Newsletter January 2010: 2010 – Year of Regulation

A tsunami wave of new regulation is heading towards the financial sector in the wake of the global crisis, one top international regulator has famously said, and 2010 is the year when the wave starts hitting the shore. Below is a diary of the implementation dates, events, meetings, deadlines and timelines that will mark the progress of the racing wave. For many of the key regulatory developments there is no precise date, only an aspirational one such as “by the middle of the year” or “by the end of 2010”.