Financial markets underwent significant changes worldwide within the last decades. Structural changes involving traditional operators led to modifications of the regulatory as well as supervisory settings of the financial system. Therefore, the paper tries to find a solution for a proper and...

The recent corporate failures in the US and in Europe have considerably damaged investors' confidence in the functioning of financial markets and the ability of the regulatory framework to safeguard their interest and prevent fraud. These episodes demonstrate that market failures exist, which...

PART I: GENERAL ASPECTS -- Chapter 1: Sustainable Finance in Europe: Setting the Scene; Danny Busch, Guido Ferrarini & Seraina Grünewald -- Chapter 2 : The European Commission’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan and Other International Initiatives; Danny Busch, Guido Ferrarini & Arthur van den...

The paper studies the link between the integration of European financial markets and corporate governance in Europe. The focus of the paper is on how integration affects the interplay of ownership structures, capital structures, and monitoring, all of which can be used to govern agency problems...