Question: a) After the financial crisis, government and regulators have been subjected to calls demanding “stronger” or “better” regulation of financial markets. Drawing on key recommendations published and discussed in policy papers, consulting reports and news items from 2009 onwards, discuss whether these have been adequately implemented. (50 marks) -Please focus on Ring-fence regulation b) Given your answer in part a), how HSBC bank has responded to the post-crisis environment. Use different sources and types of information (financial, (product) market data, regulators comments, corporate discussions) to support the answer (50 marks) -HSBC UK Annual report 2009-2017 Total 3500 words
