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Professor Rosa M Lastra

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Professor Rosa M Lastra is the Sir John Lubbock Chair in Banking Law, and Director of the Institute of Banking and Finance at CCLS, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). Email: r.lastra@qmul.ac.uk

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Simplification, not deregulation: reframing financial regulation in the UK and the EU

The key argument of this article is that simplification and proportionate regulation can enhance legitimacy and clarity in financial regulation.

10 JAN 2026