Oscar Valdés Viera is the Private Equity and Capital Markets Senior Policy Analyst at AFR/AFREF. In this role, he works with staff and partners to formulate, analyze, and respond to regulations, legislative proposals, and market dynamics around capital markets and the private equity industry, focusing on the industry’s impact on various stakeholders and the broader economy. Previously, Oscar served as a Research Manager at AFR/AFREF, conducting research to enhance the fairness and resilience of the U.S. financial system. He was also a summer scholar at The Century Foundation, where he worked with the labor team on initiatives to improve economic prospects for low- and middle-income individuals.
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Banking Regulators Are Making it Easier for Big Banks to Hide Risks
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The Federal Reserve recently weakened the rating system it uses to supervise the country’s largest banks, making it easier for banks to pursue riskier investments that could imperil the financial system. These ratings help determine whether giant financial institutions are considered “well managed.” Banks that keep that label can pursue acquisitions, take on more risks, and expand into a broader range of activities.
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More Cracks Emerge in Private Credit's $1.8 Trillion Iceberg
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Even more stories broke this week that troubles in the private credit market are mounting. The increasing instability in these largely unregulated and opaque non-bank loans is an ominous sign that the hidden risks are starting to spiral.
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As Dark Markets Flash Danger Signs, Wall Street Shifts its Sights to Your Retirement Savings
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There is trouble brewing in opaque private markets. That’s why Wall Street firms are pushing full steam ahead to pull working families into these high-risk, high-fee investments. The administration, Congress, and private equity industry pretend that they are democratizing investing by letting retirement savers and mom and pop investors into the exciting world of private markets. The reality is that Wall Street is looking to dump their struggling private equity and private credit investments onto people who should not face their risks, costs, and opacity. A recent blow-up at a private credit company should raise alarms.
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Big Tech, Predatory Fintech, and Big Retail Would Reap Bonanza from Expanding the Industrial Bank Loophole
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If the Trump administration gives a flood of Big Tech companies, fintech firms, and others their own industrial loan banks these operators will be free to prey upon people with unfair terms, junk fees, and sky-high interest rates.