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Thursday, December 18, 2008

SPA Industry Poll - 82% Call for Regulatory Focus

Final Results of SPA Industry Initiatives Poll: 82% of Members Call for More Interaction with Regulators, Two-Thirds of SPA Members Also Support Educational Advertisements, Industry Directory and Single Disclosure Document

The results of the SPA's December 2008 have been tabulated, and a large majority (82.0%) of the members of the US structured products industry are calling for enhanced relationships with regulators in the wake of recent market disruption events.

Also, majorities of participants in the survey called for a single,FINRA-approved disclosure document for the industry (66.7%), more educational advertising in mainstream newspapers (65.5%), and a directory of structured products providers, services and professionals (65.8%).

Approximately half of the respondents agreed that a centralized clearinghouse was a primary objective (51.3%) and that a certification program for marketers was a worthy initiative (54.5%).
When asked which of the six initiatives would be most important to their respondent's employer, with an opportunity to make multiple choices, the regulatory initiative was again the most prominent answer.
Regulatory interaction - 44.3%
Single disclosure document - 39.8%
Clearinghouse - 35.4%
Advertising - 23.01%
Certification examination - 19.5%
The poll was conducted over the last two weeks among a diversified group of 114 structured products professionals. The group was comprised of sell-side professionals (39.4%), wholesalers/distributors (20.2%), third-party vendors (13.1%), internal/external counsel (12.1%).

As a result of the poll, the SPA will be setting up four executive committees in January 2009 to consider how best to accomplish these objectives: a front-office executive committee, a distribution committee, as well as internal counsel and external counsel committees to meet on a quarterly basis.

A full copy of the report will be made available shortly for those who sign up at [http://spa-2008.blogspot.com/2008/12/form-for-participants-on-spas-state-of.html]http://spa-2008.blogspot.com/2008/12/form-for-participants-on-spas-state-of.html

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