Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance: Volume 10 Issue 2

New mindsets and new skills: The strategic importance of continuous competence in emerging financial services business models

Gary Storer, Amin Rajan

Professional development will become a crucial investment rather than an irritating cost in the 21st century. Financial services professionals often see continued professional…

Incentive compatibility and the optimal design of deposit protection schemes: An assessment of UK arrangements

Maximilian J.B. Hall

Late in 2001, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) introduced a new set of arrangements fordeposit protection in the UK. While the changes involve a welcome improvement on…

To polarise or not to polarise

Paul Smee

Polarisation has been an integral part of how the retail financial services market operates in the UK, since its implementation in 1988. The term ‘polarisation’ refers to the…

Information exchange and the offshore financial centres

Richard J. Hay

This paper considers supranational initiatives ‐ particularly those emanating from the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development, the Financial Action Task Force and…

The business cycle in a globalising new economy: Implications for bank regulation and monetary policy

Andy Mullineux

This paper examines the implications for bank regulatory and monetary policy of the business cycle; the nature of which is being transformed by the forces of globalisation and the…

UK energy trading regulation: The EMP regime

Edward J. Swan, Darren Fox

The UK Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA) 2000 has introduced a new ‘lighthanded’ regulatory regime for energy market participants. The following paper shows how it changes…