A New Council Looks For Risky Business

摘要

It has the makings of a Wall Street parlor game: Guess which firms will be designated for Federal Reserve oversight because they could pose a risk to U.S. financial stability.rnA council of regulators, which met for the first time on Oct. 1, will review non-bank financial companies for possible inclusion under the Fed's regulatory umbrella, taking into account everything from size and debt to hidden liabilities. U.S. bank holding companies with more than $50 billion in assets-about 35 in all, including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs-are automatically included.