Comments on: Smarter Regulation Should Precede TARP Repayments http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/05/smarter-regulation-should-precede-tarp-repayments/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:33:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Obama’s Regulatory Proposals — Smarter or Just More? | The Big Picture http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/05/smarter-regulation-should-precede-tarp-repayments/comment-page-1/#comment-184331 Obama’s Regulatory Proposals — Smarter or Just More? | The Big Picture Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:32:49 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=27088#comment-184331 [...] Barry’s list, I proposed the following suggestions in a commentary posted later the same day (comment) . I then added these ideas to this growing laundry list on June 9 in this piece. The philosophy [...] [...] Barry’s list, I proposed the following suggestions in a commentary posted later the same day (comment) . I then added these ideas to this growing laundry list on June 9 in this piece. The philosophy [...]

]]> By: Focusing on the Wrong “Special Master” | The Big Picture http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/05/smarter-regulation-should-precede-tarp-repayments/comment-page-1/#comment-181822 Focusing on the Wrong “Special Master” | The Big Picture Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:43:53 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=27088#comment-181822 [...] <a href=”“>May Commentary, Jack McHugh [...] [...] <a href=”“>May Commentary, Jack McHugh [...]

]]> By: leftback http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/05/smarter-regulation-should-precede-tarp-repayments/comment-page-1/#comment-174314 leftback Thu, 21 May 2009 15:47:57 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=27088#comment-174314 If we are going to get down to a leverage of 10-12 then there is a lot more unwinding that will have to be done. Some form of Glass-Steagall is a must-have for banking reform. The I-banking side of the banks was literally betting against the positions of the commercial side, secure in the knowledge that CDS bets and/or TBTF would bail them out, and even if that failed, the C-suite guys already got theirs in the boom years via bonuses. If we are going to get down to a leverage of 10-12 then there is a lot more unwinding that will have to be done. Some form of Glass-Steagall is a must-have for banking reform.

The I-banking side of the banks was literally betting against the positions of the commercial side, secure in the knowledge that CDS bets and/or TBTF would bail them out, and even if that failed, the C-suite guys already got theirs in the boom years via bonuses.

]]> By: Moss http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/05/smarter-regulation-should-precede-tarp-repayments/comment-page-1/#comment-174214 Moss Thu, 21 May 2009 13:33:03 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=27088#comment-174214 If everything is on the books would their financial statements then be subject to Sarbanes Oxley? Must somehow hold them to that so they can no longer engage in legal or regulatory arbitrage. If everything is on the books would their financial statements then be subject to Sarbanes Oxley?
Must somehow hold them to that so they can no longer engage in legal or regulatory arbitrage.

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