The FinReg21 Library

A global repository for reading material -- presentations, papers, speeches, and book synopses -- on the topic of financial regulation reform.

The Library boasts a reading room of relevent books published on this topic, including upcoming releases and reviews from the Editors on featured books, as well as the main reports on regulatory reform being circulated in academic and public policy circles and testimonies and thought leadership articles from experts in the space. Coming soon, the Library will provide a repository for community members to upload and share their own content.

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Editor's Pick

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The Road Ahead for the Fed

Friday 17 July 2009 | George Shultz, Allan Meltzer, Peter Fisher, Donald Kohn, James Hamilton, John Taylor, Myron Scholes, Darrell Duffie, Andrew Crockett, Michael Halloran, Richard Herring, and John Ciorciari |
The Federal Reserve is the single most important economic policy institution in the United States. Its recent unprecedented actions and interventions have raised serious concerns in many quarters about inflation, as well as the independence and effectiveness of the Fed. In The Road Ahead for the Fed, a group of expert contributors examine the recent actions of the Federal Reserve and discuss how the Fed arrived at this position, how it can best deal with the road ahead, and how it might reduce the likelihood of crisis-driven interventions in the future.
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Macroeconomic Stability and Financial Regulation: Key Issues for the G20

Monday 02 March 2009 | Mathias Dewatripont, Xavier Freixas and Richard Portes (eds.) | 106 comments
This ebook analyzes a range of policy proposals for how the G20 process and the London Summit might bring about concrete, implementable results that can restore confidence and lead the way to recovery.
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Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation

Wednesday 17 June 2009 | Obama Administration, US Treasury Department | 134 comments

This 89-page plan seeks to protect the integrity of our financial system while encouraging growth and innovation. It includes recommendations on the following key areas:
I. Promote Robust Supervision and Regulation of Financial Firms
II. Establish Comprehensive Regulation of Financial Markets
III. Protect Consumers and Investors from Financial Abuse
IV. Provide the Government with the Tools it Needs to Manage Financial Crises
V. Raise International Regulatory Standards and Improve International Cooperation

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Testimony Of William M. Isaac Chairman, The Secura Group of LECG Former Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Thursday 12 March 2009 | William M. Isaac | 170 comments

Thank you Chairman Kanjorski, Ranking Member Garrett, and Members of the
Committee for conducting this very important hearing on mark-to-market (MTM)
accounting.

I use the term “mark to market accounting,” rather than “fair value accounting.”
Everyone’s goal is a fair and descriptive accounting system. There is nothing “fair”
about the misleading and destructive accounting regime promoted by the Securities and
Exchange Commission and the Financial Accounting Standards Board under the rubric
“fair value accounting.”

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