Capstone Financial & Business Services
What Makes us Different?
Proposed regulation and a burgeoning activist philosophy on the part of regulators is transforming today’s financial services industry. Our financial services team complements its expertise in policy and politics with substantial buy-side and sell-side experience. We rigorously identify and quantify regulatory and political risks and opportunities in a wide swath of financial service capital market companies and specific private equity transactions.
We Predict Policy,
Quantify Impact, and Recommend Strategy.
Capstone analysts track legislation and guidance from the earliest stages until the implementation phase and beyond to help clients create value-added growth strategies. We balance sophisticated investment data with expert policy analysis to provide clients with innovative research on political and regulatory forces that impact the financial services sector.
Our network of expert contacts includes former regulators, lobbyists, consultants, and law firms in key jurisdictions. We leverage these relationships to arrange conversations with the right people “on-the-ground” and have built strong relationships with international organizations, legislators, supervisory authorities, and a broad spectrum of stakeholders including think tanks, trade associations, lobbyists, and academics. Understanding the opaque connections allows us to track and analyze regulatory and policy changes and challenges.
Selected Issues
- Asset/Wealth management
- Banking
- Business services
- Education
- Fintech
- Housing finance
- Insurance
- Legal services
- Markets and exchanges
- Payments
- Real estate
- Securitization
- Specialty finance
Case Studies
Capstone has a proven track record of providing in-depth analysis across a wide range of policy and regulatory issues. Our case studies demonstrate our financial services team’s ability to help clients navigate complex policy challenges and develop targeted revenue-driving strategies.
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Our Latest Financial Services Insights
California Insurance Industry at a Crossroads: The Wildfires and Policymakers’ Tightrope
January 27, 2025 By Makenzy Mohrman and Franck Djoumessi, Capstone Financial Services analysts The Los Angeles wildfires have forced California’s already struggling insurance industry and the state’s policymakers to a critical crossroads. In recent years, heightened...
The CFPB Pendulum Swings Back: Regulatory Retreat Under Trump
January 3, 2025 By Trace Dodge, Capstone Financial Services Analyst Capstone expects the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its aggressive rulemaking agenda under the Trump administration in 2025. While the CFPB will continue to enforce the law,...
Beyond the Blueprint: How Federal and State Regulators Will Reshape the Housing Industry
January 3, 2025 By Makenzy Mohrman, Capstone Financial Services Director Capstone expects elevated housing and real estate policy action in 2025, with the Trump administration initiating government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) reform and stepping up pressure on the...
