Alarming Competitive Weakness in U.S. Capital Markets; Committee Study Shows Problems May Be Spreading to Secondary Markets
May 23, 2013CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 23, 2013—U.S. capital market competitiveness weakened in the first quarter of 2013, when all 20 of the largest IPOs conducted worldwide occurred outside of the U.S., extending a declining trend in market competitiveness from 2012 “The competitive landscape of U.S. capital markets is off to a very
Committee Releases Quarterly Financial Penalties Data
May 6, 2013CAMBRIDGE, May 6, 2013—Financial penalties imposed on financial institutions by government agencies totalled $21.8 billion in the first quarter of 2013, an amount representing more than two-thirds of the total financial penalties imposed in all of 2012, according to data released today by the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation.
Committee Submits Comment Letter To Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
April 26, 2013CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 25, 2013 —The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation yesterday submitted a comment letter to the Federal Reserve regarding its proposed rule that would, among other things, require foreign banks with U.S. operations to “ring-fence” additional capital and liquid assets in the United States, in large part at U.S.
CCMR Statistical Release: Public Settlements and Regulatory Penalties Increase Significantly in 2012 and 2013
March 15, 2013CAMBRIDGE, March 7, 2013—Data released today by the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation reveal a dramatic jump in public settlements and regulatory penalties imposed on financial institutions in 2012 and 2013, and the liability of financial institutions may grow further in the wake of the recent LIBOR manipulation scandal. The
CCMR Submits Comment Letters To Financial Stability Oversight Council
February 21, 2013CAMBRIDGE, Mass., February 15, 2013—The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation today submitted two comment letters to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (“FSOC”). The first letter argues that certain financial institutions, including asset managers and traditional insurers, should not be designated as “non-bank systemically important financial institutions,” or “non-bank SIFIs,” because