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- Why We Need Smart Financial-System Regulation Now
- Houman makes a case against extending regulation to hedge funds by looking at what happened under the existing regulatory structure. But as we all know, past performance does not necessarily predict future behavior, particularly when the underlying regulatory structure changes and we can certainly expect chagnes in the future. So...
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
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- Don't Leave the Door Open to Another Financial Crisis
- In his response, Houman Shadab says the problems in financial markets did not originate with hedge funds or CDS contracts. That is true -- the problems arose from people investing in mortgage-backed and other securities that they thought were safe because they had AAA ratings, but which in fact were...
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Getting in Front of the Next Crisis Requires Broad-Based Regulation
- In his rebuttal to my suggestion that we need broad regulation applied to all financial institutions that implicitly or explicitly function as banks, Houman says that I seem to assume "that all members of the shadow banking system are equally risky." If I gave that impression, I...
- Blog posts 2009-04-15
- Why Too Much Regulation Increases Risk
- Mark Thoma makes the case for improving regulation by subjecting all financial companies, including those that are a part of the so-called "shadow banking" sector such as hedge funds and private equity firms, to the same regulatory framework applicable to the traditional banking sector. By contrast, I argued that the...
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Why Didn't Regulators See the Current Crisis Coming?
- In his second post, Mark Thoma says that "we did a very poor job of monitoring the buildup of systemic risk that caused the crash." That is certainly true. But another, perhaps even bigger problem, was that the "we" included regulators that did not stop banks from taking huge risks...
- Blog posts 2009-04-15
- Shadow Banks Don't Threaten Healthy Banks
- Mark Thoma's third post endorses some important principles, in particular that companies that pose a larger risk to the system should be regulated more closely. Certainly, all financial companies pose some risk and should be closely watched for fraud or misleading investors, and also be held accountable...
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
- Why Self-Regulation of the Financial System Won't Work
- I want to finish this up this Blog War by broadening the discussion beyond the regulation of hedge funds to how attitudes toward regulation in general have changed in recent years, and how that helped set the stage for the current crisis. In the process, I also want to take...
- Blog posts 2009-04-17
- Important Principles for a New Financial Regulatory System
- Now that the Wall Street we all once knew is over, the key question for financial regulators becomes how best to regulate the financial world of the future, especially in light of concerns about large risks to the system that Mark identifies. To answer that question, here are three principles...
- Blog posts 2009-04-17
- Customers Counting on Technology Rebate Savings Often Trip on Fine Print.
- By Doug Bedell, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--When Houman David Hemmati bites on a great rebate offer for a personal electronics purchase, he immediately girds for battle. "I've done hundreds of rebates over the last several...
- Research articles 2003-07-04
- Don't Blame All the Shadow Banks
- The recent financial earthquake came from banks and insurance companies taking on excessive risks. The result was the creation of large, fragile institutions unable to withstand the nationwide downturn in housing prices. Yet not all lightly regulated companies and instruments pose the same risks. by Houman Shadab
- Blog posts 2009-04-13
- Your Guide to Blog War
- Blog War offers sharp, lively, expert debate on big issues related to the economy, the stock market and personal finance. If you've missed previous exchanges, here's a handy index for you: Bruce McCain vs. Michael Markowski, 06/01/09: Does The Stock-Market Rally Have Legs? Mark Thoma vs....
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- Your Guide to Blog War
- Blog War offers sharp, lively, expert debate on big issues related to the economy, the stock market and personal finance. If you've missed previous exchanges, here's a handy index for you: Scott Sumner vs. Lee Ohanian, 6/26/09: Inflation or Deflation: Which Poses the Greatest Economic Threat? ...
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
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