This paper intends to approach the financial market regulation and its prospects of evolution. It will first identify the meaning of financial regulation from a global approach. Then, it will discuss the cornerstones of regulation and its main characteristics, including regulatory organizations....

The G-20 has been established more than 10 years ago as a reaction to the Asian financial crisis without - at first - gaining much weight on the international scene, however, the financial crisis of 2007/08 has caused a re-vitalization on a higher level, namely as body of the "G-20 Leaders". The...