Banking Regulation

Currency Authority Proposes Ban on Bank Investments in Commercial Metals

Currency Authority Proposes Ban on Bank Investments in Commercial Metals

U.S. banking regulator seeks to stop banks from trading in metals like copper and aluminum.

Financial Regulators Take Stock and Look Ahead

Financial Regulators Take Stock and Look Ahead

Wall Street Journal conference in New York brings together prominent regulators and industry insiders for wide-ranging discussions.

Prosecuting Corporate Criminals

Prosecuting Corporate Criminals

Prosecutions of individual corporate criminals can, in fact, be successful—and are critical for attaining justice.

Preventing Regulatory Capture

Preventing Regulatory Capture

When a regulation’s benefits exceed its costs, simplicity and interdisciplinary processes are essential to reducing capture.

(Not) Prosecuting Financial Crimes

(Not) Prosecuting Financial Crimes

Holding companies accountable for crimes is essential, yet more must be done to end “too big to jail” concerns.

Stress Tests and the End of Bank Supervision

Stress Tests and the End of Bank Supervision

New federal authority surrounding stress tests means banking supervisors take a back seat to regulators.

Implementing the Volcker Rule’s Backstop Provisions

Implementing the Volcker Rule’s Backstop Provisions

Lawyers propose strategies for regulators in implementing often-overlooked Volcker Rule provisions.

Basel Committee Consults on New Risk-Management Strategy

Basel Committee Consults on New Risk-Management Strategy

International banking supervisor may add step-in risk mitigation to its global agenda.

The Marijuana Industry’s Access to Banks

The Marijuana Industry’s Access to Banks

Legal scholar offers solutions to regulatory obstacles preventing businesses from using financial institutions.

Banking Regulation Based on Hypotheticals?

Banking Regulation Based on Hypotheticals?

Legal scholar argues that bank stress tests should be abandoned or made more robust.

Gift Cards and the Potential for Money Laundering

Gift Cards and the Potential for Money Laundering

The growth of gift cards raises new and unexpected challenges for regulators and law enforcement.

Changing Risk Culture is Hard

Changing Risk Culture is Hard

Culture and attitudes toward risk are built into the foundations of systemically important banks.