Europäische Banken sind gesetzlich verpflichtet, bei ihren Geschäften strenge Regeln zur Risikoabwägung zu befolgen. Doch tatsächlich haben genau diese Regeln erst dazu geführt, dass die Finanzmärkte heiß liefen. Frank Riedel, Professor für Finanzmathematik, erklärt, wie es passieren...

Introduction -- "Too Clubby to Fail": Wall Street Banks Win, Thrifts and Community Banks Lose -- Increased Risk Taking Due to Deregulation -- Deregulation, Politics, and Criminal Prosecutions -- The Four Major Waves of Change in the 1990s That -- Laid the Groundwork for the 2008 Financial Crisis...

The contributors – top international scholars from finance, law and business – explore the role of governance, both internal and external, in explaining risk-taking and other aspects of the behavior of financial institutions. Additionally, they discuss market and policy features affecting...