Although there is no single yardstick to gauge the degree of integration, there is ample evidence that financial markets in the euro area have some way to go before national demarcation lines will effectively disappear and financial market integration is satisfactory. While there has been a push...

Introduction -- The Role of Banks in Financial Integration: Some New Theory and Evidence from New EU Members -- Interdependence Between Foreign Exchange Markets and Stock Markets in Selected European Countries -- The Transatlantic Banking Crisis: Lessons, EU Reforms and G20 Issues -- Financial...

The effects of legislation on the market place has always been a matter of great discussion since the market place structures are defined by laws. The paper seeks to confirm that the Capital Markets Amendment Act of 2013 will have a drastic effect on the market. With the twin problem of adverse...