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Sandbox Boundaries, Hilary J. Allen
Sandbox Boundaries, Hilary J. Allen
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Around the world, subnational and national regulatory sandboxes are being adopted in an effort to promote fintech innovation. These regulatory sandboxes seek to do so by rolling back some of the consumer protection and prudential regulations that would otherwise apply to firms trialing their financial products and services in the sandbox. While sacrificing such protections in order to promote innovation is problematic, such sacrifice may nonetheless be justifiable if, by working with innovators in the sandbox, regulators are educated about new technologies in a way that enhances their ability to effectively promote consumer protection and financial stability in other contexts. …
The Monetary Fifth Column: The Eurodollar Threat To Financial Stability And Economic Sovereignty, Stephen A. Fowler
The Monetary Fifth Column: The Eurodollar Threat To Financial Stability And Economic Sovereignty, Stephen A. Fowler
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Eurodollars are dollar-denominated deposit liabilities of banks outside the United States. Even though estimates of the size of the Eurodollar market exceed $5 trillion, these instruments are virtually unregulated. Legal scholarship has very little to say about Eurodollars, and the economic literature on the subject is geared toward economists and banking professionals rather than policy makers and attorneys. Furthermore, the economic scholarship is focused on describing the way Eurodollar markets function rather than critical examination of their nature and attendant risks. This Note is an attempt to get to the bottom of this ubiquitous yet mysterious financial instrument. It describes …
A Simpler Approach To Financial Reform, Morgan Ricks
A Simpler Approach To Financial Reform, Morgan Ricks
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
There is a growing consensus that new financial reform legislation may be in order. The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, while well-intended, is now widely viewed to be at best insufficient, at worst a costly misfire. Members of Congress are considering new and different measures. Some have proposed substantially higher capital requirements for the largest financial firms; others favor an updated version of the old Glass-Steagall regime. This paper offers up a simpler approach, one that centers around the financial sector’s short-term funding. The simpler approach would be compatible with other financial stability reforms, but it is better understood as a …