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Fed’s Bowman Urges Global Financial Watchdog to be Flexible
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Fed’s Bowman Urges Global Financial Watchdog to be Flexible The Federal Reserve’s top bank cop warned the Financial Stability Board against enforcing “strict rules” that are not suitable for a diverse group of countries, saying those efforts can erode the international watchdog’s effectiveness. The FSB should encourage “flexibility” to ensure that oversight is appropriate for individual jurisdictions, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said Monday in prepared remarks for the Bank...
Fed’s Bowman Urges Global Financial Watchdog to be Flexible
The Federal Reserve’s top bank cop warned the Financial Stability Board against enforcing “strict rules” that are not suitable for a diverse group of countries, saying those efforts can erode the international watchdog’s effectiveness.
The FSB should encourage “flexibility” to ensure that oversight is appropriate for individual jurisdictions, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said Monday in prepared remarks for the Bank Policy Institute’s conference in London.