Post-Election Regulatory Insights Industry View

1. Agency Shifts

Leadership at the agency level will help to drive and/or limit divergence of regulatory initiatives. Expect significant regulatory shifts to agencies covering such policy areas as the environment, financial consumer protections, etc. 

2. Regulatory Intensity 

The potential for a decrease in regulatory intensity will likely differ by industry, agency leadership changes and the Administration’s evolving priorities on “day one” and thereafter. In the interim, expect potential impacts to supervision and enforcement intensity, and continued legal action/challenges to regulation (as well as continued state regulatory activity).

3. Regulatory Divergence

Expect geopolitical, national security and economic drivers to set increases in select regulatory areas (e.g., sanctions) while limiting US to global regulatory coordination.  This divergence will have differing business impacts based on industry, operational sites, etc.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In conclusion, the new Administration will bring forth changes due to 1) agency shifts, 2) regulatory intensity and 3) regulatory divergence, with varying impacts in and across all industries.  

For more elction coverage: KPMG Regulatory Insights published Three Regulatory Takeaways: Post-Election Shifts, an analysis of what to expect from the incoming Presidential Administration.

And stay tuned! More insights into these areas and actions that companies can take to prepare/mitigate these regulatory risks coming in the KPMG Regulatory Insights Ten Key Regulatory Challenges of 2025 (to issue December 2024). Click here to subscribe.