This year, there have been a total of 74 rules out for comment vs only 28 in all of 2007 — and the increase in regulatory costs is resulting in consolidation among smaller firms
Stable industry profits mask deep stress on individual firms
Former AMF head to co-chair monitoring committee
Regulatory changes are having a considerable impact on the product landscape, particularly guaranteed products
Progress is slow, but moving toward more consistent rules across every region
Canadian banks are more concerned than their global counterparts about the burden of the new regulatory regime
U.S. Treasury moving into a new phase of stabilization
Financial industry associations stress the importance of coordination between G20 countries
Editorial
Member confusion has led the MFDA to rescind some amendments to rules concerning businesses names and borrowing for securities purchases