The main purpose of this article is to evaluate the effects of the three pillars of Basel II, i.e. bank regulation, supervision and market discipline, on the timeliness of loan loss provisioning by banks. In particular, we analyze explicitly how regulatory and supervisory regimes interact with...

Financial technology (Fintech) has prompted authorities to consider their potential financial stability benefits, risks, and effective regulation. Recent developments suggest that regulatory approaches and their legal foundations need to augment entity-based regulation with increasing focus on...

The purpose of the paper was to introduce anti money laundering regulations in the European countries. It was made an analysis of existing researches on the presented topics. There were presented law determinants which can influence on the number of transactions suspected for money laundering....

Instant, or fast, payments are credit transfers completed and settled within seconds or minutes. They have low costs, reduce payment risk, and have significantly replaced the use of cash, cards, or check and direct debit payments. We note the role played by regulators in promoting instant...

The essence of blockchain is distributed ledger technology (DLT) that is disintermediated, unchangeable, and decentralized. As an application of blockchain technology, cryptocurrency has impacted the current financial legal relationship, and its regulation is becoming increasingly important....

Seit dem Sommer 2007 sind die Akteure auf den Finanzmärkten mit einer selbstverursachten Krise konfrontiert. Um eine Wiederholung in Zukunft zu vermeiden, haben die G20-Staaten am 15. November 2008 auf dem Finanzgipfel in Washington beschlossen, "alle Finanzmärkte, Finanzprodukte und...

Credit rating agencies (CRAs) very often have been criticized for announcing inaccurate credit ratings and are suspected of being exposed to conflicts of interest. Despite these objections CRAs remained largely unregulated. Based on Pagano & Immordino (2007), we study the optimal regulation of...

Sollte die Finanzaufsicht reformiert und gestärkt werden? Thomas Mayer, Chefvolkswirt, Europa, bei der Deutschen Bank, London, beantwortet diese Frage klar mit einem Ja. Eine bessere Finanzaufsicht bedeute jedoch nicht dichtere Regulierungen und mehr Regulatoren, sondern klare...

Sollte die Finanzaufsicht reformiert und gestärkt werden? Nach Meinung von des Präsidenten des Deutschen Sparkassen- und Giroverbandes, Heinrich Haasis, hat sich die Finanzaufsicht in diesem Sommer bewährt, und das Bemühen um weitere Konvergenz und Kooperation im europäischen Bereich sollte...

Hat die heutige Finanzmarktkrise instabile Marktmechanismen oder mangelnde Regulierung als Ursache? Christoph Kaserer, Technische Universität München, sieht in einer Kombination aus einem Regulierungsversagen und einem ungelösten Moral-Hazard-Konflikt bei Finanzinstitutionen den Grund für...