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The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 is the keystone policy response directed
at reforming U.S. financial system activities and oversight in the
wake of the 2007-2009 financial crisis. The United States also has
financial system reform policy commitments in the international
arena, including in particular by virtue of its membership in the
G20. This analysis considers U.S. policy initiatives related to a
core dimension of financial system reform: risks posed by
systemically important financial institutions ("SIFIs"). It
provides a comparison of SIFI policy initiatives and timetables
under both the Dodd-Frank Act and the G20 agenda, as reflected in
the ongoing work plan of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), and
poses the question "Are U.S. domestic and international financial
system reform commitments in sync?" While finding that,
fundamentally, the answer is "yes," the detailed comparison yields
two caveats with potential policy implications. First, the two
agendas differ in their relative emphasis on the coverage of both
banks and nonbanks. The G20/FSB focus, at least over the near-term,
is bank-centric compared with the Dodd-Frank Act, which
consistently addresses both bank and nonbank financial firms.
Second, implementation of Dodd-Frank Act provisions is subject to
long-established U.S. law mandating that there be sufficient
opportunity for public input into the rulemaking process, whereas
the G20/FSB process has been less systematic and transparent on
public consultation and feedback. The lesser emphasis on
transparency and public input characterizing the G20/FSB policy
development process may be attributable in part to the somewhat
more rapid pace of the G20/FSB agenda relative to corresponding
Dodd-Frank Act timelines. These observations may be relevant to the
current debate over the speed and scope of Dodd-Frank Act
implementation measures, and to the discussion about the future
international competitiveness of U.S. banks and nonbank financial
firms.
The past two decades have witnessed both tremendous change and
tremendous growth in the financial sector in countries across the
globe. At the same time, however, many countries in the world have
experienced banking crises, sometimes leading to costly bank
failures and overall disruption in economic activity. The changes
in the banking landscape and banking crises have focused policy
makers' and industry participants' attention on the appropriate
role and structure of banking supervision and regulation. As
countries make different choices in these regards, it is useful to
inquire if there are fundamental principles countries can follow to
insure financial system stability and growth. This book does not
presume to outline such principles, but it does take two necessary
steps in that direction: first, it identifies basic issues in
banking regulation and supervision; and second, it presents
information on how countries around the globe have addressed these
issues in their bank regulatory and supervisory schemes. The study
draws on recent research and detailed cross-country data, including
data from a new World Bank survey of bank regulation and
supervision world-wide, to focus on some of the underlying reasons
for and implications of developments in a variety of areas. These
include the following: the nature and changing role of banks in
promoting economic growth, development and stability; restrictions
on the scope of banking activities and allowable ownership
arrangements in which to conduct them; the structure and scope of
bank regulatory and supervisory schemes; supervisory practices to
promote safe and sound banks; market discipline and corporate
governance in banking; international co-operation in regulation and
supervision; offshore banking; potential disputes in banking
arising from World Trade Organization membership; and deposit
insurance schemes.
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