Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SYSTEMIC RISK IN THE SINGLE FINANCIAL MARKET -- III. THE ARCHITECTURE FOR FINANCIAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT -- IV. THE LENDER OF LAST RESORT FUNCTION IN PRACTICE -- V. CHALLENGES -- VI. WAYS FORWARD: COORDINATION VS. CENTRALIZATION OF POLICYMAKING --...

In this Chapter, we examine the new rules concerning the internalisation of trading orders by investment intermediaries included in the Directive on Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID). We analyse, first of all, the interplay amongst different interest groups in the legislative process that...

This paper examines challenges in effectively implementing the lender-of-last-resort function in the EU single financial market. Briefly highlighted are features of the EU financial landscape that could increase EU systemic financial risk. Briefly described are the complexities of the EU's...

Shadow banking, as one of the main sources of financial stability concerns, is the subject of much international debate. In broad terms, shadow banking refers to activities related to credit intermediation and liquidity and maturity transformation that take place outside the regulated banking...

Shadow banking, as one of the main sources of financial stability concerns, is the subject of much international debate. In broad terms, shadow banking refers to activities related to credit intermediation and liquidity and maturity transformation that take place outside the regulated banking...

The last comprehensive review of European Company Law and the EU Action Plan aimed at"Modernising Company Law and Enhancing Corporate Governance in the European Union" datesback to 2002 and 2003 respectively. It is therefore appropriate at the start of the second decade ofthe 21st century to...

Der folgende Aufsatz ist eine geringfügig überarbeitete Version eines Vortrags über das japanischeGesellschaftsrecht anlässlich der im August 2010 veranstalteten Summer School für japanischesRecht an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main1. Der Vortrag war nicht nur an Juristen...

„Agio“ bedeutet Aufgeld oder Aufschlag. Damit ist der Mehrbetrag gemeint, den ein Investorbei Aktienemission über den sogenannten „geringsten Ausgabebetrag“ hinaus an dieGesellschaft zahlen muß (vgl. nur §§ 36a Abs. 1, 188 Abs. 2 Satz 1 AktG). Der „geringsteAusgabebetrag“, zu dem...