Brian Knight

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Brian Knight

Director of Innovation and Governance and a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Brian Knight is the Director of Innovation and Governance and a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Brian’s research focuses on numerous aspects of financial regulation, including the creation of…

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Speaker bios for FinTech conference

Nov 20, 2017

The University of Michigan Center on Finance, Law, and Policy and U.S. Office of Financial Research are pleased to host the following speakers for our third annual financial stability conference: FinTech Risks and Opportunities: An Interdisciplinary...

OFR & University of Michigan: Panel 5 - What Are the Emerging Risks in the Financial System and How Might Activities-Based Macroprudential Regulation Address Them? (Day 2)

Nov 16, 2018 1:21:19

Traditional microprudential regulation is firm-based, by definition. But macroprudential regulation is not necessarily activities-based, nor is activities-based regulation necessarily macroprudential.

FinTech Risks & Opportunities (Day 1): Panel 1 - The Contours of Entity-Based Regulation of Innovation with Amiyatosh Purnanandam, Amy Friend, Brian Knight, & Richard Neiman

Nov 17, 2017 1:24:41

This panel explores the regulatory perimeter between banking and fintech firms. Discussion focuses on whether bank chartering of fintech firms would advance or stifle innovation, safety and soundness, access, and consumer protection.