Banking law

The financial market events in 2007-2009 have spurred renewed interest and controversy in debates regarding financial regulation and supervision.

This book analyses relational contract theory within the context of international energy investment agreements.

Maritime Cross-Border Insolvency is a comprehensive comparative examination of both insolvency regimes (UNCITRAL and EU) in shipping with reference to the main jurisdictions having adopted the UNCITRAL regime, i.

Begins with the essential questions:- whether brokerage and dealing in securities is regulated in a jurisdiction- what aspects of the activity could bring it in scope for authorisation; and - how it is determined which regulator has legal competence to supervise the business in scope.

Over the last ten years mobile payment systems have revolutionised banking in some countries in Africa.

The problem of corruption, however described, dates back thousands of years.

Secured finance transactions are implemented the world over between companies, banks, funds and individuals.

The European Sovereign Debt Crisis: Breaking the Vicious Circle between Sovereigns and Banks explains why the euro area's progress towards reining in the risks arising from the well-documented bi-directional financial contagion transmission mechanism that links sovereigns to commercial banks has been more prominent compared to the channel of contagion moving from banks to sovereigns.

Compliance is a fundamental control function within regulated industries globally.

There is something visceral about ownership.

The phenomenon of 'agencification' describes the EU legislator's increasing establishment of European agencies to fulfil tasks in a variety of EU policies.

Economic crime is a significant feature of the UK's economic landscape and yet despite the government's bold mission statements 'to hold those suspected of financial wrongdoing to account' as part of their 'day of reckoning' and 'serious about white-collar crime' agenda, there is a sense that this is still not being done effectively.

This book is the first academic contribution that deals with international taxation of income sources from sports events.

This book brings together politics, law, financial services regulation, economics and housing policy in the analysis of mortgage lending and macroprudential policy in the UK and US.

This book provides a detailed examination of anti-money laundering policies and legislative frameworks in a number of jurisdictions and considers how successful these jurisdictions have been in implementing international measures to combat money laundering.

The only book to focus specifically on confidentiality and by extension, disclosure obligations, in offshore financial law, this new edition examines the issues surrounding confidentiality providing thorough analysis of the current legal position and discussing the extent to which it should be protected given the conflicting interests at stake.

A comprehensive review of the practical implications of the numerous recent cases on swaps and derivatives.

What is Money Laundering ('ML')?

The book addresses the current challenges faced by financial consumers in the context of enormous technological developments.

Following the recent global financial crisis there is a growing interest in alternative finance - and microfinance in particular - as new instruments for providing financial services in a socially responsible way or as an alternative to traditional banking.

Shadow banking - a system of credit creation outside traditional banks - lies at the very heart of the global economy.

As market competition replaces state regulation in many economic fields, competition policy has become an area of increasing significance.

Focusing on the Global Financial Crisis 2007-2010 and the new emerging Covid-19 crisis in 2020, this book examines the discourse on risk and uncertainty in the markets through the lens of financial crises.

Personal property security is an important subject in commercial practice as it is the key to much of the law of banking and sale.

Financial market reform has focused chiefly on the threats to stability arising from the risky, uncontrolled activity of the leaders of financial institutions.

Over the years, a shortage of funds has resulted in a huge deficit in government budgets for infrastructure, especially in developing economies.

Controlling Capital examines three pressing issues in financial market regulation: the contested status of public regulation, the emergence of 'culture' as a proposed modality of market governance, and the renewed ascendancy of private regulation.

Currency fluctuation, currency wars and even potential currency collapse (the Euro, the Bitcoin) are all risks that commercial parties must consider and guard against.

The last decade has seen the increasing integration of European financial markets due to a number of factors including the creation of a common regulatory framework, the liberalisation of international capital movements, financial deregulation, advances in technology and the introduction of the Euro.

This book explains how international financial law ''works'' - and presents an alternative theory for understanding its purpose, operation and limitations.

This is a conversational text that provides a comprehensive view of the law of American business failure.

Financial crime is a significant drain on economies across the world.

This new work provides timely analysis of the cross-border exercise of banking activity in the EU and its supervision, from the perspective of the 'home-host rule'.

There is an ever-increasing interest in the question of how and why legal norms can effectively guide human action.

This collection explores the theme of fragmentation within international economic law following the global financial crisis.

This book tackles the challenging topic of corruption.

This analysis of currents trends in financial regulation offers a roadmap for those countries considering adopting the Twin Peaks model.

The system of securities regulation that prevails today in the United States is one that has been formed through piecemeal federal legislation, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) invocation of its administrative authority, and self-regulatory episodic action.

As market competition replaces state regulation in many economic fields, competition policy has become an area of increasing significance.

To what extent does WTO and EU law restrict governments to determine a balance between regulation and liberalization of banking?

A comprehensive review of the practical implications of the numerous recent cases on swaps and derivatives.

Retail Depositor and Retail Investor Protection under EU Law offers an original perspective on EU financial law in the area of retail investor protection, examining the status of protection awarded by EU law to retail depositors and retail investors in the event of financial institution failure.

Covering all topics related to cryptocurrency, including its definition, regulatory issues, and taxation, this is a comprehensive guide to the legal framework surrounding cryptocurrency in the UK.

An exploration of how financial market laws and regulations can - and should - govern the use of artificial intelligence.

The emergence of the terms 'pink tax' and 'tampon tax' in everyday language suggests that women, who already suffer from an economic disadvantage due to the gender wage gap, are put in an even more detrimental position by means of 'discriminatory consumption taxes'.

Regulation of the banking industry has undergone substantial changes over the past decade.

A comparative analysis of the growth and regulation of shadow banking activities by large banks in Western Europe and the US.

Financial regulation has entered into a new era, as many foundational economic theories and policies supporting the existing infrastructure have been and are being questioned following the financial crisis.

This collection critically explores the use of financial technology (FinTech) and artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial sector and discusses effective regulation and the prevention of crime.

The Islamic finance industry has grown at a phenomenal pace over the past decade.