The Future of Wall Street Regulation Is In Andrew Cuomo's Hands

The Future of Wall Street Regulation Is In Andrew Cuomo's Hands
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to labor leaders and union workers at a rally in Union Square on May 7, 2015 in New York City. Cuomo announced that he would create a so-called Wage Board, a move that could allow him to raise the minimum wage without the approval of state lawmakers. The issues surrounding minimum wage workers has become a contentious campaign issue recently with thousands of workers staging protests at fast food restaurants and other retail outlets in recent months. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to labor leaders and union workers at a rally in Union Square on May 7, 2015 in New York City. Cuomo announced that he would create a so-called Wage Board, a move that could allow him to raise the minimum wage without the approval of state lawmakers. The issues surrounding minimum wage workers has become a contentious campaign issue recently with thousands of workers staging protests at fast food restaurants and other retail outlets in recent months. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The fight for financial reform has shifted to an unlikely setting: Albany. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo must soon appoint a replacement superintendent for the state Department of Financial Services (DFS), an obscure regulatory position that the current head, Benjamin Lawsky, elevated into a major national player over the past four years.

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