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Banks and financial service providers often seek expert guidance on regulatory compliance, ethics, insurance liability, and investment safety. RAND's commitment to objective, nonpartisan analysis has helped us to forge ongoing partnerships with national and international institutions to explore policy questions that affect infrastructure, safety, investment, compliance, and ethical aspects of the banking and financial services industries.

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Behavioral Finance (BeFi) Forum Promotes Research on Consumer Behavior

The RAND Behavioral Finance (BeFi) Forum is a collective of academic, financial, and government leaders who meet regularly in person and via web seminars to foster cutting-edge behavioral research for practical application. BeFi's mission is to help consumers make better financial decisions.

Oct 24, 2017
Commentary

Discount Justice: Fiscal Austerity and State Courts

Budget cuts at the state court level can mean courthouse closures, hiring freezes and layoffs, leading to longer wait times for the public. Educating the public about the role and importance of the state courts is key to preventing more budget cuts in the future.

Apr 18, 2017
News Release

News Release

One-Fourth of American Adults Notified of Data Breach in Past Year; Few Consumers Penalize Hacked Companies

About a quarter of American adults reported that they were notified about their personal information being part of a data breach in the previous year, but only 11 percent of those who have ever been notified say they stopped doing business with the hacked company afterwards.

Apr 14, 2016
Infographic

Infographic

Data Theft Victims, and Their Response to Breach Notifications

This infographic highlights the results of a study of consumer attitudes toward data breaches, notifications of those breaches, and company responses to such events.

Apr 14, 2016
Report

Few Consumers Penalize Hacked Companies for Data Breaches

About a quarter of American adults surveyed reported that they received a data breach notification in the past year, but 77 percent of them were highly satisfied with the company's post-breach response. Only 11 percent of respondents stopped dealing with the company afterwards.

Apr 14, 2016
Report

The National Security Implications of Virtual Currency

Could a non-state actor deploy a virtual currency to disrupt sovereignty and increase its political or economic power? How might a government or organization successfully disrupt such a deployment?

Dec 16, 2015
Report

Effective Disclosures in Financial Decisionmaking

Financial service providers often have better information about their wares than consumers. Disclosure is a policy tool designed to address this by giving consumers valuable information. But it may not provide enough support in helping them make more informed decisions.

Oct 12, 2015
Report

Do Financial Advisers Influence Savings Behavior?

Financial advisers can play an important role with helping individuals make better financial decisions and improving their financial situations. But does working with a financial adviser improve savings behavior, particularly saving for retirement?

Oct 8, 2015
Report

Financial Advice Markets: A Cross-Country Comparison

This review compares financial advice markets in a cross-section of countries where regulatory changes aimed at improving the quality of financial advice have recently been made, to determine how such changes have affected them.

Oct 8, 2015
Testimony

Testimony

A Survey of Terrorist Financing: Addendum

Document submitted on June 12, 2015 as an addendum to testimony presented before the House Financial Services Committee, Task Force to Investigate Terrorist Financing on April 22, 2015.

Jun 15, 2015
Report

Report

Potential Economic Effects on Individual Retirement Account Markets and Investors of DOL's Proposed Rule Concerning the Definition of a 'Fiduciary'

This paper examines the potential effects of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration's proposed rule 29 CFR Part 2510, Definition of the Term "Fiduciary" on people with Individual Retirement Accounts.

Apr 28, 2015
Testimony

Breaking the Bank: Undermining Terrorist Financing

Undermining the financing of terrorist groups must be done as part of a broader effort to undermine terrorist ideology. Policies should focus on the most significant threats to the United States and utilize tools that target the ways these groups finance themselves.

Apr 22, 2015
Report

Report

Defense Working Capital Fund Pricing in the Defense Finance and Accounting Service: A Useful, but Limited, Tool

RAND researchers consider the advantages and disadvantages of funding the Defense Finance and Accounting Service through a Defense Working Capital Fund versus using direct appropriations.

Feb 16, 2015
Commentary

After a Year of Major Hacks, 2015 Resolutions to Bolster Cyber Security

With numerous data breaches and emerging software vulnerabilities, 2014 was the year the hack went viral. But realizing a few New Year's resolutions in 2015 could help defenders make strides in protection, tools, and techniques to gain the edge over cyber attackers in years to come.

Dec 31, 2014
Commentary

Preventing Cyber Attacks: Sharing Information About Tor

While Tor has many benefits, it is also used to hide criminal activity online such as the recent cyber attacks against JPMorgan Chase and Sony Pictures. The U.S. government should share the IP addresses of Tor network nodes with U.S. critical infrastructure and financial firms so that future cyber attacks could be prevented.

Dec 17, 2014
Infographic

Infographic

Money Under the Mattress? New Findings Show Growing Rates of Unbanked Americans

The data from a survey by RAND's American Life Panel suggests that the percentage of American households with no savings or checking bank accounts is increasing.

May 15, 2014
Report

Report

Distributing Noncontributory Pension Benefits by Debit Card in Mexico: A Pilot Test

This report describes a pilot test of debit-card disbursal of pensions in Yucatan, Mexico, and explores the results from several surveys of the pilot group.

May 6, 2014
News Release

News Release

Both Fair Value and Historical Cost Accounting Contribute to Systemic Risk in the Financial Sector

Although fair value accounting was blamed by some as the primary cause of the 2008 financial crisis, this was probably not the case. Nevertheless, policymakers should be aware that both fair value and historical cost accounting sometimes can produce misleading information, resulting in both institutional and systemic risk.

Oct 9, 2013
Report

Both Fair Value and Historical Cost Accounting Contribute to Systemic Risk in the Financial Sector

Although fair value accounting was blamed by some as the primary cause of the 2008 financial crisis, this was probably not the case. Nevertheless, policymakers should be aware that both fair value and historical cost accounting sometimes can produce misleading information, resulting in both institutional and systemic risk.

Oct 9, 2013
Research Brief

Research Brief

Systemic Risk in the Financial Sector: The Role of Fair Value Accounting Versus Historical Cost Accounting

Examines the relationship between fair value accounting and historical cost accounting and systemic risk to the financial system, including the role that accounting approaches played in the 2008 and earlier financial crises.

Oct 9, 2013

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RAND Topic:
Banking and Financial Services

Topic Synonyms:
Bank Solvency;
Banks

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