Financial regulatory reform: What it means for bank business models

(Third of three parts)OVER THE last two weeks, we have been talking about the many challenges facing banks, supervisors and policy makers given the current convoluted and evolving financial regulatory reform landscape. While these reforms are still in various stages of finalization, we have enough information to make qualified assessments of how these reforms will impact banks and their business models, providing financial organizations with a small breathing space within which to engage in scenario planning and risk management assessments.