The election of Donald J. Trump to be the 45th President of the United States of America came as a surprise to mainstream media, pollsters, professional politicians and markets. Besides his widely advertised right-wing as well as protectionist measures, Donald Trump managed to overturn the polls. He proposed a pro-growth programme and, more interestingly, a deregulation of some segments of the economy, including the now-highly regulated financial industry. Some days after the election, Donald Trump announced that he would repeal Dodd-Frank, the law passed after the financial crisis aimed at regulating Wall Street. What does this repeal mean for banks and consumers?

Read Nicolas Roth's opinion, Co-Head of Alternative Investments, Reyl Bank