The UK has embarked upon a programme of reform that will result in the Financial Services Authority (FSA) being split into two separate authorities, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). A new BoE committee, the Financial Policy Committee (FPC),...

This analysis argues that the development of UK financial services law is effectively the history of English financial services law and that English financial services regulation has largely been concerned with the City of London. The regulation of the UK financial services sector is reasonably...

Purpose – Extant studies of the market orientation of service firms rarely consider the contribution of individual employees to the realization of this orientation. Existing scales that measure market orientation reveal the perceptions of a key informant about the dominant orientation within...

This article examines the various possible scenarios for the UK financial services sector post-Brexit, and explores in more detail the case of credit rating agencies (CRAs) and the relationship with the Banking Union. The first part of this article sets out the stark choice the UK faces between...

The United Kingdom (UK) has one of the largest financial services sectors in the world, and strong consumer protection regulation. Yet, despite nearly 2 decades of financial inclusion policymaking, persistent problems remain. Many individuals, often the most vulnerable, are unable to get...

The 2008 economic turmoil, which greatly affected the UK, led to the realisation that there had been a missing link in the overall structure of financial regulation. Thus, within days of coming into power, the Coalition Government announced its plans for an extensive overhaul of the regulatory...

1. Introduction -- 2. An overview of legal measures, voluntary rules, indexes, and certifications concerning gender diversity in the banking industry -- 3. Women and bank performance: theoretical background and literature review -- 4. Data on female representation in banks -- 5. The gender pay...

1. Financial reform in Australia -- 2. Price stabilization, the banking crisis and financial reform in Brazil -- 3. Financial reform in Canada : past, present and future -- 4. Financial system reform in China -- 5. Financial reform in Germany -- 6. Financial reform in Hong Kong -- 7. Financial...