Banks could be like utilities / nationalized
Civil cases against financial advisors could be on public record and less expensive
Financial advisors could be required to disclose civil lawsuits, customer complaints, and arbitration claims
Large U.S. private companies could do financial disclosures
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
Creditors could disclose hostile credit-default swap positions
Banks could be over-leveraged to hedge funds and private equity
Alumni Venture Funds could be mismanaged / charging too high fees
Investment funds could not change benchmarks / be truthful about their performance
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
Traders could be compensated differently
Investors could be notified about taxable accounts to avoid capital gains taxes
Private equity could disclose fees / real performance as well as be audited independently
The revolving door between government / private business could be fixed
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
Institutional investors could be regulated in the housing market
Foreign companies could undergo accounting inspection
Reverse mergers could lead to fraud
Stock markets could have less market manipulation
Some cryptocurrencies could be speculative bubbles
Tech companies could replace banks
SPACs could help take companies public but face less regulation / due diligence
ESG investing could have clearer metrics / standards / regulatory oversight to prevent green / social / ethics washing
The shadow banking system could be regulated more
Shadow banking collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) could be creating a large credit bubble
Stock buybacks could be price-sensitive or not be done to go to R&D / rainy day funds / increasing employee pay / M&A instead
Insider trading laws could be clearer
10b5-1 employee plans could be revised to prevent insider trading
Congress, congressional staff, cabinet secretaries, White House staff, federal judges, other officials and their family members could not own / trade securities in office
The investment consulting industry could not have value
Individuals who commit or allow corporate fraud could face consequences
Private equity could be regulated more
NRSRO designation could be removed from SEC rules
