A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities

President Donald J. Trump established the policy of his Administration to regulate the U.S. financial system in a manner consistent with a set of Core Principles. These principles were set forth in Executive Order 13772 on February 3, 2017. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), under the direction of Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin, prepared this report in response to that Executive Order. The reports issued pursuant to the Executive Order identify laws, treaties, regulations, guidance, reporting and record keeping requirements, and other Government policies that promote or inhibit Federal regulation of the U.S. financial system in a manner consistent with the Core Principles.The Core Principles are:A. Empower Americans to make independent financial decisions and informed choices in the marketplace, save for retirement, and build individual wealth;B. Prevent taxpayer-funded bailouts;C. Foster economic growth and vibrant financial markets through more rigorous regulatory impact analysis that addresses systemic risk and market failures, such as moral hazard and information asymmetry;D. Enable American companies to be competitive with foreign firms in domestic and foreign markets;E. Advance American interests in international financial regulatory negotiations and meetings;F. Make regulation efficient, effective, and appropriately tailored; andG. Restore public accountability within Federal financial regulatory agencies and rationalize the Federal financial regulatory framework.

Financial sector development fosters economic growth and reduces poverty by widening and broadening access to finance and allocating society's savings more efficiently. The author first discusses three pillars on which sound and efficient financial systems are built: macroeconomic stability and effective and reliable contractual and informational frameworks. He then describes three different approaches to government involvement in the financial sector: the laissez-faire view, the market-failure view and the market-enabling view. Finally, the author analyzes the sequencing of financial sector reforms and discusses the benefits and challenges that emerging markets face when opening their financial systems to international capital markets.

Table of ContentsAudienceThis report provides an overview of the U.S. capital markets. Appendix B of this report offers recommendations put forth by the U.S. Treasury within President Donald J. Trump's administration to strategize greater opportunities for capital markets growth for businesses and investors, alike. As part of these recommendations, federal agency regulatory bodies, specific regulations, and policy analysis are explored.

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"President Donald J. Trump established the policy of his Administration to regulate the U.S. financial system in a manner consistent with a set of Core Principles. These principles were set forth in Executive Order 13772 on February 3, 2017. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), under the direction of Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin, prepared this report in response to that Executive Order. The reports issued pursuant to the Executive Order identify laws, treaties, regulations, guidance, reporting, and record keeping requirements, and other Government policies that promote or inhibit federal regulation of the U.S. financial system in a manner consistent with the Core Principles."--Executive summary