In the first part of the article is described the evolution of the major financial assets in recent years. Further are analyzed the "most wanted" financial asset classes in 2010 with a study done on Google Trends. At the end of the presentation is evaluated the evolution of these assets in 2011,...

It is known that the stock is represented as a “barometer” for the economic and financial life in a country or on international basis, an indicator of world status for business and economic perspectives. Through this role, this becomes a symbol of market economy and an interest object not...

Day by day, the current crisis has been showing its devastating effects on the global economy. It is very urgent to change the vision of the accounting profession in order to counteract these effects. Nevertheless, it is also imperative to build new strategies in concordance with the actual...

The article aims to analyze the leading factors’ in terms of monetary convergence within the European Union level evolution. Thus, it explores a number of specific indicators of which we could mention inflation, long-term interest rates, public debt and budget deficit, but the analysis also...

The goal of this paper is to discuss the issues of ethics, moral hazard and behavior in banking regulation of the global financial system. The paper is focused on the specific characteristics of ethical banks, compared with those of traditional ones, and provides a picture of the extent of this...

The major negative implications of the recent financial crisis, including those of the sovereign debt crisis, especially in the case of the euro zone, on the financial integration process have determined the adoption at the EU level of some significant measures, without precedent, aimed at...

Banking role in ensuring a proper functioning of the financial and monetary mechanism by facilitating performance of the cash flows in correspondence with the flows generated by the companies was the reason that bank (creditor) – company (debtor) relation was on a permanently attention of...

The performance of the Romanian banking industry represents a true picture of the macro-economic climate, and at the same time it sets the position of the Romanian banking system in the context of current European financial trends. This paper aims at presenting the trajectory of Romanian banks...

In this article we attempt to set a starting point for a more comprehensive analysis of systemic risk as the primary ingredient to understand financial crises and as the main rationale for financial regulation, prudential supervision and crisis management. The author try to explain why the...

Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is already known as the greatest governmental measure in the world. This is a program of the United States government to purchase assets and equity from financial institutions to strengthen its financial sector. It is the largest component of the government's...