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Tag Archives: Dodd-Frank
Ensuring Balanced Financial Regulation
Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act 8 years ago in response to the worst financial crisis in more than 75 years. In May of this year, Congress passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Both the new law and … Continue reading
Understanding Derivatives One Swap at a Time
Did you ever agree to swap your PB&J sandwich for your friend’s bologna sandwich? If so, you did a nonfinancial swap. Since the 1980s, bankers have applied that basic concept to create financial contracts to swap a wide range of … Continue reading
6 years after Dodd-Frank, Oversight of Financial Services Industry Still Needs Streamlining
Today is the 6th anniversary of the signing of the Dodd-Frank Act. The law made a range of financial reforms meant to help prevent future financial crises. For example, it closed gaps in the oversight of consumer protection and markets … Continue reading
Financial Regulatory Structure (podcast)
Over the past 150 years, the U.S. financial regulatory structure has evolved in response to various financial crises and to keep pace with financial markets themselves as they advanced from tickertape to e-trading and beyond. As you can see, the … Continue reading
Ending “Too Big to Fail”
8 years ago this month, the Federal Reserve bailed out Bear Stearns, preventing it from collapsing. This triggered an unprecedented amount of federal assistance to help stabilize markets—more than $1 trillion in loans and hundreds of billions of dollars of … Continue reading
5 Years of Dodd-Frank
It’s been 5 years since Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act reforming the U.S. financial regulatory system. Since then, we’ve been busy examining almost every aspect of this law and its impacts. Today’s WatchBlog shares a few of our regulatory lessons … Continue reading
Are Financial Planners Always Working in Your Best Interest?
People frequently use financial planners for help with such things as selecting investments and insurance products, and managing tax and estate planning. Entrusting someone with your money can be risky. What steps can you take to mitigate that risk? We … Continue reading
