Regulation is usually put in force when something bad happens or the customers scream load enough that they are being treated unfairly. Regulators usually put rules or regulations in place while looking at their view mirror....after something happens. Regulation is typically put in place to protect the customer first, the stability of a market second, the stability of the market participants third, and then the people that are selling products and services.
If you want to survive in financial services or capital markets never forget the customer is first. Always has.... always will . If you don't get ahead of the curve and acknowledge who the bad actors are, what they are doing, and how they can affect the market by a regulator looking into a rear view mirror, you will be left in the dust.
You have to adjust, adapt, and put the customer first. You can and will have a great career by treating customers right and making your partners look good in front of their customers.

Best,

Kevin