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Regulators
must also take into account credit conditions, because money and credit do not move in lockstep.ampnbsp;
Counterbalancing the mood of the market requires judgment, and because
regulators
are human, they are bound to get it wrong.
If a tightening of margin and minimum capital requirements does not deflate a bubble,
regulators
can tighten some more.
This cat-and-mouse game between
regulators
and market participants is already ongoing, but its true nature has not yet been acknowledged.
Regulators
are not only human; they are also bureaucratic and subject to political influences.ampnbsp;
The
regulators
who banned DDT also failed to take into consideration the inadequacy of alternatives.
Turing’s attempt to profit at the expense of those suffering from HIV has clearly shown that
regulators
and drug manufacturers need to explore new ways of doing business.
Once the bill becomes law, federal
regulators
will have the right and the responsibility to limit the scope of big banks and, as necessary, break them up when they pose a “grave risk” to financial stability.
It remains uncertain, of course, whether the
regulators
would actually take such steps.
But, as Representative Paul Kanjorski, the main force behind the provision, recently put it, “The key lesson of the last decade is that financial
regulators
must use their powers, rather than coddle industry interests.”
Regulators
can do a great deal, but they need political direction from the highest level in order to make genuine progress.
For a message to be effective, it must reach and influence those in control – whether they are elected officials, regulators, or private actors.
The debate goes back to the early days of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal,” which pitted “trust-busters” against
regulators.
With the gradual dismantling of Glass-Steagall, and its final repeal in 1999, bankers triumphed over both the busters and the regulators, while maintaining deposit insurance for the commercial banks.
This is the point that the well-intentioned
regulators
miss.
Such proposed solutions assume that
regulators
will be able to identify excess risks, prevent banks from manipulating the regulations, resist political pressure to leave the banks alone, and impose controversial corrective measures “that will be too complicated to defend in public.”
Moreover, although the EU is supposed to have an integrated banking market, the few existing cross-border banking groups are not even allowed to operate as integrated international banks, because national
regulators
and supervisors are “ring-fencing” the liquidity and assets of foreign banks’ local subsidiaries.
Hefty fines imposed by US
regulators
for breaching the rules – notably, the recent $8.9 billion settlement by BNP Paribas – are already causing European banks to re-think their compliance costs and the profitability of operating in the US.
Some financial activity has already been driven into the shadows, reflected in the use of Bitcoin and other currencies that are beyond the reach of US
regulators.
The principles applied by securities
regulators
since the 1930s remain sensible: protect investors and require sufficient disclosure of all the risks involved in an investment.
“Banks will need to hold more capital” is a common refrain, describing efforts by
regulators
– and, in the United States, some legislators – to require that financial institutions fund themselves with relatively more equity and less debt.
What is less appreciated, however, is the extent to which a broadly similar phenomenon may be starting to play out in finance, via a democratization process that could gradually reconfigure a notable part of the institutional landscape, particularly in consumer finance, while challenging
regulators
to adapt.
Bitcoin is the most visible – albeit far from a good – example of this nascent development, having attracted attention from specialists, regulators, and, slowly but surely, the public.
As the disruptive forces gain traction, existing business models face difficult adaptation challenges, and
regulators
begin to fall behind.
Regulators
will also likely lag initially in their response to new structures and activities.
Unlike other
regulators
in the region, Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority issues and discloses its enforcement actions, which have recently included criminal sanctions.
Unlike some
regulators
in the Gulf region, the CMA takes the same approach to SOEs and private firms.
With Murdoch seeking to acquire full control of Sky Television, British
regulators
have a critical opportunity to prevent a Fox News clone from appearing on British television screens – if they have the courage, which UK
regulators
have not shown up to now.
Financial
regulators'
activities focus on maintaining the integrity of a country's financial system: its financial institutions and financial transactions.
Though I do not necessarily advocate 200 financial regulatory agencies (more about this below), I believe that a structure involving multiple financial
regulators
in a country is likely to create a healthier financial system than would a single all-encompassing regulator.
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