Feb 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation today released data on the total public financial penalties imposed on financial institutions in the United States for Q4 2016. Public financial penalties include public class action settlements that arise...
Jan 31, 2017 | Banking, Financial Stability, Op-Ed
By HAL S. SCOTT Originally published by CNBC on January 26, 2017 The Trump administration’s top financial regulatory priority should be a review of government-mandated bank capital requirements. In order to achieve economic growth, President Trump...
Jan 6, 2017 | Banking, Financial Stability, Letter
The Committee is concerned by the E.U.’s Proposal to require third-country banking groups to establish an EU-based intermediate holding company (“IHC”) for subsidiaries located in the EU. In this letter, the Committee recommends that the European Commission withdraw...
Dec 21, 2016 | Capital Markets, Op-Ed
By HAL S. SCOTT Originally published by Forbes on December 21, 2016 Under the Trump Administration we can expect that there will be many changes at the Securities and Exchange Commission. One important area that has gone largely ignored and is ripe for reform is...
Dec 12, 2016 | Banking, Capital Markets, Op-Ed
By HAL S. SCOTT and JOHN GULLIVER Originally published by The Hill on December 12, 2016 On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump said that he would “dismantle Dodd-Frank.” However, actually repealing and replacing the legislation would be a very heavy lift...
