Financial Reform

Summary : Noteworthy Press for the Pew Finanacial Reform Project

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Over the life the Pew Financial Reform Project, there was significant media coverage generated by the project's work. The following are a few such items.

Summary : Pew Financial Reform Project and NYU Stern School of Business Host Event on Dodd Frank: One Year On

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:25:00 GMT

On June 27th, 2011, the Pew Financial Reform Project and New York University Stern School of Business hosted distinguished speakers from academia, the regulatory community and the private sector to discuss the progress in implementing financial reform since the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act become law last year.

AV Web Cast : How the Dodd-Frank Rules Are Made

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:45:00 GMT

Pew Financial Reform Project director Charles Taylor participates in a taped interview with public radio’s Marketplace about the Dodd-Frank Act.

Report : Standards for Financial Stress Tests

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:50:00 GMT

Capital and liquidity standards for banks and other financial institutions proved to be inadequate during the financial meltdown of 2008. The severity of the crisis, coupled with deficient data quality, models, risk-management practices and regulatory oversight, rendered those standards meaningless. To prevent this from happening again, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 was passed and, among other mandates, it requires stress tests for individual institutions and the financial system as a whole.

Media Coverage : Euro Crisis Contagion Is a Worry for Fed

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:05:00 GMT

A Reuters article on the effects of the European sovereign debt crisis with regard to the U.S. financial system mentions a conference sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts and New York University.

Media Coverage : Fed Official: Bring Back Tough Wall Street Rules

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:45:00 GMT

An article on CNNMoney about Wall Street's new reform law references a forum sponsored by the Pew Financial Reform Project and New York University Stern School of Business.

Report : Standards for Rapid Resolution Plans

Mon, 09 May 2011 08:55:00 GMT

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act), signed into law in July 2010, requires systemically important financial institutions to develop and maintain rapid resolution plans. A rapid resolution plan lays out how a financial institution that is in the process of failing can be sold, broken up or closed quickly and effectively. The Dodd-Frank Act gives regulators discretion over how such plans should be structured and what information they should contain. These standards lay out some of the key attributes of successful rapid resolution plans.

Speech : Pew Financial Reform Project Hosted Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:50:00 GMT

The Pew Financial Reform Project hosted US Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 for a discussion of the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank).

Summary : Pew Financial Reform Project Event on Data Management for Financial Institutions

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:55:00 GMT

The Pew Financial Reform Project hosted a reception on Monday, November 29th 2010 with the University of Maryland Smith School of Business and the National Science Foundation to mark the establishment of the Office of Financial Research and to release a National Science Foundation Workshop Report on Knowledge Representation for Financial Information Management.

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