2,300-page rulebook to try to discern what it all means for the industry going forward. |