Martin Wolf: Why Obama's Financial Reforms Won't Work

Martin Wolf: Financial Reforms Won't Work

Proposals for reform of financial regulation are now everywhere. The most significant have come from the US, where President Barack Obama's administration last week put forward a comprehensive, albeit timid, set of ideas. But will such proposals make the system less crisis-prone? My answer is, no. The reason for my pessimism is that the crisis has exacerbated the sector's weaknesses. It is unlikely that envisaged reforms will offset this danger.

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