Balancing the reform of financial services
To build resilience with growth, G-20 regulators should not pursue safety past an untenable social and economic cost, choking off commerce and economic recovery.
THE Group of Twenty (G-20) meets this weekend in Brisbane, Australia, in what is hoped will be the last time a significant political impetus is required to set global regulatory reform in financial services firmly on its way.
The key focus of the G-20 agenda will be job creation and growth for a global economy finally moving beyond the shadow of the last global financial crisis. A key component of these discussions will be discussions of key financial services regulatory reform issues to promote financial stability.
These include whether banks "too big to fail" should be required to hold …
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