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).

SEC Jointly Proposes Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading ("Volcker Rule")

As required by Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission together with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, has voted to propose a rule
Originally Published: 
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

SEC Proposes Rule to Prohibit Conflicts of Interest in Certain Asset-Backed Securities Transactions

As required by Section 621 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010, the SEC has voted to propose a rule intended to prohibit certain material conflicts of interest between those who package and sell asset-backed securities (“ABS”) and those who invest in them.
Originally Published: 
Monday, September 19, 2011

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