UPDATE 1-JPMorgan CEO says wants regulation bill this year
* Says 'we agree with most of the proposals out there
* Insists industry views must be taken into account
* Wants some derivatives to be traded over the counter
* Sees some positive signs on economy
By Jim Christie
PALO ALTO, California, March 12 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said on Friday that U.S. banks agree with 70 to 80 percent of proposed financial regulatory reform and he hopes a bill passes this year.
Dimon, sounding a conciliatory note as Democrats move to sculpt legislation after efforts at a bipartisan compromise collapsed, also insisted that he and other banks support consumer protection although they oppose a standalone agency.
"Banks recognize, almost all of them, that the regulatory system failed and that we need to simplify it and strengthen it," he told an audience at Stanford University. "We agree with most of the proposals out there, I'd say 70 or 80 percent."
But he insisted that the industry's views should be taken into account in crafting the legislation as well.
"We may be right about the other 30 percent and we are entitled to be part of the conversation," he said.
While "we agree on the need for better oversight and transparency" in the derivatives markets, JPMorgan believes that there is a place for some derivatives trades to take place outside of clearinghouses, Dimon said.
Dimon, who runs the No. 2 U.S. bank by assets and the one which best weathered the financial crisis, also said he sees some positives in the economy going forward and that he does not expect real estate problems to torpedo the recovery. (Additional reporting by Christian Plumb; Editing by Derek Caney)
- Tweet this
- Link this
- Share this
- Digg this
- Reprints


Follow Reuters