Regulatory reform: understanding the impact - a roadmap report for CMS clients

The aim of this report is to guide clients through the maze of regulatory reform. Elsewhere on the RegZone site you will find pages dedicated to sectoral reform and in-depth analyses of specific reform topics. The roadmap report organises this material into an overview of the program for regulatory reform developing at international, EU and domestic levels. It contains the latest CMS Cameron McKenna reports on these issues and links to relevant RegZone pages, as well as useful tools and charts to help clients assess what regulatory reform will mean for their business.

1. A timeline for reform - sets out dates for key developments, such as consultation periods and publication dates for future reports and implementation dates for rule changes. The timeline is also available for Complinet subscribers to view at www.complinet.com.


2. Acronym buster: a quick reference guide to the acronyms and jargon used by regulators and financial institutions


3. The new regulatory order 

a.  A guide for regulated firms
b.  Financial regulation of banks – liquidity and capital
c. Financial regulation of banks – accounting, stress testing, securitisation, credit rating


4. Macro-reform - the new vogue for systemic and macro-prudential regulation

a. UK bank levy
b. Taxing the financial sector in the name of financial stability
c. FSCS reform - insuring clients against firm failure


5. Protecting client assets


6. Living wills and failure management


7. The reform of firm governance - the new internal policeman regime


8. Securities and derivatives regulation

a. Market abuse, MiFID and listed company regulation
b. OTC derivative reform in the EU - Centralised clearing, standardised contracts and higher capital requirements


9. Reform by sector

a. Banking sector
b. Securities and derivatives sector
c. Insurance sector reform
d. Reform in the funds sector
e. Reforming the retail investment sector


For an archived report of our roadmap report from February 2010, please click here


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