Kategoria BISAC: Law >> Banking

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 examines the history of the creation of the UK's anti-economic crime institutions and accompanying legislation, providing a critique of their effectiveness. The book analyses whether the recent regulatory regime is fit for purpose as well as...

In the wake of the 2008 banking crisis, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have introduced a new regime of regulatory legislation that will have far-reaching implications for the financial services industry in the UK. This new regime focuses mainly on two areas, conduct and pay.

This book addresses the primary and secondary legislation that constitutes the new and former regulatory regimes. It includes the case law that has informed these changes, and conducts analysis from both a financial and an employment law...

This book, from a top international group of scholars, explores the ways in which economic tools can be used to improve the quality of regulation in general and legislative tools in particular.

As the role of law becomes increasingly important in China, the question arises of how effective regulatory and legislative tools can be developed to accompany the Chinese evolution towards a welfare state. China therefore provides a unique case study for scholars and policymakers interested in examining how regulation can play a role in promoting sustainable development.

On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists committed the largest and deadliest terrorist attack in the United States of America. The response from the inter-national community, and in particular the US, was swift. President George Bush declared what has commonly been referred to as either the War on Terror or the Global War on Terror on September 20, 2001. Four days later, he instigated the Financial War on Terrorism . This book defines and identifies the so-called Financial War on Terrorism . It provides a critical review of the impact of counter-terrorist financing strategies enacted by both...

Das Bezugsrecht der GmbH-Gesellschafter und der Kommanditaktionare kann trotz der regelmaig personalistischen Struktur der GmbH und der KGaA ausgeschlossen werden. Erfolgt der Bezugsrechtsausschluss im Rahmen einer genehmigten Kapitalerhohung, steht er im Spannungsverhaltnis zwischen dem gesteigerten Interesse der Bezugsrechtsinhaber an einem effektiven Schutz ihres Bezugsrechts einerseits und der beschleunigenden Wirkung des genehmigten Kapitals andererseits. Der Autor bietet zunachst eine ubersichtliche Darstellung des Rechtsinstituts des genehmigten Kapitals und des...

Since the publication of the previous edition, certain areas of restructuring law have received particular attention. Waivers, amendments, and standstills, and in particular "snooze and lose" and "yank the bank" provisions have continued to develop in the last five years as well as other refinements from the US which are being increasingly used in Europe. The mechanisms for giving effect to debt compromise arrangements, either through Schemes of Arrangement or Chapter 11 pre-packs,...

This book tries to fill a gap in the financial literature on legal data. It is a practitioner's guide to this emerging legal data domain in the financial markets context, explaining what is meant by legal data, the current state of affairs and the pain points this causes, the strategic governance, processes and systems required, as well as covering the necessary data migration journeys to achieve these goals. The book covers all aspect of data governance, including risk aggregation, netting and collateral enforceability (under CRD IV) and other regulatory drivers. Legal data for business...