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<p><b>Financial regulation</b> is a broad set of policies that apply to the financial sector in most jurisdictions, justified by two main features of finance: <a href="page.php?w=systemic_risk">systemic risk</a>, which implies that the failure of financial firms involves public interest considerations; and <a href="page.php?w=information_asymmetry">information asymmetry</a>, which justifies curbs on <a href="page.php?w=freedom_of_contract">freedom of contract</a> in selected areas of financial services, particularly those that involve retail clients</p><p>
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