Banks could be like utilities / nationalized
Kleptocrats / criminals could not buy real estate / real estate transactions could be transparent
Retail investors could short squeeze / work together with hedge funds to manipulate the market
Crypto could lead to pollution, tax evasion, money laundering, and scams
Litigation / regulation could be decreasing the amount of IPOs / public wealth
Banks could be over-leveraged to hedge funds and private equity
Large national debts / economic downturns could lead to devaluing of currency / declining empires
Dark pools, public vs. private exchanges, payment to order flow, high frequency trading (HFT), and other financial instruments could create predatory / rigged trading practices
The equity options market could be truly competitive
The revolving door between government / private business could be fixed
Commodity prices could be regulated to not negatively affect developing countries
Developing countries could have less financial outflows than inflows
Offshore banking / dark money could be reformed to prevent corruption / crime / terrorism / human trafficking / tax evasion / wars / repressive and corrupt governments
Crypto exchanges offshore could have regulations
ESG could focus on metrics relevant to business profitability
Institutional investors could be regulated in the housing market
Foreign companies could undergo accounting inspection
Reverse mergers could lead to fraud
Venture capital could be like a ponzi scheme creating unstable business practices within startups
The U.S. Federal Reserve system could be replaced with the gold standard, computer program, or be more accountable / transparent / audited
The shadow banking system could be regulated more
Shadow banking collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) could be creating a large credit bubble
Too big to fail banks could be broken up
Insider trading laws could be clearer
Index funds / ETFs could be creating a financial bubble
Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) could crowd out the private sector, create debt, underprice risk, change incentive structures for employees, and not sufficiently track impacts on the poor / environment
Investing in public stocks could earn as much as private equity returns
Passive investing could be better than active investing
Public ownership registries could eliminate illicit financial schemes and government corruption
Quantitative easing by central banks could be bad for economies and national debts
Individuals who commit or allow corporate fraud could face consequences
Private equity could be regulated more
Anti-money laundering laws and technology could negatively impact genocide, human trafficking, drug cartels, corruption, and other organized crime
A stock exchange could take companies' long term goals into account
Stock exchanges could be free from high-frequency trading
NRSRO designation could be removed from SEC rules
Commercial banking could be separated from investment banking
Academic faculty could be required to disclose conflicts of interest in research and nonacademic work
