Legislative advances in financial stability in the US - the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010

This article seeks to address recent legislative and regulatory changes in the United States in the area of systemic risk management and to assess the impact of the changes on financial market supervision. It also addresses changes to the regulation of insurance markets, the enhancements to systemic risk monitoring and the effectiveness of the proposed consumer protection bureau. The article is by Priya Nandita Pooran, Attorney-at-law and was published in Amicus Curiae – Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by SALS at the IALS (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London).