· Gary Gensler Wiki · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission WikiRemarks before the Financial Stability Oversight Council: Financial Stability Guidance Regarding Non-Bank Financial Company Designations
Read full speech on sec.gov ↗ContextSpeech by Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Why it mattersGensler supports restoring the power to designate risky non-banks.
Problems raised
- Systemic risk can come from non-bank firms.
- Past crises involved insurers and investment banks.
- Earlier designation guidance was weakened.
Solutions proposed
- Restore key elements of the 2012 designation guidance.
- Let FSOC designate risky non-banks.
- Each agency should strengthen resilience within its remit.