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The SEC’s equities overhaul: Necessary plumbing changes or a liquidity drain?

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It’s been a long time since there’s been a revisit – Reg NMS was 2005 – and it’s a vastly different marketplace than it was back then.” “In the intervening years, people have developed strategies to arbitrage the outdated rules to their advantage, often to the detriment of market integrity.

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Unpacking the 20 most impact financial regulations from the last 20 years

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Its impact on the financial market has been wide-ranging, altering banks’ trading strategies, market liquidity, and overall financial market structure. In 2002, the EU agreed that from 1 January 2005, IFRS would apply for the consolidated accounts of the EU listed companies; various countries have since followed suit with adoption.