The future of regulation
Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance
ISSN: 1358-1988
Article publication date: 13 November 2009
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the regulatory and other responses to the recent credit crisis with particular emphasis upon likely regulatory reform.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper is based upon an analysis of recent papers, speeches and articles to draw together common themes for regulatory reform across the European Union (EU). It pays particular attention to two key papers, that from the Chairman of the UK Financial Services Authority (The Turner Report) and from the senior EU Group, the de Larosiere Report.
Findings
It is suggested that some nine or ten common themes emerge for regulatory reform from the many authoritative writings on the subject and that the timeframe for change is very likely to be much shorter that is the norm for international action. However, some areas of debate are noted, for example, how the role of national vs international regulators is to be resolved.
Practical implications
All regulated financial services firms, whether banks or not, should expect a far higher level of regulatory intervention and with change occurring more quickly that would normally be expected.
Originality/value
In pulling together and analysing most of what has been written to date on the topic of regulatory reform the paper gives a unique overview of likely future developments. By identifying common themes it shows regulated firms the areas where more intervention is most likely to occur and highlights the timescale for that.
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Citation
Hindle, J. (2009), "The future of regulation", Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Vol. 17 No. 4, pp. 415-426. https://doi.org/10.1108/13581980911004389
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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