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It is difficult to imagine financial markets without a state regulator. But it was not so long ago that financial markets in Britain developed their own regulation, without government intervention. This monograph examines the economic case for a statutory regulator of investment transactions and finds it wanting.

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Introduction; Apart from investment market regulation, what else should the FSA not be doing?; The evolution of stock exchange regulation in the UK; Stock exchanges around the world; The long tentacles of the FSA; The FSA, regulation and statutory law; Current developments and the role of the European Union; The economic case for government regulation examined; The case against government regulation.

Does Britain Need a Financial Regulator

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      Publisher: Institute of Economic Affairs
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 04/08/2010
      ISBN13: 9780255365932, 978-0255365932
      ISBN10: 255365934

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      It is difficult to imagine financial markets without a state regulator. But it was not so long ago that financial markets in Britain developed their own regulation, without government intervention. This monograph examines the economic case for a statutory regulator of investment transactions and finds it wanting.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; Apart from investment market regulation, what else should the FSA not be doing?; The evolution of stock exchange regulation in the UK; Stock exchanges around the world; The long tentacles of the FSA; The FSA, regulation and statutory law; Current developments and the role of the European Union; The economic case for government regulation examined; The case against government regulation.

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