Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance: Volume 15 Issue 3

The debate over the economic rationale for investor protection regulation: a critical appraisal

Andromachi Georgosouli

This paper is concerned with the application of economic analysis to law and public policy. Its aim is not to highlight the well‐documented merits of economic analysis but to shed…

Trends in Federal Reserve and Basel II A‐IRB Bank governance

Elizabeth Webb

The purpose of this paper is to apply theoretical concepts of corporate and bank boards to the Boards of Directors at Federal Reserve Banks and at US Basel II A‐IRB adopters. The…

How increased enforcement can offset statutory deregulation: The case of the Community Reinvestment Act

Donald F. Vitaliano, Gregory P. Stella

This paper aims to estimate the cost to US savings banks and savings and loan institutions with assets under $250 million of complying with the anti‐redlining Community…

Dynamics and regulatory system of Indian financial markets: A dialectic view

A.K. Sharma, Ashutosh Vashishtha

This paper aims to trace the evolution of Indian financial market structure and regulation, in the broad dialectic sense and to suggest a consolidated, holistic regulatory model.

Who pays for banking supervision? Principles and trends

Donato Masciandaro, Maria J. Nieto, Henriette Prast

This paper aims to analyse the economics of financing banking supervision and attempts to respond to two questions: What are the most common financing practices? Can the…

Managing the competition risks of communication between competitors

Fred Houwen

The study sets out to report and comment, from a competition law perspective, on communication between competitors.

A principled front in the war against market abuse

Richard Burger

The purpose of this study is to consider the case of Sean Pignatelli and consider surrounding commentary on the misuse of market information.

Court of appeal ruling on discovery in civil litigation of regulatory information protected from disclosure by section 348 FSMA

Joanna Gray

This paper aims to report and comment on the Court of Appeal ruling on Real Estate Opportunities Ltd v. Aberdeen Asset Managers Jersey Ltd and others.

At FSA's application High Court orders winding‐up of UK partnership which facilitated offshore boiler room share sales to UK investors

Joanna Gray

This study aims to report and comment on the High Court judgment regarding The Inertia Partnership (TIP).

Editorial

Oonagh McDonald

Editorial board update: Richard Burger