The Financial Stability Board’s peer review of Canada found that Canada’s response to the global financial crisis was swift and effective and noted that no Canadian financial institution failed or needed government support.

Financial Stability Board member jurisdictions have agreed to undergo both thematic and country peer reviews. The Handbook sets out guidelines for the conduct of FSB peer reviews.

On 12 October 2005 the Prime Minister and the Treasurer announced the appointment of a Taskforce to identify practical options for alleviating the compliance burden on business from Government regulation.

The Australian Productivity Commission was asked by the Australian Government to assess current ‘frameworks and approaches’ for identifying areas for further regulation reform and methods for evaluating reform outcomes.

In June 2011 Mallesons conducted an online survey of corporate counsel across a wide variety of industries. The survey asked corporate counsel about the issues and challenges they are facing in the current regulatory environment.

Section 941(c) of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 requires that the Federal Reserve Board conduct a study on the effect of the new risk retention requirements to be developed and implemented by the federal agencies.

The Study suggests that proprietary trading in banking entities is speculative and recommends a supervisory framework that effectively prohibits proprietary trading activities throughout a banking entity, and not just within certain business units.

Section 750 of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 establishes an interagency working group, headed by the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to conduct a study on the oversight of existing and prospective carbon markets to ensure an efficient, secur

Given the concerns about executive compensation levels at companies that have received federal financial support, the FHFA Office of Inspector General initiated this evaluation to assess the processes used to develop the enterprises’ compensation packages.

Section 989F of The Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 directed Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) to conduct a study of person-to-person lending.