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Experienced Boots on the Ground: Independent Beat Reporting in Washington, D.C.

Our industry is complex, and Washington, D.C., presents a vast, challenging landscape for general assignment reporters. Having an on-the-ground resource with specialized expertise helps those in financial services navigate the developments and trends emerging from the capital.

In our conversation with Robert Schmidt, an independent beat reporter and co-founder of Capitol Account, we explore the latest trends at the SEC, House Financial Services Committee, Senate Banking Committee, and Treasury Department.

With over 20 years of experience covering financial regulation, Robert is a seasoned journalist whose reporting has become essential reading for policymakers, lawyers, and trade association leaders.

Robert Schmidt

Co-Founder

Capitol Account

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Opening Remarks - 00:00

Q#1: Reporting and Career Background - 03:00

Q#2: SEC: Capital Formation and CAT - 07:40

Q#3: House Financial Services and Senate Banking Committees - 13:00

Q#4: Treasury Department and FSOC - 17:00

About Robert Schmidt

Capitol Account was co-founded in June 2022 by Robert Schmidt, an ex-Bloomberg News reporter who has spent more than two decades writing about financial regulation. At Bloomberg, Rob specialized in stories that highlight how government policy affects Wall Street. He covered Washington’s response to the 2002 corporate accounting scandals and the 2008 crisis, events that resulted in new laws and major changes in oversight.

About Capitol Account

Since its launch in June 2022, Capitol Account's daily newsletter has become essential reading for top policy makers at federal agencies and in Congress, as well as by the lawyers, lobbyists, advocates and executives who are impacted by financial regulation. Our team of veteran journalists from Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal, reports on rulemaking – and the rule-writers – in a way that other publications can’t match. 

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