As international financial markets have become more complex, so has the regulatory system which oversees them. The Basel Committee is just one of a plethora of international bodies and groupings which now set standards for financial activity around the world, in the interests of protecting...

This study tests the explanatory power of three theoretical frameworks for the performance of cross-border affiliates, by examining the experience of 615 Hong Kong firms managing operations in mainland China. The frameworks tested are: the natural selection approach, focused on the influence of...

The global financial crisis that started in 2007 exposed the failure of governments and legislative bodies to regulate the banking industry adequately at a national and global level. Post-crisis reforms and structural changes have ensued: the switch from the G7 to the G20 for example and an...

An amended version of the Aronson-Schwartz model and a more detailed econometric model are used to test the proposition that population movements within the London metropolitan area are related to the 'value-for-money' provided by local authorities. Both approaches reveal evidence of a...