Financial Times (April 3 & March 29)
A debate between former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and Representative Barney Frank is taking place in newsprint. In a March 29 editorial, Greenspan writes that the global financial system is too complex and “unredeemably opaque” for regulators to succeed. As a result, Dodd-Frank would “create the largest regulatory-induced market distortion since America’s ill-fated imposition of wage and price controls in 1971.”
On April 3, the joint sponsor of the Dodd-Frank Act replied “Alan Greenspan suggests we should not even have tried.” Frank believes we have the tools, ability and responsibility to overcome the complexity. “Policymakers must ensure that whatever its size, the financial sector is operating transparently under clear rules that protect taxpayers and promote the stability and growth of the broader economy.”A debate between former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and Representative Barney Frank is taking place in newsprint. In a March 29 editorial, Greenspan writes that the global financial system is too complex and “unredeemably opaque” for regulators to succeed. As a result, Dodd-Frank would “create the largest regulatory-induced market distortion since America’s ill-fated imposition of wage and price controls in 1971.”
On April 3, the joint sponsor of the Dodd-Frank Act replied “Alan Greenspan suggests we should not even have tried.” Frank believes we have the tools, ability and responsibility to overcome the complexity. “Policymakers must ensure that whatever its size, the financial sector is operating transparently under clear rules that protect taxpayers and promote the stability and growth of the broader economy.”
Tags: Dodd-Frank, Financial regulation, Frank, Greenspan, Transparency
Wall Street Journal (March 5)
Many recent financial reforms are designed to prevent banks from becoming too big to fail. In fact, large banks and holding companies still enjoy “a lower cost of funds than banks in every other category.” The market still believes the banks are too big to fail. The Wall Street Journal believes there will be even more bailouts come the next crisis because, “Dodd-Frank is making the big banks bigger and more protected than ever against failure.”
Tags: Bailouts, Banks, Dodd-Frank, Financial Reform
