BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Regulatory Body
- an independent organization, usually established by government, that regulates the activities of companies in an industry
Additional Resources
- AIA planning self-regulatory body to monitor co. solvency. (American Insurance Association)
- AIA Planning Self-Regulatory Body To Monitor Co. Solvency WASHINGTON-The American Insurance Association is working on a plan to create a self-regulatory organization to monitor insurance company solvency, according to AIA President Robert E. Vagley. AIA Planning Self-Regulatory Body To Monitor Co. Solvency ...
- Research articles 1990-11-26
- Botswana Telecommunication Authority may develop as a world model; Secretary-General cites independence of regulatory body at opening of BTA office.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-29 August 2002-ITU: Botswana Telecommunication Authority may develop as a world model; Secretary-General cites independence of regulatory body at opening of BTA office C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08292002 Geneva -- The Botswana Telecommunications Authority BTA is "one...
- Research articles 2002-08-29
- ITU praises regulatory body - News in Brief - International Telecommunications Union - Brief Article
- Yoshio Utsumi, secretary-general for the International Telecommunications Union ITU, has said that the Botswana Telecommunications Authority BTA is a regulatory body to be admired. This is because it is one of the first in the African region to establish an independent and 'effective' regulatory body, and is within a small...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- Rail included in regulatory body.
- Sep 02, 2002 (Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News - ABIX via COMTEX) The National Road Transport Commission NRTC is set to be replaced by an overall transportation regulatory body covering rail as well as road transport. The new body has been voted into existence...
- Research articles 2002-09-02
- India to have a single GM regulatory body
- An international conference held in New Delhi in August 2004 was told by science minister Kapil Sibal that India is to have in place by January 2005 a single regulatory body for clearance of GM products, fulfilling a long-standing demand from the nationalAn international conference held in New Delhi in...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- Demands for bookmakers to co-operate; Call for regulatory body to oversee gambling and protect integrity of the sport
- THE betting industry faces a greater scrutiny of its transactions if Jockey Club proposals to the Gambling Review Group become reality and a regulatory body for all gambling matters is created by the Government. One of the key points in the Jockey Club's submission says: "Betting organisations...
- Research articles 2000-09-13
- Advisers send out SOS over an SRO for funds; Worry regulatory body could extend to them.(News)
- Byline: Sara Hansard The idea of a new regulatory body to oversee the mutual fund industry is gaining steam, as the House overwhelmingly approved a bill to reform the industry, and the Senate considers the legislation. Securities and...
- Research articles 2003-11-24
- Survey indicates strong support for FCC as regulatory body for rapidly changing telecommunications industry
- ATLANTA--BUSINESS WIRE--June 12, 1995--Senior executives at the nation's leading telecommunications companies give the Federal Communications Commission FCC a vote of confidence by indicating their support for the agency as the preferred regulatory body to govern the converging telecommunications and cable television industries, according to a survey released Monday by Deloitte...
- Research articles 1995-06-12
- US regulatory body fines 29 securities firms 9.2 million dollars
- WASHINGTON AFP — The US securities industry's self-regulatory body fined 29 firms more than 9.2 million dollars for reporting information about their brokers later than required. The penalized companies include American Express Financial Advisors, Wachovia Securities and Edward Jones and Co., according to the NASD, formerly known as the...
- Research articles 2004-11-30
- Thai Government to Form Regulatory Body under Telecommunications-Reform Plan.
- Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 24--The government's telecommunications reform plan is designed to conform with Article 40 of the Constitution, which calls for an independent regulatory body to supervise the sector, ensuring free and fair competition. The government...
- Research articles 2001-12-24
- Without Regulatory Body, Thai Telecommunications Industry Faces Power Vacuum.
- Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 11--With a court ruling effectively delaying the setting up of a regulatory body for the telecommunications industry, legal changes are being proposed that will allow telecom licensing to continue as normal despite the ...
- Research articles 2003-01-11
- Shri Ram Vilas Paswan suggests possible cooperation between the VSNL and Eutelsat; Chairman, French Regulatory Body meets Minister.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-10 November 2000-Indian Government: Shri Ram Vilas Paswan suggests possible cooperation between the VSNL and Eutelsat; Chairman, French Regulatory Body meets Minister C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10112000 The Minister of Communications, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan has said that ...
- Research articles 2000-11-10
- EU telecoms body to cut US influence
- The European Space Agency ESA has called for the creation of a European Telecommunications Regulatory Body. The ESA's long-term space policy committee's report on European space policy after 2000 says that such a body is needed to negotiate the allocation of orbits and frequencies for satellite communications, licence satellite...
- Research articles 1999-05-04
- THE ENFORCER; Vet Peter Webbon lands top job at racings new regulatory body
- Byline: JON LEES THE key role of running the body that will become racing's independent regulator was handed to one of the Jockey Club's own directors yesterday, when Peter Webbon was unveiled as the first chief executive of the Horseracing Regulatory Authority. The Jockey Club's chief...
- Research articles 2005-12-01
- 7 Regulatory revenues and the choice of the CAPM: Australia versus New Zealand
- Abstract: This paper compares the revenues resulting from the Officer model, which is generally used by Australian regulatory bodies, the simplified Brennan-Lally model, which is used by the New Zealand regulatory body, the Sharpe-Lintner-Mossin model, which is widely used in other regulatory regimes, and a comprehensive model that is...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- Edison International Gets Regulatory Approval for Transmission Project
- Zacks.com submits: Edison International’s EIX subsidiary Southern California Edison's (SCE) Tehachapi renewable transmission project got regulatory approval. The regulatory body was the California Public Utilities Commission. The Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project (TRTP) will be the first major regulatory approved transmission project in California built for the specific...
- External links 2009-12-21
- Ex-OFT Boss to head up regulatory body
- Byline: Howard Wright THE Jockey Club has taken another step towards splitting itself from total responsibility for racing's integrity regime by appointing former Office of Fair Trading director-general John Bridgeman to replace senior steward Julian Richmond-Watson as chairman of the regulatory board, writes Howard Wright. Bridgeman was...
- Research articles 2005-04-13
- Suborbital travel plans.(Regulatory Update)(Brief Article)
- President Bush, with the support of the U.S. Congress, recently signed the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, or H.R. 5382, into law. Under the terms of this legislation, the Federal Aviation Administration FAA will now serve as the regulatory body overseeing the burgeoning industry of commercial...
- Research articles 2005-01-01
- Small Thai Radio Operators Uncertain over New Regulatory Body.
- By Chatrudee Theparat, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 29--While wrangling over the selection of the National Broadcasting Commission continues, small operators in the industry are expressing doubts about the neutrality of the new body. "I don't believe small...
- Research articles 2001-10-29
- Squabbling Delays Formation of New Thai Broadcast Regulatory Body.
- Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 11--Political wrangling and unclear direction from the government mean that liberalisation of the country's radio and television airwaves remains very much up in the air. The formation of a powerful National Broadcasting...
- Research articles 2002-02-11
