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The best European forum quotes 2009

Nicholas Pettifer | NEWS ANALYSIS - May 01, 2009

“Lawyers are not really accepting enough of changes. Often this is a genuine reaction to unworkable regulation, but it is something we should be aware of.”
A warning not to be too resistant to change

“We’ve gone from a regulatory kiss on the cheek to a regulatory bear hug.”
Lawyers are feeling the squeeze of more intrusive regulation

“It’s not a slam dunk that we continue with numerical capital adequacy at all.”
A reminder that Basel is just a framework

“The broad regulation agenda has been dropped very quickly. The idea was that there would be...

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