regulation-reform

SEC Must Thoroughly Investigate JPMorgan, Including Its CEO

06/06/12

On Wednesday, Occupy the SEC will be marching in Manhattan from JPMorgan Chase's downtown office to the SEC, calling for the agency to investigate Jamie Dimon himself for possible violation of the disclosure requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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'Disparate Impact': Regulators Need a Lesson in Statistics

06/05/12

Federal agencies' failure to recognize a fundamental statistical concept results in encouraging lenders to take actions that make them more likely targets for litigation.

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Regulatory Uncertainty Prevents Meaningful Housing Recovery

06/05/12

Recent delays by the CFPB and Treasury point toward a systemic policy malaise that threatens to make the housing recovery a decade-long event.

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Dimon's Seat on the NY Fed Board: Too Connected to Regulate

06/04/12

A significant reason Chase can't be regulated effectively is that its size, amplified by Jamie's loud voice, puts it above and beyond the reach of regulators.

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Fixing Too Big to Fail: View from the Pews

06/01/12

Any rule that goes beyond the length of the Ten Commandments is unlikely to withstand the test of time or secure the fervent support of the 99 percent.

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Accounting Should Guide Volcker Rule on What Counts as a Hedge

05/31/12

The regulators' proposal doesn't consider accounting rules for deciding which trades are proprietary and which ones get the exemption for hedging. That leaves plenty of room for regulatory arbitrage by banks.

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Regulators Should Zero In on Strong, Clear Capital Requirements

05/29/12

If capital had been required in historical norms of relation to risk the systemic financial crisis would not have occurred.

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Campaign Contributions Stir Unease on Emigrant Bank Bill

05/29/12

The House Financial Services Committee is set to vote on a bill that would benefit a single bank - one whose CEO has made contributions to many of the bill's co-sponsors. And people wonder why Americans are cynical about politicians.

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Lesson from JPMorgan: Risk Management Needs to Run Deep

05/29/12

It isn't sufficient to establish a chief risk officer position that reports to the CEO or board. The CRO has to be empowered to oversee all aspects of risk in an integrated fashion.

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Three Ways to Break a Bank

05/28/12

There are at least three ways to break a bank. Give him a little more time and Jamie Dimon may demonstrate all three of them.

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