Transition Series: Financial Services Industry Issues

OCG-89-4TR Published: Nov 01, 1988. Publicly Released: Nov 01, 1988.

Highlights

GAO summarized information on issues the federal government should consider relating to the financial services industry, including the: (1) handling of troubled financial institutions; (2) regulation of mergers between banking and nonbanking institutions; (3) regulation of linked securities and futures markets; and (4) regulation of global capital markets.

Full Report

Full Report (23 pages)

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Chuck Young

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Topics

Financial Markets and Institutions

Bank failuresBank loansBank managementBanking regulationBrokerage industryFinancial institutionsInternational economic relationsPresidential transitionRegulatory agenciesSecurities regulation