Jan 22, 2018 | Banking, Financial Stability, Letter
On January 19, 2018, the Committee submitted a comment letter to the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) in response to the Fed’s proposals requesting public input on its proposed efforts to increase the transparency surrounding the scenarios and models used...
Dec 8, 2017 | Banking, Statement
The Committee has released a statement urging the Senate to consider the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (the “Bill”). The Bill provides regulatory relief for smaller financial institutions by, among other things, simplifying...
Nov 15, 2017 | Capital Markets, Report
The growth of the asset management industry over the last two decades has been a boon for retail investors and savers, providing numerous benefits. Index funds, in particular, give savers historically low-cost access to a diversified investment portfolio.1 Recently,...
Oct 30, 2017 | Capital Markets, Report
The State of the U.S. Equity Markets September 2017 Approximately 70% of U.S. trading volume takes place on U.S. stock exchanges. As Figure 1 shows, this has been flat since 2007 when comprehensive data first became available. Approximately 45% of U.S. trading volume...
Oct 3, 2017 | Capital Markets, Op-Ed
By HAL S. SCOTT and JOHN GULLIVER Originally published by the Wall Street Journal on October 2, 2017. Is your personal information safe from the Securities and Exchange Commission? The SEC has mandated that U.S. stock exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory...
