Category Archives: Regulatory Risk

MSRM Hosts its first Annual Risk Symposium

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Alanna Valdez

The Master of Science in Risk Management Program was proud to host its first Annual Risk Symposium on May 30-31. The Risk Symposium offered an impressive speaker lineup, including former TARP Inspector General Neil Barofsky, NYU Stern Dean Peter Henry, … Continue reading →

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Professors Engle and Tuckman on The Office of Financial Research and Dr. Richard Berner

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Alanna Valdez

Dr. Richard Berner visited NYU Stern recently to discuss his new post as Director of the US Treasury’s Office of Financial Research (OFR), “the first federal agency devoted to quantifying threats to financial stability.” Berner addressed the NYU Stern community … Continue reading →

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Nouriel Roubini: Ten QE Questions

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Alanna Valdez

The following is an article by NYU Stern Professor of Economics and International Business, Nouriel Roubini.

Most observers regard unconventional monetary policies such as quantitative easing (QE) as necessary to jump-start growth in today’s anemic economies. But questions about the … Continue reading →

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Lawrence White Op-Ed: Stop Mandating Reliance on Ratings

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Alanna Valdez

The following is an Op-Ed written by Lawrence White, NYU Stern Professor of Economics published online on the New York Times Opinion Pages.

The Justice Department’s suit against Standard & Poor’s is a fresh reminder of the large … Continue reading →

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Michael Spence: Rebalancing the State Balance Sheet

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Alanna Valdez

Nobel Laureate in Economics and NYU Stern Professor Michael Spence writes on Project Syndicate about “Rebalancing the State Balance Sheet.” Spence highlights the tension states face with managing their assets and suggests ways to think about more privatized sorts of … Continue reading →

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Tom Cooley: Ending the Era of Big Bailouts?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Alanna Valdez

Who Will Carry the Water?
Published by Tom Cooley and Kermit Schoenholtz on the Huffington Post blog, 1/25/13.

To make the U.S. financial system safe, we need to end the era of big bailouts. In December, the U.S. and … Continue reading →

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A Call to Action: Experts Discuss the Need for Regulatory Instruments

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Alanna Valdez

Designing Global Financial Regulatory Instruments
By  NYU Stern Professor Viral Acharya and T. Sabri Öncü

Despite the largest financial crisis since the 1930s, progress towards international coordination of financial regulation remains dismally slow.

To speed the development of a … Continue reading →

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Death and Taxes at Year End: Aswath Damodaran on Fiscal Cliff Changes

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Alanna Valdez

As the world entered a new year, Congress danced on the side of the fiscal cliff as US lawmakers finally voted on tax rate decisions at the eleventh hour. NYU Stern Professor Aswath Damodaran was quoted in the Business Insider … Continue reading →

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Basel III Rules will Stifle Banks, says NYU Stern Prof. Tony Saunders

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Alanna Valdez

NYU Stern Professor Tony Saunders recently spoke at the Financial Services Institute of Australia Conference, discussing new Basel III policies. Saunders argues that new Basel III limitations on banks will stifle growth, making banks more akin to low-growth utility companies. … Continue reading →

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Europe More Dangerous Than Fiscal Cliff, Engle Says

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Alanna Valdez

Robert Engle, NYU Stern Professor and Nobel Laureate in Economics, discusses financial market volatility on Bloomberg TV. Engle argues that the situation in Europe could be more damaging to the US than the fiscal cliff. He speaks with Mark Crumpton on … Continue reading →

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