Compliance in a volatile market

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  • 11 December, 2008
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ACI Compliance in volatile market image.JPGIn a bear market, the financial services industry, in which participants are remunerated by commissions based on volumes, may be tempted to ‘cut corners’ when it comes to compliance to achieve the same income as previously enjoyed in a bull market. But in this white paper, the Australasian Compliance Institute argues such industries should increase their spending on compliance, not the reverse. 

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