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Book SynopsisThis third edition of the Principles of Banking Law provides a unique and authoritative treatment of both domestic and international banking law. Assembled by a group of expert authors, this new edition contains expanded coverage of developments in the fields of regulation, payment, lending, and capital markets.Table of ContentsPART I: BANKS, BANKING AND BANK REGULATION ; 1. Banking and Bank Organisations ; 2. Interbank Networks ; 3. Bank Regulation ; 4. Central Banking ; PART II: BANKS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS ; 5. The Banker-Customer Relationship ; 6. The Duty of Confidentiality ; 7. Advisory and Transactional Liability ; PART III: PAYMENT AND PAYMENT SYSTEMS ; 8. Principles of Payment ; 9. Payment Methods ; 10. Settlement, Clearing and Netting ; PART IV: BANKS AND FINANCE ; 11. Lending ; 12. Securities, their distribution and regulation ; 13. Loan Sales and Securitization ; 14. Trade Finance ; 15. Security ; PART V: THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION ; 16. International Banking ; 17. Cross-Border Banking

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Book SynopsisEllinger''s Modern Banking Law sets banking law against the background of general legal doctrines and banking regulation, discussing its operation in the context of its wider economic function. It makes use of American, Canadian, New Zealand and Australian examples and takes account of the changes promoted by the recent global financial crisis. It provides analysis of the banker and customer relationship, explaining the different types of accounts available, the duties and the liabilities of banks, and the latest processes used in the clearance of cheques, plastic money and electronic money transfers. Issues relating to overdrafts, bank loans, credit agreements, and securities for bankers'' advances are covered.This is a significant book for undergraduates and postgraduates alike, as well as practitioners, providing comprehensive and up-to-date coverage.Online Resource CentreWeblinks and twice-yearly updates will be available on an Online Resource Centre accompanying the book.Table of ContentsPART I BANKS AND BANKING BUSINESS; PART II THE BANK AS MONETARY AGENCY IN DOMESTIC TRANSACTIONS; PART III THE BANK AS FINANCIER AND LENDER IN DOMESTIC TRANSACTIONS

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses the importance of the digital economy and its most pressing challenge: the onset of quantum and critical technology. It looks at how its implementation, either on its own or coupled with artificial intelligence, impacts commercial and arbitration law.International trade and investment are increasingly being integrated within national security policy and the law to protect the nation state. A failure to safeguard personal and commercial data will allow other state and non-state actors to set the rules that do not align with the values of the rule of law and transnational rules-based system. This book argues that it is necessary to establish a principles-based approach to governing the development and use of these technologies. Chapters touch on the application of smart contracts, arbitration, as well as mergers and acquisitions and their potential weaponisation in the digital economy due to their ability to transcend national security. Elemen

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Book SynopsisThis book comprehensively covers the interplay between cultural and legal globalization and the impact this has on contract law, with a particular focus on state contracts within the MENA region.The book discusses the roles assumed by Supreme Courts in Egypt and MENA countries in creating unified principles of international contract law in statesâ contracts which are consistent with international commercial contractsâ principles. It makes a powerful argument for further harmonization of contract law in the area, and how this can be achieved. The book forms a case study of how international harmonization can be achieved through a number of routes, such as codification, digitalization of processes and contracts, private-public arbitration, and further use of international instruments. It also considers the implications of comparative European law, convention law, and other legal domains, particularly international standards, on contract law in the MENA region. The book suggests how international legal standards can be integrated within contract law, and how a harmonious contract law framework can thus be achieved. Through analyzing ICSID case law, the book argues that unification of contract law principles in the MENA region is a considerable step towards achieving legitimate expectations of foreign investors. It argues, further, that global contract law is underway.The book will be is of interest to students and scholars in the field of international contract law, public law, and international law in Egypt and MENA countries.

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Book Synopsis“… presents a very different case: that of a civilized and cultivated cosmopolitan legal scholar, with a keen sense of international commercial and financial practice, with an in-depth grounding in both comparative legal history and comparative law, combined with the ability to transcend conventional English black-letter law description with critical judgment towards institutional wisdom and intellectual fashions.” (International and Comparative Law Quarterly) Volume 5 of this new edition uses the insights developed in Volumes 3 and 4 to deal with financial products and financial services, the structure and operation of banking and of the capital markets, and the role of modern commercial and investment banks. Sections on products and services address the blockchain and its potential in the payment system, in securitisations, in the custodial holdings of investment securities, and in the derivative markets. The complete set in this magisterial work is made up of 6 volumes. Used independently, each volume allows the reader to delve into a particular topic. Alternatively, all volumes can be read together for a comprehensive overview of transnational comparative commercial, financial and trade law.Table of Contents1. Secured Transactions, Finance Sales and Other Financial Products and Services 1.1 Civil and Common Law Approaches to Financial Law. Credit Cultures and Transnationalisation 1.2 The Situation in the Netherlands 1.3 The Situation in France 1.4 The Situation in Germany 1.5 The Situation in the UK 1.6 The Situation in the US 2. Financial Products and Funding Techniques. Private, Regulatory and International Aspects 2.1 Finance Sales as Distinguished from Secured Transactions: The Re-characterisation Risk 2.2 Modern Security Interests: The Example of the Floating Charge 2.3 Receivable Financing and Factoring. The 1988 UNIDROIT Factoring Convention and the 2001 UNCITRAL Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade 2.4 Modern Finance Sales: The Example of the Finance Lease. The 1988 UNIDROIT Leasing Convention 2.5 Asset Securitisation and Credit Derivatives. Covered Bonds 2.6 Options, Futures and Swaps. Their Use and Transfers. The Operation of Derivatives Markets, Clearing and Settlement and the Function of Central Counterparties 2.7 Institutional Investment Management, Funds, Fund Management and Prime Brokerage 3. Payments, Modern Payment Methods and Systems. Set-off and Netting as Ways of Payment. International Payments. Money Laundering 3.1 Payments, Payment Systems. Money and Bank Accounts 3.2 The Principles and Importance of Set-off and Netting 3.3 Traditional Forms of International Payment 3.4 Money Laundering 4. Security Entitlements and Their Transfers through Securities Accounts. Securities Repos 4.1 Investment Securities Entitlements and Their Transfers. Securities Shorting, Borrowing and Repledging. Clearing and Settlement of Investment Securities 4.2 Investment Securities Repos

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Book SynopsisUsing case studies ranging from cross-border bank resolution to sovereign debt, the author analyzes the role of international law in protecting financial sovereignty, and the risks for the global financial system posed by the lack of international cooperation. Despite the post-crisis reforms, the global financial system is still mainly based on a logic of financial nationalism. International financial law plays a major role in this regard as it still focuses more on the protection of national interests rather than the promotion of global objectives. This is an inefficient approach because it encourages bad domestic governance and reduces capital mobility. In this analysis, Lupo-Pasini discusses some of the alternatives (such as the European Banking Union, Regulatory Passports, and international financial courts), and offers a new vision for the role of international law in maintaining and fostering global financial stability. In doing so, he fills a void in the law and economics literaTrade Review'The book is enjoyable and well written, demonstrating the author's expertise on the topic, and combining legal theory with the analysis of practical case studies.' Lucia Satragno, Global PolicyTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The logic of externalities; 2. Nationalism and cooperation in international finance; 3. The perils of home-country control; 4. Cross-border banking; 5. Nationalism in sovereign debt; 6. Coordination battles in OTC derivatives regulation; 7. Centralization and its limits; 8. Compliance and global coalitions in international finance law; 9. A different path to financial integration: regulatory passports; 10. Dispute resolution; Concluding remarks.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive Commentary examines the implications of the EU’s Market Abuse Regulation, introduced following the 2008 financial crisis after gaps were identified in the existing regulatory framework. It explores whether and how the Regulation achieves its aims of preserving the integrity of financial markets by preventing insider dealing and market manipulation, providing a harmonised legal framework, and increasing legal certainty for all market participants.Key features include: in-depth contributions from leading scholars and practitioners in the field practical discussion of the interpretation and implementation of the Regulation, including pertinent national and European case law systematic article-by-article analysis of the Regulation, illuminating the purpose of each provision as well as providing relevant historical and legal context Scholars of EU financial and banking law, particularly those with an interest in market abuse and financial crime and corruption, will find this Commentary a valuable resource. It will also be of great practical benefit for practitioners and in-house counsel working for or with banks, investment firms and other financial institutions.Trade Review‘This book provides an exhaustive analysis of the Market Abuse Regulation, which, despite Brexit, continues to be of core concern to practitioners in this area, for two reasons. First, the Regulation continues as part of domestic UK law as “retained EU law” and, second, its status in relation to EU financial markets remains undisturbed. This book, written by a distinguished group of scholars, lays out, article by article, a complete analysis of the Regulation and its now extensive accompanying pieces of secondary legislation and CJEU decisions. It brings together in a single volume a clear and incisive assessment of all the issues arising, and likely to arise, in the regulation of this notoriously challenging area of market behaviour.’ -- Paul L. Davies QC, University of Oxford, UK‘This is an invaluable guide to the Market Abuse Regulation. It is well structured and formatted allowing the reader to access the relevant information with ease. It provides useful information on the context and historical development of the various provisions and highlights the significant changes to the existing law. It identifies the objectives of each of the Articles providing links to relevant literature, caselaw, related legislation and guidance. The authors are experts in their fields and together they provide insights into the salient academic, public service, public policy, regulatory, jurisprudential, and practical dimensions of the Regulation. Although particular reference is made to the application of the market abuse regime in Austria, France, Germany and the UK, this text will provide a valuable resource to academics, regulators and practitioners in all Member States seeking to understand and implement the Market Abuse Regulation.’ -- Blanaid Clarke, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland‘If you have any question about the EU’s Market Abuse Regulation and its interpretation, look no further. This book provides a profound and authoritative analysis of each of its sections, as well as an excellent survey of private enforcement of capital markets law in Europe. It will be very useful to anyone working in European capital markets law.’ -- Martin Gelter, Fordham University School of Law, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Subject matter 1 Elena Guggenberger 2 Scope 4 Elena Guggenberger 3 Definitions 10 Elena Guggenberger 4 Notifications and list of financial instruments 29 Elena Guggenberger 5 Exemption for buy-back programmes and stabilisation 33 Susanne Kalss 6 Exemption for monetary and public debt management activities and climate policy activities 52 Susanne Kalss 7 Inside information 56 Mario Hössl-Neumann and Ulrich Torggler 8 Insider dealing 82 Martin Winner 9 Legitimate behaviour 116 Martin Winner 10 Unlawful disclosure of inside information 139 Mario Hössl-Neumann and Ulrich Torggler 11 Market soundings 154 Mario Hössl-Neumann and Ulrich Torggler 12 Market manipulation 169 Susanne Kalss 13 Accepted market practices 182 Susanne Kalss 14 Prohibition of insider dealing and of unlawful disclosure of inside information 190 Martin Winner 15 Prohibition of market manipulation 195 Martin Oppitz 16 Prevention and detection of market abuse 199 Florian Kusznier 17 Public disclosure of inside information 203 Susanne Kalss and Clemens Hasenauer 18 Insider lists 243 Ursula Rath 19 Managers’ transactions 261 Susanne Kalss and Clemens Hasenauer 20 Investment recommendations and statistics 297 Martin Oppitz 21 Disclosure or dissemination of information in the media 303 Martin Oppitz 22 Competent authorities 309 Peter Jedlicka 23 Powers of competent authorities 317 Peter Jedlicka 24 Cooperation with ESMA 327 Alfred Schramm 25 Obligation to cooperate 331 Alfred Schramm 26 Cooperation with third countries 341 Alfred Schramm 27 Professional secrecy 348 Alfred Schramm 28 Data protection 352 Alfred Schramm 29 Disclosure of personal data to third countries 353 Alfred Schramm 30 Administrative sanctions and other administrative measures 354 Michael Rohregger and Nina Palmstorfer 30A Appendix to Art 30 MAR – Private enforcement 360 Chris Thomale 31 Exercise of supervisory powers and imposition of sanctions 414 Michael Rohregger and Charlotte Pechhacker 32 Reporting of infringements 418 Michael Rohregger and Charlotte Pechhacker 33 Exchange of information with ESMA 424 Michael Rohregger and Charlotte Pechhacker 34 Publication of decisions 428 Michael Rohregger and Nina Palmstorfer 35 Exercise of the delegation 432 Elisabeth Drach 36 Committee procedure 435 Elisabeth Drach 37 Repeal of Directive 2003/6/EC and its implementing measures 437 Elisabeth Drach 38 Report 439 Elisabeth Drach 39 Entry into force and application 441 Elisabeth Drach Annex I 443 Annex II 445 Index 450

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Book SynopsisBanking and Capital Markets Companion, 6th edition provides a clear and concise examination of the law, practice and procedure of fund raising in the banking and capital markets. It covers loans, debt securities, derivatives and security for debt using graphics, flowcharts, bullets and summaries to present the subject in an analytical format that is easy to read and recall. It is based on industry standard materials of the Loan Market Association, the International Capital Markets Association, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the British Bankers Association and the new edition has been comprehensively revised and updated to take account of new legislation, regulation and case law. There has been considerable change in this area of law since the last edition published. The book is updated to reflect the LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) practice and sovereign debt short selling restrictions and significant case law on Marshalling and ISDA Master Agreements. The tax section is updated to take account of the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Finance Acts. Legislation and case law includes: Financial Services Act 2012 setting up the new UK financial structure; 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Finance Acts; Capital Requirement Directives 3 and 4; Regulation on derivative market infrastructure (EMIR); Short Selling Regulation; Amendments of Prospectus Directive, Financial Collateral Arrangements, Credit agencies regulations, regulation of restrictions on selling of securities - resulting in UK orders amending domestic law. Contents: 1. Debt Finance; 2. Basics; 3. Banking; 4. Loans; 5. Debt Securities; 6. Collateral and guarantees; 7. Derivatives; 8. Opinions; 9. Sovereign Debt; 10. Taxation. Banking and Capital Markets Companion is a much-needed guide for postgraduates studying for their MA, LLM or LPC. It is also an excellent single-volume reference guide for all banking executives, practitioners and newly qualified lawyers seeking a quick answer, or a starting point for in-depth research, on a particular aspect of the subject. Previous print edition ISBN:9781847663085Table of Contents1. Debt Finance: A. Introduction B. Debt finance C. Funding requirements; 2. Basics: A. Relationships B. Documentary principles C. Contractual principles D. Governing law E. Interpretation F. Misrepresentation G. Set-off and netting H. Credit ratings; 3. Banking: A. Banking business B. Banking regulation C. Funding; 4. Loans: A. Preliminary aspects B. Loan agreement C. Short-term facilities D. Trading in loan assets; 5. Debt Securities: A. Nature of debt securities B. Bond issue process C. Bond documentation D. Other debt instrument E. Convertibles and warrants; 6. Collateral and guarantees: A. Collateral B. Guarantees; 7. Derivatives: A. Products B. Nature C. Documentation; 8. Opinions: A. Opinions; 9. Sovereign Debt: A. Introduction B. Documentary issues C. Rescheduling D. Recognition and succession; 10. Taxation: A. UK tax net B. Corporation tax (CT) C. Debt D. Stamp duty E. Stamp duty reserve tax (SDRT) F. Bank levy (outline).

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsContents: PART I EU SUPERVISORS 1 Introduction on EU supervisors 7 2 European Banking Authority 11 3 European Securities and Markets Authority 23 4 European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority 33 5 European Central Bank 41 6 European Systemic Risk Board 49 PART II BANKING 7 Introduction on banking 55 8 Banking activities and institutions 59 9 Single Supervisory Mechanism 92 10 Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive 110 11 Single Resolution Mechanism 132 12 Reorganisation and winding-up of credit institutions 141 13 Deposit guarantee schemes 150 14 Non-performing Loans Directive 159 PART III SECURITIES 15 Introduction on securities 16 Prospectus 170 17 Transparency 183 18 Short selling 191 19 Takeover bids 198 20 Shareholders’ Rights Directive II 206 PART IV FINANCIAL MARKETS 21 Introduction on financial markets 214 22 MiFID II 219 23 IFR/IFD 243 24 Market abuse 253 25 Securities Financing Transactions Regulation 267 26 The Securitisation Regulation 275 27 Credit rating agencies 283 PART V DERIVATIVES, COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT AND POST-MARKET 28 Introduction on derivatives, collateral management and post-market 295 29 EMIR 302 30 Recovery and resolution of central counterparties 323 31 Settlement Finality Directive 337 32 Securities settlement and central securities depositories 343 33 Financial collateral arrangements 354 PART VI BENCHMARKS 34 Introduction on benchmarks 362 35 Benchmarks 365 PART VII FUNDS 36 Introduction on funds 378 37 Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities 381 38 AIFMD 391 39 IFR/IFD 406 40 European Venture Capital Funds 412 41 ELTIF 418 42 Money Market Funds Regulation 426 43 Cross-border fund distribution 434 PART VIII INSURANCE 44 Introduction on insurance 442 45 Solvency II 445 46 Insurance Distribution Directive 467 PART IX PENSIONS 47 Introduction on pensions 480 48 Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision II Directive 482 49 Pan-European Pension Product Regulation 488 PART X MARKETING 50 Introduction on marketing 497 51 Distance marketing of financial services 500 52 PRIIPs 508 PART XI PAYMENT SERVICES/E-MONEY 53 Introduction on payment services/e-money 517 54 Payment services 521 55 E-money 530 56 Payment accounts 535 57 Interchange fees 540 58 SEPA 547 59 Cross-border payments in the Union 553 PART XII COMPLIANCE 60 Introduction on compliance 558 61 Anti-money laundering and terrorist financing 561 62 Information accompanying transfer of funds 573 PART XIII CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION 63 Introduction on consumer credit protection 579 64 Consumer credit 581 65 Mortgage credit 591 PART XIV CROWDFUNDING 66 Introduction on crowdfunding 599 67 Crowdfunding 601 PART XV SUSTAINABLE FINANCE 68 Introduction on sustainable finance 611 69 SFDR 615 70 Taxonomy 625 71 Non-Financial Reporting Directive 634 72 Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive 639 PART XVI DIGITAL FINANCE 73 Introduction on digital finance 646 74 DLT 649 75 MiCA 653 76 DORA 661

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Book SynopsisFrom social media to mortgage-backed securities, innovation carries both risk and opportunity. Groups of people win, and lose, when innovation changes the ground rules. Looking beyond formal politics, this new book by Cristie Ford argues that we need to recognize innovation, and financial innovation in particular, as a central challenge for regulation. Regulation is at the leading edge of politics and policy in ways that we have not yet fully grasped. Seemingly innocuous regulatory design choices have clear and profound practical ramifications for many of our most cherished social commitments. Innovation is a complex phenomenon that needs to be understood not only in technical terms, but also in human ones. Using financial regulation as her primary example, Ford argues for a fresh approach to regulation, which recognizes innovation for the regulatory challenge that it is, and which binds our cherished social values and our regulatory tools ever more tightly together.Trade Review'In Innovation and the State: Finance, Regulation, and Justice Cristie Ford provides a thorough analysis of the evolution of academic literature on 'flexible regulation' and couples this with an analysis of different forms of innovation to consider how regulation can fulfil progressive social goals whilst coping effectively with the risks and uncertainties that innovations within markets can pose. Elegantly written and perceptively observed, this is a timely analysis which reminds us that regulation is a political and social project as well as a technical one.' Julia Black, London School of Economics and Political Science'A tour de force of innovation and financial regulation. Cristie Ford is street smart, experienced on Wall Street. She explains how sedimentary innovation is bound to defeat inflexible rulish regulation. Yet sedimentary innovation also defeats flexible regulation, if it fails to fill the gaps that open within a scaffolding of regulatory principles. Ford's brilliant book teaches us to learn to see financial innovation. It cautions political wisdom in building loyalty to public values as regulators steer economic interests.' John Braithwaite, Australian National University, Canberra'Like the words 'growth' and 'progress', 'innovation' is often taken for granted as a public good. Indeed, it can be. But Cristie Ford shows in this deep and thoughtful book the way this taken-for-grantedness has seduced regulators, academics and the public into a set of beliefs that undermines the necessary task of regulation itself. She points the way forward to a more sophisticated interaction between regulation and innovation in a more just, progressive society.' Donald Langevoort, Georgetown University, Washington, DC'Many scholars, including Cristie Ford, have analyzed particular aspects of these phenomena, and how they matter to business and financial policy. What no one has done before, is build a broad philosophical construct for assessing these phenomena, so that policy makers might produce innovation-ready financial regulation. Professor Ford addresses regulatory design and structure, adaptability, and our own assumptions in ways that should help academics and policy makers think more precisely about optimal financial regulation in the future.' Frank Partnoy, University of San Diego, School of LawTable of Contents1. Innovation as a regulatory challenge: four stories; 2. The history and rots of flexible regulation; 3. Flexible regulation: key scholarship; 4. Flexible regulation scholarship, 1980–2012; 5. Flexible regulation and ideology; 6. Innovation as regulatory subject; 7. Seismic innovation; 8. Innovation as sedimentary layers; 9. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisChinese foreign direct investment in the United States has generated intense debates. Some welcome it for the immediate benefits such as job creation; others view Chinese investments, especially those controlled by the Chinese government, as a critical threat. The debates have so far missed an important question: how do Chinese companies investing in the US react to the host country''s law? Ji Li formulates a novel analytical framework to examine the adaptation of Chinese companies to general US institutions and their compliance with US laws governing tax, employment equality, and national security review of foreign investments. The level of compliance varies, and this variation is examined in relation to company ownership, including state ownership. Li''s analysis is based on interviews and a unique and comprehensive dataset about Chinese companies in the United States that has never been systematically explored.Trade Review'At a time of increasing Chinese investment in the United States - and accompanying anxieties among policy makers - Professor Li provides new facts and important insights based on a novel data set and extensive interviews. The Clash of Capitalisms? is a significant contribution to our understanding of how Chinese companies view the US investment regime and the extent to which they adapt to their host country's legal environment. The book should allay some of the worst fears about Chinese ODI while enriching the debate about this timely topic.' Curtis Milhaupt, Columbia Law School, New York'A very informative study of Chinese direct investment in the US that should help to overcome critics' fears. Professor Li's survey of managers of Chinese firms located in the US finds that they are much like other investors with a long term stake in the US economy. State ownership does affect firms' willingness to delegate decision-making to local staff, but in most other aspects these firms behave no differently from the rest of those surveyed.' Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale Law School, Connecticut'In this wonderfully researched book, Professor Li asks a vital, yet understudied question: how do Chinese companies experience the American legal system? Using unique data, the book details the perceptions and experiences Chinese firms have in the United States. It offers a crucial insight about the globalization of law and the functioning of legal institutions across borders. It deserves a wide readership both amongst those interested in American corporate, employment, and tax law, as well as those interested in Chinese law.' Benjamin Van Rooij, University of California, Irvine School of Law'Important research that elucidates how China's rising multinational corporations adapt to distant institutional environments, supported with invaluable firm-level empirical evidence. A timely contribution to both academic and policy discussions on China's rapid ascent in the global economic order.' Weiyi Shi, University of California, San Diego'The most substantive and comprehensive treatment of the ever more important question of how Chinese companies adapt to foreign laws and institutions as they expand their global reach. A must-read for all academics, business leaders, and policymakers who want to better understand the behavior of Chinese companies in the global economy.' Wentong Zheng, University of Florida College of LawTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Chinese foreign direct investment in the United States; 3. Chinese investments and US legal and regulatory institutions; 4. State ownership and Chinese investors' reactions to US institutions; 5. Chinese companies in the US tax system; 6. Chinese companies and the US employment law; 7. Chinese companies and the US national security review; 8. Implications and questions for the future.

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Book SynopsisCountries around the world are facing pressing needs to enhance financial planning mechanisms for individuals with cognitive impairment. The book provides the first comparative study of the three most common of such mechanisms in Asia and the West, namely guardianship, enduring/lasting powers of attorney, and special needs trusts. It involves not only scholarly overviews of the mechanisms in the jurisdictions studied, but also thorough, structured and critical reviews of their operational experiences. This book will have broad appeal to scholars, students, law and policy makers and practitioners in the fields of mental disability, healthcare and elder law. It is widely recognised in the field that books like this one are needed. This book will also be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in mental health, disability law and elder law.Table of ContentsPart I. Adult Guardianship: 1. Adult guardianship and other financial planning mechanisms for people with cognitive impairment in Australia Terry Carney; 2. The role of guardianship in the special needs plan in Saskatchewan, Canada James H. Gillis; 3. Japanese adult guardianship laws: developments and reform initiatives Makoto Arai; 4. The use of trusts in Taiwan's adult guardianship system Tai Yu-Zu; Part II. Lasting/Enduring Power of Attorney: 5. Adult guardianship and powers of attorney in England and Wales Denzil Lush; 6. Supported decision-making and enduring powers: innovations in Ireland Áine Hynes; 7. Developments in enduring powers of attorney law in Australia Trevor Ryan; 8. Financial planning mechanisms available to persons with special needs in Singapore Tang Hang Wu; Part III. Special Needs Trust: 9. What will happen when I'm gone? Dana Katherine Birkes; 10. The Wispact Trusts: making a difference in a means-tested support system Roy Froemming; 11. SNTC's operational experience as Singapore's first non-profit trust company Esther Tan and Amelia Leo; 12. A new perspective in adult guardianship and trusts in Korea Cheolung Je; 13. Reforming enduring powers and launching a special needs trust in Hong Kong Lusina Ho and Rebecca Lee.

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Book SynopsisChildren''s Rights and Business: Governing Obligations and Responsibility is a comprehensive legal inquiry into children''s rights and business. Relying on insights from various disciplines, the book illustrates the need for a children-focused inquiry on business and human rights. An analysis of the norm legalization process around the regulation of business and human rights, particularly of children''s rights follows the inquiry into existing hard and soft law regulatory frameworks on children''s rights and business. The book goes on to evaluate the promise of these frameworks in light of globalized business transactions through the lens of in-depth case illustrations on children''s rights in cotton and mineral supply chains and children''s rights in large-scale energy and transport investment projects. Finally, it concludes with a normative outlook on governing the children''s rights obligations of businesses and responsibility when violations occur, drawing on global governance apprTrade Review'Throughout the veritable industry that is now 'business and human rights' the plight of children is too often overlooked or understudied. In this impressively ambitious book Gamze Erdem Türkelli first illustrates precisely how the corporate exploitation of children is different and disproportionate, and then mounts a convincing argument for what domestic and international legal systems can do to educate, cajole, coerce, and punish irresponsible corporations.' David Kinley, Chair in Human Rights Law, University of Sydney'Business greatly impacts on children's Iives. Nevertheless, while business and human rights matters have been discussed for four decades, children's rights only entered this scene rather recently. In her lucid book, Gamze Erdem Turkelli appealingly unlocks the developments involved, both in theory and in practice. Cases from Uzbekistan, the DRC and Uganda finely illustrate child rights aspects that have come up in the cotton sector, mineral extraction, and infrastructure projects.' Karin Arts, International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague and Erasmus Universiteit RotterdamTable of ContentsPart I: 1. Children's rights obligations and business; Part II. Case Illustrations: A Brief Introduction: 2. Children's rights in supply chains; 3. Children's rights in investment projects; Part III: 4. A polycentric governance model of children's rights and business; 5. Polycentric governance of responsibility; 6. Children's rights, multiple duty-bearers and polycentric governance: summary conclusions.

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Book SynopsisOne of the main issues for a buyer making an acquisition is how to finance it. Acquisition Finance, 2nd edition considers the commercial factors that influence the choice of finance and analyses the most common forms of debt and equity finance. Offering in depth expert advice it provides a full picture for each scenario of the transaction structure and process from the initial commercial stages, to the structuring aspects, due diligence process, the legal documentation process (including a detailed look at the various legal documents required), to funding and completion. The second edition includes coverage of the following changes in the financial market: Impact of the credit crunch on the acquisition finance market and the terms currently available to borrowers (pricing, level of restriction, balance of negotiating power between lenders and borrowers); Types of acquisition finance currently available (less mezzanine finance, less second lien debt, but high yield debt market strengthening); Typical funding structures in the post-credit crunch market; How the financial assistance rules apply to buyouts since October 1, 2009; Changes to the players in the acquisition finance market, including the increasing involvement of non-bank lenders; Continued evolution of the private equity market; Current state of the public-to-private market and its regulation reflecting changes to the Takeover Code since 2008. Includes the following legislation and case law: Companies Act 2006 - how the financial assistance rules apply to buyouts since October 1, 2009; Changes to the Takeover Code since publication of the 1st edition in 2008; Makdessi v Cavendish Square Holdings BV and another (Appeal) [2013] EWCA Civ 1539; Re Uniq Plc [2011] EWHC 749 (Ch); Barclays Bank Plc and others v HHY Luxembourg SARL & Anor (Rev 1) [2010] EWCA Civ 1248. This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Banking and Finance online service. Previous print edition ISBN: 9781845920173Table of ContentsContents: CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Overview; CHAPTER 2 The Acquisition; CHAPTER 3 Financing the Acquisition; CHAPTER 4 The Equity Investment; TH CHAPTER 5 Senior Debt; CHAPTER 6 Unitranche Debt; CHAPTER 7 Second Lien Debt; CHAPTER 8 Mezzanine Debt; CHAPTER 9 High Yield Debt; CHAPTER 10 PIK Notes; CHAPTER 11 Ranking the Layers of Finance; CHAPTER 12 Deal Execution; CHAPTER 13 Public-to-Privates; CHAPTER 14 Multi-Jurisdictional Buy-Outs

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Book SynopsisThe books deals with the questions that really matter for green finance: Where will the money to finance the transition to a low carbon environment come from, how far do the banks’ balance sheets stretch and where will the rest of the money come from? How much can we rely on the capital markets, especially in the EU, to get money to the parts of the economy which really need it, without greenwashing? How do governments organize not just a transition, but a just transition to a low carbon environment? Is it time to revisit received ideas about the proper role for centralbanks?

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