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:*[[BaFin]] on [[Wirecard]]
:*[[BaFin]] on [[Wirecard]]
*'''Patchwork of politicised regulators''': Operating a business at the intersection of regulatory regimes where:
*'''Patchwork of politicised regulators''': Operating a business at the intersection of regulatory regimes where:
*arbitrage is possible even for honest players;
:*arbitrage is possible even for honest players;
*complexity makes compliance difficult, encourages opaque behaviour;
:*complexity makes compliance difficult, encourages opaque behaviour;
*sophisticated forensic analysis of the rules pays further dividends;
:*sophisticated forensic analysis of the rules pays further dividends;
*competing regulators have a turf war and are thus otherwise occupied,  
:*competing regulators have a turf war and are thus otherwise occupied,  
*competing regulators are incentivised to keep businesses they regulate “onside”;  
:*competing regulators are incentivised to keep businesses they regulate “onside”;  
*business finance political campaigns and indirectly influence the leadership of regulators - S&L scandal
:*business finance political campaigns and indirectly influence the leadership of regulators - S&L scandal


===In bed with the lawyers and accountants===
===In bed with the lawyers and accountants===