1.  But regulatory reasons make mergers of equals more attractive for utilities, Barr said.

2.  For regulatory reasons, it does not yet handle many of the stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

3.  One bank owned an insurance operation that the other could not own for regulatory reasons, so that unit was spun off first.

4.  Party for regulatory reasons, many of the mutual funds for sale in Singapore are mostly focused on Singapore or other markets in Asia.

5.  Still, largely for regulatory reasons, the competition is more theoretical than real.

6.  Umlauf said the bank would have preferred to raise money by issuing stock but was unable to do so for regulatory reasons.