RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Practical Applications of Safeguarding the System: Promoting Stability and Minimizing Systemic Risk JF Practical Applications FD Institutional Investor Journals SP 1 OP 5 DO 10.3905/cfa.2014.1.007 VO 1 IS CFA A1 Sheila C. Bair A1 Cathy Scott YR 2014 UL https://pm-research.com/content/1/CFA/1.7.abstract AB Safeguarding the System: Promoting Stability and Minimizing Systemic Risk Sheila C. Bair Sheila Bair, Chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation between 2006 and 2011, sat down with me for an open-ended conversation during the 67th CFA Institute Annual Conference . Bair, currently Senior Advisor to the Pew Charitable Trusts and Chair of the Systemic Risk Council, is well-known for her hard-hitting approach to financial reform during and after the financial crisis.Some of the talking points included: The role investors and the asset management industry played in the financial crisis, the potential for a monetary policy-induced shock, the danger of prescriptive regulation and the future of finance. This Practical Applications report is comprised of excerpts from our discussion, edited for clarity.