“It was not his intent that asset managers be designated for heightened prudential standards or supervision by the Federal Reserve Board because they do not pose a systemic risk.”
I do think there is a tendency for an overreach by the FSOC. I do not think straightforward insurance companies or money managers should be covered and regulated as SIFIs.
I was one of three Members of the House who voted against that. Three of us, Ron Paul, Dave Wu, and I voted to allow this bigot to continue to demonstrate his bigotry.