Jun 18, 2014 | Capital Markets, Congressional Testimony
CAMBRIDGE, MA, June 18, 2014 Prof. Hal S. Scott provided testimony today on high frequency trading before the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment of the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Scott is the Nomura Professor and...
May 17, 2014 | Capital Markets, Financial Stability, Statement
As part of the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s ongoing assessment of risks to U.S. financial stability, it will host a conference on May 19, 2014 on whether asset management companies should be designated as systemically important institutions (SIFIs). ...
May 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
U.S. capital market competitiveness showed even greater signs of weakness in the first quarter of 2014, when measures of aversion to U.S. public equity markets remained at levels not seen since the 2007-2008 financial crisis. “The competitive landscape of U.S. equity...
Apr 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation today released data on the total public financial penalties imposed on financial institutions in the United States in the first quarter of 2014. Public financial penalties include public class action settlements that arise...