Law : Banking

The impressive development of the Brazilian stock market over the past few years is reason enough to reflect on such a fundamental economic and regulatory topic by means of a country study. Which macroeconomic factors, institutional changes, and party interaction (market players and government) have to come together in order to successfully reform a national capital market in the age of globalization? Various regulatory techniques and institutional arrangements are examined in the scope of a comparative analysis of institutions. more...

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This collection includes original and practical papers on banking law, secured financing, securities regulation, the international sale of goods, competition law, electronic fund transfers, transnational commercial law, commercial law in Central and Eastern Europe, international demand guarantees, the UNIDRPOT principles of international commercial law, company charges, consumer bankruptcies, European consumer rights, products liability, and international commercial arbitration. more...

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The Oxford Handbook of Banking provides an overview and analysis of state-of-the-art research in banking written by leading researchers in the field. This handbook will appeal to graduate students of economics, banking and finance, academics, practitioners and policy makers. Consequently, the book strikes a balance between abstract theory, empirical analysis, and practitioner and policy-related material.The handbook is split into five parts. Part I, The Theory of Banking, examines the role of banks in the wider financial system, why banks exist, how they function, and their legal and governance structures. Part II entitled Regulatory and Policy Perspectives discusses monetary policy, prudential regulation and supervision, and antitrust policy. Part III of the book deals with bank performance. A number of issues are assessed including efficiency, financial innovation and technological change,globalization and ability to deliver small business, consumer, and mortgage lending services. Part IV of the book provides an overview of macroeconomic perspectives in banking. This part of the book includes a discussion of the determinants of bank failures and crises, and the impact on financialstability, institutional development, and economic growth. Part V examines International Differences In Banking Structures And Environments. This part of the handbook examines banking systems in the United States, Western Europe, Transition countries, Latin America, Japan and the Developing nations of Asia. more...

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Secured transactions reform, also known as pledge law reform, is seen as an important building block for economic development. This work addresses the question of what role laws and institutions can play to encourage access to credit. It is suitable for those involved in economic development and the interaction between law and economics. more...

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The Banking Law Day 2008 in Mainz dedicated itself to the topic of consumer protection in the credit business and compliance in the banking industry. Speakers from the fields of business, practice, and judicature debated under the guidance of Rainer Metz and Michael Berghaus. more...

Price: $105.00