Concluding remarks I have tried to offer some preliminary thoughts on the lessons that we can draw from the events in Asia during the recent eight months. You and others are engaged in reviews from which we shall undoubtedly learn more. But a number of issues have emerged that need to be addressed if we are to avoid similar incidents in future.
BIS Review 44/2003  7  Checking the provenance of investment products and firms is all the more important in New Zealand because regulation of financial investments here is not highly paternalistic.