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Whalen, Richard Christopher - 2017

This paper examines the factors which contribute to banks being perceived as being “good” or “bad” in terms of their impact on the political economy and society as a whole. We first review some of the historical antecedents for public approbation against banks, then consider how changes...

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Shadow Banking in Europe : Idiosyncrasies and Their Implications for Financial Regulation

Nabilou, Hossein - 2020

This paper studies the specificities of the regulation of shadow banking in the EU. It argues that the idiosyncratic … features of the EU shadow banking sector call for a different (or indigenized) regulatory approach from that of the U.S. It … highlights striking differences between the EU and the U.S. shadow banking sector based on both the market structure and the …

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A Tale of Regulatory Divergence : Contrasting Transatlantic Policy Responses to the Alleged Role of Alternative Investment Funds in Financial Instability

Nabilou, Hossein - 2020

This article analyzes the regulatory measures adopted to address the potential contribution of hedge funds to financial instability in the U.S. and the EU in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. The relevant provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act include two sets of direct regulatory measures. The...

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How the U.S. Treasury Avoided Chronic Deflation by Relinquishing Monetary Control to Wall Street

Hudson, Michael - 2015

The Eurozone today is going into the same deflationary situation that the U.S. did under Jackson's destruction of the Second Bank, and the post-Civil War budget surpluses that deflated the economy. But whereas the Fed's creation was designed to inflate the U.S. economy, Europe's European Central...

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Securities Lending and the Untold Story in the Collapse of AIG

Peirce, Hester - 2018

American International Group, Inc. (AIG), a large insurance company, received a massive bailout during the financial crisis in response to difficulties centered on the company's multifaceted exposure to residential mortgage-backed securities. The company is back on its feet, albeit in more...

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Corporate Governance in the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis : Evidence from Financial Institutions Worldwide

Erkens, David H. - 2012

This paper investigates the influence of corporate governance on financial firms' performance during the 2007-2008 financial crisis. Using a unique dataset of 296 financial firms from 30 countries that were at the center of the crisis, we find that firms with more independent boards and higher...

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Powerpoint Presentation of Secret Liens and the Financial Crisis of 2008; Paving the Way for the Next Financial Crisis

Simkovic, Michael - 2010

This article explains the roots of financial crises in one of the oldest and most fundamental problems of commercial law: hidden leverage. Common law courts wrestled with this problem for centuries and developed a time – tested solution: the doctrine of secret liens. If the debtor becomes...

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The Direct Regulation of Potential Systemic Risk of Hedge Funds in the U.S. before and after the Dodd-Frank Act

Nabilou, Hossein - 2014

Council (FSOC). This article concludes that in the absence of the indirect regulatory measures focusing on the banking …

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Why Islamic Finance is Panacea for Addressing Crisis in Financial Markets

Shamsul Arefin, Tareq Muhammad - 2022

Financial crises are common within the modern financial system. The world has witnessed several significant financial crises since the '80s. In most cases, these crises have always led to an economic crisis that causes significant turbulence and severe sufferings for people around the world. The...

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Diversity and Resilience : Lessons from the Financial Crisis

Jordan, Cally - 2009

banking directly to supercharged capital markets, Main Street to Wall Street. This was not just a housing bubble bursting; it …

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