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?
Legal scholar argues that bank stress tests should be abandoned or made more robust.
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
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
Troy A. Paredes offers his views on recent regulatory developments at a Penn seminar.
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
SEC proposal would exempt small businesses from federal and state security registration.
“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?
Controversial new report argues that postal banking could help the underserved while boosting revenues.
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
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 DOJ has excused the failure to prosecute high-level individuals for fraud on one or more of three grounds.