January 28, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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(this post was originally published on Jan. 27, 2011 in the business section of the Huffington Post website. Link) There’s a glaring omission in all the talk over financial reform, the question of whether legislation goes far enough to rein … Continue reading
January 7, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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(This entry was originally posted on Jan. 7, 2011 on the Credit Slips website) I was scheduled to speak at the AALS Financial Institutions breakfast this morning, but due to flight cancellations I was unfortunately unable to attend. I’m posting … Continue reading
January 5, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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(This entry was originally posted on Jan. 5, 2011 on the Credit Slips website) In the wake of the Wikileaks debacle, we have started to see some conversation in the editorial pages about whether transparency is always a good thing … Continue reading
January 4, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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(This entry was originally posted on Jan. 4, 2011 on the Credit Slips website) Elizabeth Warren has proposed, as one of her first initiatives, that banks should simplify their standardized credit card contracts with customers to insure that customers understand … Continue reading
January 3, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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(This entry was originally posted on Jan. 3, 2011 on the Credit Slips website. I want to thank again Bob Lawless and Adam Levitin for inviting me to guest-blog daily on Credit Slips during the first week of January) This … Continue reading
November 1, 2010
by Annelise Riles
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Does good financial regulation only happen in legislatures, regulators’ offices, and at international meetings of central bankers? What about what goes on between lawyers and their clients, between back office clerks and front office traders? Inside computer systems? What about … Continue reading
December 15, 2009
by Annelise Riles
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On December 10, Annelise Riles gave a presentation on the lessons of anthropological research for global financial regulation at the US Treasury Department. Here is an outline of some of the key points of her presentation. Continue reading