In November 2007, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) came into full effect. MiFID is the most significant European Union legislation for investment intermediaries and financial markets ever introduced. In general terms, MiFID is designed to provide a common, harmonized set of...

This article discusses the Samp;L crisis. Proposed solutions are discussed in the context of the industry as it currently stands. With a somewhat similar liability structure to that of banks (mainly short-term deposits), the asset structure of Samp;Ls is quite different. Whereas banks assets...

This study is designed to examine the effect of the CRA on the financial performance of 60 banks. For this sample of banks, performance measures such as return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), salary expense ratios improve significantly in the five year period after the passage of the...

In this paper, we demonstrate how an applied linguistics platform may be used to parse corporate email content and news to assess factors predicting escalating risk or the gradual shifting of other critical characteristics within the firm before they are eventually manifested in observable data...

Shadow banking is the creation or transfer – by banks and non-bank intermediaries – of bank-like risks outside the banking system. In Italy the shadow banking system is fully regulated, mostly following the principle of same business-same rules or ‘bank-equivalent regulation'. After an...

This article addresses Congress's promise that an exemption for private placements publicly offered to accredited investors, as mandated by Title II of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), would provide greater access to capital for our nation's businesses. Based on an extensive...

English Abstract: 투자자예탁금(舊 고객예탁금)은 금융투자상품의 매매 및 관련 거래를 위해 투자자들이 투자매매업자 혹은 투자중개업자(舊 증권회사, 선물회사)에게 예치한 현금이다. 투자자예탁금은 정보 비대칭성으로 인한...

The article presents an overview of the assumptions and unintended consequences of the widespread adoption of modern portfolio theory (MPT) in the context of the growth of large institutional investors. We examine the many so-called risk management practices and financial products that have been...

These slides summarize a paper which offers the psychological attraction approach to accounting and disclosure rules, regulation, and policy as a program for positive accounting research. We suggest that psychological forces have shaped and continue to shape rules and policies in two different...