Course: RegulatoryComplianceAdministrations

Term Essay (35%) Due date February 20

International Regulatory Environment

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the United Kingdom has long been regarded as one of the most successful regulator in the world.It pioneered the idea of principle based regulation and was one of the firstregulatorsin promoting the importance of performance measurements for financial regulations.FSA hasbeen for the longest time the model of many emerging & developed markets' supervision.Many also argued that it is practical and necessary to allow one "Central" regulator to have all the power in monitoring and supervising the market.

However, all that changed with the fall of Northern Rock, one of the largest financial servicesorganizations.Further trouble with Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds had some questioning whether a principle based regulation system actually works.

What went wrong?

Principle based or Rule based?Is rule based going to be the model from now on?

If you have to pick one Root cause of the financial crisis that applies to both sides of the Atlantic, what is it?

Canadian Regulatory Landscape

The first attempt of Securities Market regulation dated back to the Royal Commission of Price Spread in 1935.Since then, numerous attempts had been made to form a National Securities regulator.The argument as always been that Canada need a unified voice internationally and a National regulator can better represent the interests of domestic participants.In 2017, it seems that the Federal government and Ontario is finally pushing ahead. However, some argue that the proposed co-operative system is not a true national regulator and it will actually hurt Canada and negatively impact upon progression that has been made recently by CSA's passport system.

What are some outstanding issues that must be resolved?

What are some of the hurdles of moving towards a Unified Securities Regulatory system in Canada?