Publication
Feb 2009
Information about prices and quantities of assets lies at the heart of well-functioning capital markets. In the current financial crisis, it has become clear that many important actors—both firms and regulatory agencies—have not had sufficient information. This paper proposes a new regulatory regime for gathering and disseminating financial market information. The authors argue that government regulators need a new infrastructure to collect and analyze adequate information from large (systemically important) financial institutions.
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Author | Squam Lake Working Group on Financial Regulation |
Series | CFR Working Papers |
Publisher | Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) |
Copyright | © 2009 Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) |