Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-12-2013
Keywords
Financial holding companies; Americans for Financial Reform, Roosevelt Institute
Disciplines
Banking and Finance Law | Commercial Law
Abstract
!is essay explains the legal basis for, and examines public policy implications of, recent expansion of large U.S. financial holding companies’ non-financial business activities. Despite its potentially significant impact on economic growth and systemic stability, this phenomenon of financial conglomeration beyond finance remains poorly understood. Yet, any truly comprehensive and effective reform of financial services regulation must address public policy issues that arise when “too-big-to-fail” banks grow even bigger and more systemically significant by combining finance with commerce.
Recommended Citation
Omarova, Saule T., "Beyond Finance: Permissible Commercial Activities of U.S. Financial Holding Companies" (2013). Cornell Law Faculty Publications. 1003.
https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/facpub/1003
Publication Citation
Published in: An Unfinished Mission: Making Wall Street Work for Us: A Report by Americans for Financial Reform & the Roosevelt Institute (2013).
Comments
This article predates the author's affiliation with Cornell Law School.