Financial Regulation

More Whistleblowers Help Regulators Detect Misconduct

More Whistleblowers Help Regulators Detect Misconduct

Financial regulators in the U.S. and U.K. receive a growing number of alerts from whistleblowers.

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.

Former Commissioner Speaks About SEC’s Role in Rapidly Changing Market

Former Commissioner Speaks About SEC’s Role in Rapidly Changing Market

Troy A. Paredes offers his views on recent regulatory developments at a Penn seminar.

The Battle over Transatlantic Financial Regulation

The Battle over Transatlantic Financial Regulation

Improved diplomatic processes would help strengthen international economic cooperation.

Rarely Used Rule May Expand Small Companies’ Access to Capital

Rarely Used Rule May Expand Small Companies’ Access to Capital

SEC proposal would exempt small businesses from federal and state security registration.

“Big Four” Decision Shines Light on Regulatory Conflicts

“Big Four” Decision Shines Light on Regulatory Conflicts

International accounting firms remain stuck between Chinese and U.S. law.

Could Financial Services Save the Postal Service?

Could Financial Services Save the Postal Service?

Controversial new report argues that postal banking could help the underserved while boosting revenues.

The Shift to Prosecuting Companies Instead of Individuals

The Shift to Prosecuting Companies Instead of Individuals

Federal prosecutors have made a subtle but important shift over the last 30 years to prosecuting companies and institutions.

Potential Reasons for the Dearth of Prosecutions

Potential Reasons for the Dearth of Prosecutions

Alternative priorities and government ties to the conditions that caused the financial crisis could explain the lack of prosecutions.

The Department of Justice and the Prosecution of Fraud

The Department of Justice and the Prosecution of Fraud

The DOJ has excused the failure to prosecute high-level individuals for fraud on one or more of three grounds.