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Will financial regulation end up weakening global economic stability?

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Asked by Question Bot08/Dec/20141 answer

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Faisal Khan

Answered 08/Dec/2014

Contrary to popular belief, financial regulations keep things in check. As much as I hate them (being from the same field), I can tell you, the world is full of crooks, especially when it comes to money.

It is Financial Regulations that mitigate a lot of the risk/fraud. If the markets were unregulated, then we would be looking at a flooded market, where differentiating the good from the bad from the ugly would become a nightmare.

Also, if left unchecked, it then becomes a playground where consumer protection goes out the window. So if you incur a loss, or are a victim of Ponzi scheme or an investment instrument that wasn't what it appeared to be, you're shit out of luck.