FDIC Office of Audits and Evaluations Report No. AUD-14-001 – The FDIC’s Progress in Implementing Systemic Resolution Authorities under the Dodd-Frank Act, November 2013. “The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) created a comprehensive new regulatory and resolution framework designed to avoid the severe consequences of financial instability. Among other things, the Dodd-Frank Act gave the FDIC broad… Continue Reading
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Reframing Commodity Pools in the Wake of Dodd-Frank and the Volcker Rule
Reframing Commodity Pools in the Wake of Dodd-Frank and the Volcker Rule by Jenny Liu, Cornell Law Review, Volume 99 Issue 1. 2013. “The massive financial disaster of 2008 and the international credit catastrophe that subsequently developed was a “historic economic crisis” that led to a near collapse of the U.S. and global economic systems. In its aftermath, widespread demands for regulatory reform… Continue Reading
FDIC’s Progress in Implementing Systemic Resolution Authorities under the Dodd-Frank Act
Office of Audits and Evaluations. Report No. AUD-14-001. The FDIC’s Progress in Implementing Systemic Resolution Authorities under the Dodd-Frank Act Continue Reading
RAND Report – Hedge Funds, Systemic Risk, and Dodd-Frank
Hedge Funds, Systemic Risk, and Dodd-Frank – The Road Ahead, Lloyd Dixon, Noreen Clancy, Krishna B. Kumar 2013 “These proceedings summarize the key themes and issues raised during a symposium on September 24, 2012, hosted by the RAND Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance. Discussion focused on the ways in which hedge funds might contribute to systemic risk and… Continue Reading
Ag Committee Approves Bipartisan Legislation to Tweak Dodd-Frank Act
“…the House Agriculture Committee approved seven legislative proposals amending Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bills are the culmination of the committee’s oversight efforts of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as it writes rules for Dodd-Frank. All but one of the bills advanced on a voice vote.… Continue Reading
American Banker Commentaries on new Dodd-Frank Stress Test Results
Follow up to Federal Reserve releases summary results of bank stress tests, via American Banker (free to non subscribers): Fed Unveils Dodd-Frank Stress Test Results and Cheat Sheet: What the Dodd-Frank Stress Tests Really Mean. See also related postings on financial system Continue Reading
FTC Issues Dodd-Frank Report to Congress, Focused on Debit Card Transactions
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission issued a report to Congress explaining steps the agency has taken in connection with new rules on debit card transactions that were put in place last year by the Federal Reserve Board as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The FTC shares authority to… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Defense Contracting, Dodd-Frank Act
Defense Contracting – DOD Initiative to Address Audit Backlog Shows Promise, but Additional Management Attention Needed to Close Aging Contracts, GAO-13-131, Dec 18, 2012: “DOD has a large volume of contracts that have not been closed on time. Closing a contract includes tasks such as verifying that the goods and services were provided and making… Continue Reading
Dodd-Frank Progress Report Generated using the Davis Polk Regulatory Tracker December 2012
Davis Polk – “As of December 3, 2012, a total of 237 Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines have passed. This is 59.5% of the 398 total rulemaking requirements, and 84.6% of the 280 rulemaking requirements with specified deadlines. Of these 237 passed deadlines, 144 (61%) have been missed and 93 (39%) have been met with finalized… Continue Reading
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Title VII, Derivatives
CRS – The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Title VII, Derivatives,November 6, 2012 “The Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203) sought to remake the OTC market in the image of the regulated futures exchanges. Crucial reforms include a requirement that swap contracts be cleared through a central counterparty regulated by one or more federal… Continue Reading
S&P Two Years On, Reassessing The Cost Of Dodd-Frank For The Largest U.S. Banks
Two Years On, Reassessing The Cost Of Dodd-Frank For The Largest U.S. Banks, August 9, 2012 “Although it has been two years since the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DFA) was signed into law, many rules are still not in place or final. Nevertheless, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has updated its… Continue Reading
Davis Polk: Two Years of Dodd-Frank Infographic
Via American Banker Association – Davis Polk: Two Years of Dodd-Frank Continue Reading
