Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Compliance Newsflashes: NASD Takes Compliance Back to School, and more
If you are the person responsible for your organization's regulatory compliance, you may want to consider revisiting your college entrance essay. NASD and The University of Reading are launching a first of its kind master's degree program in capital markets, regulation and compliance.
The new program addresses the growing international burden of federal mandates, including Sarbanes-Oxley, Reg NMS, Basel II, and MiFID. A direct result of these mandates is a growing demand for professionals with specialized experience in regulation and compliance.
Recruitment for these positions is at an all time high. The number of newly created compliance positions this year in the London market alone is expected to increase 30 percent over the number of positions created in 2004, according to recruitment firm Robert Walters.
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