Entries tagged "bank regulation"

FDIC plan could net $45B

A plan to speed the FDIC's assessment relies on favorable accounting to protect bank balance sheets.

Fed considers changes for off-book vehicles

The Federal Reserve Board said Friday it is reviewing regulatory capital requirements for banks to account for new accounting standards.

Lewis and Cohan call for the revolution

Thoughts on Sunday's New York Times column where Sandy Lewis and William Cohan call for a financial revolution.

FDIC to help banks lure deposits

The FDIC changes rules on interest rates to help struggling institutions remain competitive.

Regulatory reform leaks begin

Regulatory reform is moving, but in flux, and sources are in full leak mode, which The Wall Street Journal demonstrated Thursday.

Poole's market solution for bank regulation

Cato Institute senior fellow William Poole presents a market mechanism for dealing with the problem of banks that are too big to fail. Is it realistic?

Obama, Congress and regulatory reform

With stress tests completed, the administration finally seems to be edging into regulatory reform mode.

A comp cap looms, or how to live off $500Gs in Sodom

Politicians seek a boost from the public's indignation over banking compensation, begging the question: Could the game Washington is playing worsen the state of the industry?

Rodgin Cohen on bank M&A in the crisis

Cognoscenti alert. The Harvard Corporate Law School Corporate Governance Blog has a video up of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP chairman Rodgin Cohen discussing issues in financial services M&A in the current crisis. ...

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