To avoid the old cycles of boom and bust that led to that crisis, we committed ourselves to growth that is balanced and sustained, including financial reform and fiscal responsibility.

WHITEHOUSE: G20 Summit Presidential Press Conference

And next week there will be announcements on progress in a number of areas, including financial regulatory reform, international financial architecture issues that Under Secretary Brainard will talk about, but also other global issues as well.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

There are several proposals around for wider institutional reform including reform of financial regulation, and they deserve further studies.

ECONOMIST: Debt and development: time to act, again

This matters as the plan calls for big structural changes, including thorough reform of the financial system.

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Expect Congress to move more quickly on the consumer side of financial reform, including passing a credit card owner's "bill of rights" and allowing bankruptcy judges to alter mortgage terms.

FORBES: Election 2008

Nine areas of priority were highlighted, including reforming public administration, fiscal reform, financial liberalization to allow for more international bank participation in the Chinese economy, social welfare reform, urbanization, agriculture modernization, and technology and innovation.

FORBES: China Crossing The Rubicon As Reform Agenda Moves Forward

But the loan provision, just three paragraphs in the Sarbanes-Oxley financial reform law, leaves much unclear, including what a loan is and what modifying a loan means.

FORBES: The Lending Game

Under Dodd-Frank reform there has been plenty of debate about whether all financial advisors including ones working at big wirehouse firms like Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and UBS should operate under the fiduciary standard.

FORBES: Did Citi Dupe Its Own Employees About Risky Investments?