World Class Faculty & Research / January 22, 2015

Maybe Foreign Exchange Investors Need a Nanny

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Last week the Swiss National Bank unexpectedly dropped the currency peg they’ve maintained since 2011, a move that bankrupted several retail foreign exchange brokerages worldwide. The lack of coordinated regulation contributes to the reputation of foreign exchange as the Wild West among investors, writes Kristen Fanarakis from the Center for Financial Policy in a column at themorningconsult.com...

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