BU Now » systemic banking risk http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Congress close to financial reg reform http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/05/21/congress-close-to-financial-reg-reform/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/05/21/congress-close-to-financial-reg-reform/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 20:40:49 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=5652 bankrollThe most extensive overhaul of financial regulations since the 1930s has cleared its big hurdle in the U.S. Senate and how can head to President Obama for a signature after a conference committee works out remaining differences between the House and Senate versions.  But former Federal Reserve Bank examiner Mark Williams, who teaches finance in the School of Management and is author of “Uncontrolled Risk” about the fall of Lehman Brothers, cautions that only four of the world’s 30 global financial giants that could take down the world’s economy are covered under this reform bill — yet the problems are globally systemic.

“The U.S. is now in the position to lead again but will need to encourage other nations to follow.  Until global uniformity is reached, high systemic risk will remain.”

Contact Mark Williams, 617-358-2789, williams@bu.edu

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