Market Conduct Regulation

Financial regulation can usefully be bifurcated into prudential and business conduct dimensions. The former concentrates on standards, guidelines and recommendations of best practice on capital adequacy, liquidity and solvency risk and procedures for the orderly winding down of regulated financial institutions. Market conduct regulation, on the other hand, refers to the operation of the market. Regulators are increasingly moving towards expansive definitions of what consitutes market integrity. This series explores the consequences of this move. It evaluates market conduct regulatory performance across three main areas - structure (or mandate), internal processes and managerial discretion - and five dimensions Compliance, Ethics, Deterrernce, Accountability and Risk (CEDAR).

Monetary Authority of Singapore Enhances the Regulatory Regime for Fund Management Companies

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a consultation paper to seek comments on the draft legislative amendments to give effect to the revised regulatory regime for fund management companies, as well as additional proposals to further enhance the business conduct requirements.
Originally Published: 
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

SEC Adopts Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors Under Dodd-Frank Act

In accordance the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission has amended its rules to exclude the value of a person’s home from net worth calculations used to determine whether an individual may be classified as an “acc
Originally Published: 
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

SEC Proposes Rules for Registration of Securities-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants

In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has proposed rules that lay out the process by which security-based swap dealers and security-based swap participants must
Originally Published: 
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

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