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FinReg Roundup
Here's the latest roundup of recent research and commentary by FinRegRag's scholars for the month of May.
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FinRegRag
May 2023
Justice Thomas Questioned the Constitutionality of Administrative Enforcement Adjudications, Possibly Presaging Review of Jarkesy
Several federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission, have statutory power to use an internal…
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Andrew Vollmer
So Which Is It: Too Much, Just Enough Or Not Enough Bank Capital?
If you’ve watched the recent House and Senate hearings in the aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB), Signature Bank’s and First Republic’s failures…
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Stephen "Steph" Miller
Historical Perspectives On the Size of Recent Bank Failures
Several years ago, I wrote an op ed and a policy brief to make the point that political discourse sometimes focuses on the “record profits” in banking…
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Stephen "Steph" Miller
Confusion and Uncertainty about the Section 12(a)(2) Claim at Slack Oral Argument
The Supreme Court recently held oral argument in Slack Techs., LLC v. Pirani (No. 22-200) to consider whether a buyer of securities in a direct listing…
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Andrew Vollmer
FinReg Roundup
Here's the latest roundup of recent research and commentary by FinRegRag's scholars for the month of April.
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FinRegRag
April 2023
The New DAO Model: Legal Protections for Unincorporated For-Profit Associations
There are nearly 5,000 decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) in the world, which, collectively, have advanced the growth of the billion dollar…
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Agnes Gambill West
Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity: More Leverage Is No Solution
Following the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, U.S. bank regulators are being encouraged to require that regional bank holding…
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Thomas Hoenig
An Annotated Bibliography of Select Mercatus Research on Financial Regulation
Topics Covered: Risk-Based Capital Regulation Simpler, Higher Capital Requirements Monetary Policy and the Banking System Deposit Insurance Risk-Based…
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FinRegRag
The Supreme Court Should Review Jarkesy
In Jarkesy v. SEC, the court of appeals for the Fifth Circuit found three features of the internal administrative court system at the Securities and…
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Andrew Vollmer
More questions (and document requests) for regulators in the wake of SVB and Signature
Some follow up from last week's Congressional hearings.
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Brian Knight
FinReg Roundup
Here's the latest roundup of recent research and commentary by FinRegRag's scholars for the month of March.
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