With the tightening of U.S. securities regulation as part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the United Kingdom's more liberal laws have resulted in London surpassing New York as the world's financial capital. This paper examines how that came about, and asks whether it is a permanent condition, just as...

This comment letter was submitted to the U.S. Treasury Department in connection with that Department's review of proposals for changes in the regulatory structure for financial institutions. The comment letter presents the following policy recommendations: (1) the thrift charter should be...