Financial services regulation is in a clutch of
paradigmatic challenges. The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 has still not been fully
implemented by the agencies charged with its enforcement, and yet it is under
threat of a major revision. Brexit raises serious issues about the continuing
role of London as a financial center and about the structure and stability of
financial markets within the European Union. Other regional systems – from the
Pacific Rim, to NAFTA, to Africa – are experiencing serious readjustment as the
new millennium proceeds to unfold. This panel will examine the current state of
play in the financial sector and make some fraught assessments of future
directions.