Financial services law and regulation Books
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Hedge Funds, Private Equity
Book SynopsisThis unique and detailed Handbook provides a comprehensive source of analysis and research on alternative investment funds in the EU, the US and other leading jurisdictions. Expert contributors offer an unparalleled perspective on the contemporary alternative funds industry, the main areas of regulatory policy concern surrounding its activities, and the role that alternative funds have played in recent financial crises, as well as an account of the rules governing their operation in selected jurisdictions. Providing insight and analysis of the contemporary investment funds industry at a time of crisis and transition, the Research Handbook on Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Alternative Investments will be a valuable tool for scholars, practitioners and policy makers alike. Contributors include: J. Adams, P. Athanassiou, A. Brav, T. Bullman, L. Chincarini, D.K. Das, A. Erskine, F. Goltz, N. Greene, D. Harrison, A. Hankova, M. Jickling, W. Jiang, H. Kim, V. Krepely Pool, M. Lamandini, N. Lang, F.-S. Lhabitant, H. McVea, T. Oatley, L. Phalippou, D. Schroeder, M. Stromqvist, W.K. Winecoff, P. YeohTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction PART I: FOUNDATIONS 1. Hedge Funds – An Introduction Ludwig Chincarini 2. Europe’s Hedge Fund Industry – An Overview Andrea Hankova and François-Serge Lhabitant 3. Sovereign-wealth Funds – A Paradigm Shift in Capital Flows in the Global Economy Dilip K. Das 4. Private Equity Funds’ Performance, Risk and Selection Ludovic Phalippou PART II: REGULATORY ISSUES 5. Alternative Investments and Retail Investors – A Bold but Risky Experiment Harry McVea 6. Hedge Fund Reporting Felix Goltz and David Schröder 7. Hedge Fund Activism Alon Brav, Wei Jiang and Hyunseob Kim 8. Hedge Funds and the Detection of Managerial Fraud Veronika Krepely Pool 9. Self-regulation – What Future in the Context of Hedge Funds? Marco Lamandini 10. Hedge Fund Regulation through Competition Law Principles – Some Reflections David Harrison PART III: ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS – FAILURES AND FINANCIAL CRISES 11. Lessons of Long-Term Capital Management and Amaranth Advisors Mark Jickling 12. Hedge Funds and their Impact on Systemic Stability Maria Strömqvist 13. Sovereign Default Risks in the Economic and Monetary Union and the Role of Vulture Funds Peter Yeoh PART IV: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 14. US Regulation of Investment Advisers and Private Investment Funds – A Concise Overview Nathan Greene and John Adams 15. German Alternative Investment Fund Regulation – Wrong Answers to the Wrong Questions? Norbert Lang 16. Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Alternative Investment in Australia Alex Erskine 17. The EU’s AIFM Directive and its Impact – An Overview Phoebus Athanassiou and Thomas Bullman 18. The Domestic Rooting of Financial Regulation in an Era of Global Capital Markets Thomas Oatley and W. Kindred Winecoff Index
£187.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Central Banking, Financial Regulation
Book SynopsisThis stimulating and original Handbook offers an updated and systematic discussion of the relationship between central banks, financial regulation and supervision after the global financial crisis. The crisis has raised new questions about the compatibility of monetary and financial stability, which are changing the face of central banking and its relationships with the architecture of financial regulation and supervision. The Handbook explores on both the economics and political economy of the topic, in order to understand how and why reforms of the role of the central banks can be designed and implemented. The general suggestion is that future effectiveness of the central banking architecture will depend on its ability to ensure the consistency between the monetary actions in normal and extraordinary times. Consequently the possible paths in the central bank strategies and tactics, as well as in the classic concepts of independence, accountability and transparency, are analyzed and discussed. With chapters written by outstanding scholars in economics, this lucid Handbook will appeal to academics, policy makers and practitioners, ranging from central bankers and supervisory authorities to financial operators. Among the academics it would be of particular interest to financial and monetary economists (including postgraduate students), but the institutional slant and the central theme of relations between economics, institutional settings and politics will also be invaluable for political scientists.Contributors: F. Amtenbrink, J. Baxa, B. Born, P.C. Boyer, G. Caprio, M. Cihák, A. Cukierman, L. Dalla Pellegrina, J. De Haan, M. Ehrmann, B. Eichengreen, S. Eijffinger, Y. Fang, M. Fratzscher, F. Giavazzi, A. Giovannini, C.A.E. Goodhart, I. Hasan, R. Horváth, D. Masciandaro, L.J. Mester, M.J. Nieto, R. Nijskens, A. Orphanides, J. Ponce, M. Quintyn, M. Rezende, P.L. Siklos, A. Tieman, B. Vasícek, R. Vega PansiniTrade Review’This collection of papers is essential reading for anyone interested in central banking, regulation and supervision. Sylvester Eijffinger and Donato Masciandaro have brought together contributions from the leading academics, central bankers and regulators, providing the most up-to-date analysis of this critical subject.’ -- Paul Mizen, University of Nottingham, UK’This handbook is a must read for policy makers and practitioners alike as well as excellent reading for advanced academic courses in international banking.’ -- Allard Bruinshoofd, SUERFTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Sylvester Eijffinger and Donato Masciandaro PART I: CENTRAL BANKING, REGULATION AND SUPERVISION 1. Central Banks and the Financial System Francesco Giavazzi and Alberto Giovannini 2. Monetary Policy Lessons from the Crisis Athanasios Orphanides 3. Reflections on the Crisis and on its Lessons for Regulatory Reforms and for Central Bank Policies Alex Cukierman 4. The Lender of Last Resort: Liquidity Provision versus the Possibility of Bailout Rob Nijskens and Sylvester Eijffinger 5. Transparency is Not Enough: Central Bank Governance as the Next Frontier Pierre L. Siklos 6. Central Banks and Banking Supervision Reform Pierre C. Boyer and Jorge Ponce 7. Institutional Structure and Effectiveness of Central Banks during the Financial Crisis: An Empirical Analysis Yiwei Fang, Iftekhar Hasan and Loretta J. Mester 8. New Advantages of Tying One’s Hands: Banking Supervision, Monetary Policy and Central Bank Independence Lucia Dalla Pellegrina, Donato Masciandaro and Rosaria Vega Pansini 9. How Should Central Banks Deal with a Financial Stability Objective? The Evolving Role of Communication as a Policy Instrument Benjamin Born, Michael Ehrmann and Marcel Fratzscher 10. Time Varying Monetary Policy Rules and Financial Stress Jaromír Baxa, Roman Horváth and Bořek Vašíček PART II: THE ARCHITECTURE OF REGULATION AND SUPERVISION 11. Defining and Measuring Systemic Risk Sylvester Eijffinger 12. Financial Regulation Charles A.E. Goodhart 13. Out-of-the-Box Thoughts about the International Financial Architecture Barry Eichengreen 14. Safe and Sound Banking: A Role for Countercyclical Regulatory Requirements? Gerard Caprio 15. Quality of Financial Sector Regulation and Supervision Around the World Martin Čihák and Alexander Tieman 16. Regulating the Regulators: The Changing Face of Financial Supervision Architectures Before and After the Financial Crisis Donato Masciandaro and Marc Quintyn 17. Will They Sing the Same Tune? Measuring Convergence in the New European System of Financial Supervisors Donato Masciandaro, Maria J. Nieto and Marc Quintyn 18. How Do Joint Supervisors Examine Financial Institutions? Marcelo Rezende 19. Credit Rating Agencies Jakob De Haan and Fabian Amtenbrink Index
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Clarus Press Ltd Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act
Book SynopsisMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act 2010: Annotated is a detailed and expert annotation of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010. The Act implements the Third Money Laundering Directive in Ireland. It replaces the Criminal Justice Act 1994 as the legislative centrepiece of Ireland's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime. This annotated version of the new Act considers the: * Risk-based customer due diligence (or "CDD") requirements that the Act introduces * New provisions concerning politically exposed persons. * Reporting requirements arising under the Act. * Offence of "tipping off". * Provisions for the monitoring of designated persons by competent authorities. * Authorisation of trust or company service providers. * Approval of guidelines by the Minister for Justice and Law Reform. * Registration of persons directing private members' clubs at which gambling activities are carried on. * "Whistle-blowing" or "good faith reporting" provision made in the Act. This book also seeks to set the Act in its historical and wider legal context, making reference to international and European measures, most particularly the Third Money Laundering Directive, where appropriate. In addition the text identifies and briefly considers all the secondary legislation that has, at the time of writing, been made pursuant to the Act.
£38.00
Duncker & Humblot Der Einsatz Automatischer Und Intelligenter
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Peter Lang AG Der maßgebliche Empfaengerhorizont bei der
Book SynopsisDie Autorin befasst sich mit der Frage, an welchem Anlegerhorizont als Beurteilungsmaßstab sich Wertpapierprospekte nach geltender Rechtslage ausrichten sollten. Der Gesetzgeber hat zur Bekämpfung marktstörender Informationsasymmetrien zwischen Emittenten und Anlegern eine Vielzahl an Informationspflichten geschaffen. Der Schutz der Anleger basiert also im Sinne der Privatautonomie auf der Annahme, dass der ausreichend Informierte sich selbst schützen kann. Probleme ergeben sich daraus, dass diese Informationspflichten generell auf einen zumindest potentiell heterogenen Adressatenkreis zielen. Der Frage nach den maßgeblichen Fertigkeiten und Verständnisfähigkeiten der Prospektadressaten widmet sich diese Arbeit insbesondere mithilfe einer rechtsökonomischen Analyse.
£51.12
Peter Lang AG Introduction to Polish Tax Law
Book SynopsisPoland has seen the process of tax law reform going on for many years. The economic and political transformation at the turn of the 20th century determined the fundamental trends of the transformation of this area of law. A novelty in the Polish tax legislation is the need of incorporating, or aligning with, the legal standards required through the membership in the European Union. However, this law harmonisation process fails to address the whole of Polish tax law. This book covers the fundamental areas of taxation and tax law in Poland. It explores the tax theory, general tax law, and specific taxes supplying the central and self-government budget revenues. The authors also seek to highlight selected issues of the operation and evolution of Polish tax law.Table of ContentsFundamental areas of taxation – Tax law in Poland – Tax theory – General tax law – Specific taxes supplying the central and self-government budget revenues – Operation and evolution of Polish tax law
£27.79
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Contemporary Issues In The Post-crisis Regulatory
Book SynopsisThe book deals with contemporary issues in financial regulation, given the post-crisis regulatory landscape. The major idea put forward is that rampant corruption and fraud in the financial sector provide the main justification for financial regulation. Specific issues that are dealt with include the proposition that the Efficient Market Hypothesis was both a cause and a casualty of the global financial crisis. The book also examines the regulation of remuneration in the financial sector, credit rating agencies and shadow banking. Also considered is financial reform in Iceland and the proposal to move away from fractional reserve banking to a system of sovereign money. A macroeconomic/regulatory issue that is also considered is quantitative easing and the resulting environment of ultra-low interest rates.Table of ContentsThe Post-Crisis Regulatory Landscape: An Overview; Regulatory Issues in the Aftermath of the Crisis; Financial Regulation as a Response to Corruption and Fraud; The War on Regulation: REH, WC, GM and All That; The Efficient Market Hypothesis as a Weapon of Mass Destruction; The Regulation of Remuneration in the Financial Sector; The Regulation of Shadow Banking; The Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies; The Regulatory Implications of Quantitative Easing; Financial Reform in Iceland; The Way Forward;
£121.50
