This paper analyses the regulatory framework which applies to the determination of directors’remuneration in Europe and examines the extent to which European firms follow best practices incorporate governance in this area, drawing on an empirical analysis of the governance systems thatEuropean...

This paper analyses the regulatory framework which applies to the determination of directors' remuneration in Europe and the extent to which European firms follow best practices in corporate governance in this area, drawing on an empirical analysis of the governance systems which European firms...

This paper considers the regulation of executive pay practices in listed companies in the European Union and the empirical evidence of pay practices, based on the FTSE Eurotop 300 membership's annual report for 2001. The analysis is placed in the context of the dispersed ownership/blockholding...

Currently, the Council of the European Union is negotiating the European Commission's recent proposal on cross-border mobility. This paper provides an overall assessment based on the proposal's central pillars: freedom of establishment and protection of the interests of creditors, shareholders,...

This paper examines the implications of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement for financial services. It outlines the major features of the TCA as regards financial services and considers the limitations of the TCA as regards securing access by UK financial services firms to the EU financial...

The EU/UK negotiations on Brexit are now imminent following the formal notification by Prime Minister May of the UK’s intention to leave the EU in the ‘Article 50 letter’ delivered to European Council President Tusk on 29 March 2017. The treatment of financial services will be a critical...

Books reviewed: Marcus Haacker (ed.), The Macroeconomics of HIV/AIDS. C. Fred Bergsten and John Williamson (eds.), Dollar Adjustment: How Far? Against What? Eilis Ferran, Building an EU Securities Market. Gary S. Fields and Guy Pfeffermann (eds.), Pathways Out of Poverty: Private Firms and...

Taxation and welfare policies are among the most potent instruments available to any state to influence the living standards of a country and its people. In 2021, the Irish government established a Commission on Taxation and Welfare to conduct an overall appraisal of the suitability and...