Part I: Theory Of Banking Regulation And International Financial Standards -- Chapter 1: The Case for Banking Regulation -- Chapter 2: Key Aspects of Public International Financial Law – International Financial Standards -- Chapter 3: Key Institutional Aspects of the International Financial...

Government intervention and finance -- Bank regulation -- Bank concentration and central banks -- Universal banking, governance, and compensation -- Regulation of securities and capital markets -- Regulation and policy in the global recession

The global financial crisis (as well as the European sovereign debt crisis) has led to a substantial redesign of rules and institutions - aiming in particular at underwriting financial stability. At the same time, the crisis generated a renewed interest in properly appraising systemic financial...

The failure on the part of Banks to enforce rigorous self regulation has precipitated a deep and prolonged global recession. This book provides a comprehensive review of principles, institutions and experience of financial regulation, to help illustrate current regulatory proposals.