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Politicians, central banks, and the shape of financial supervision architectures
Lucia Dalla Pellegrina, Donato MasciandaroThis paper aims to investigate the role of the quality of government on financial supervisory structures in different countries.
Product market competition, regulation and dividend payout policy of Malaysian banks
Rashid AmeerThis paper aims to investigate the impact of the product market competition, regulations on the dividend policies of the listed banks, over the period 1995‐2005 in Malaysia.
Compliance risk in Italian banks: the results of a survey
Giuliana Birindelli, Paola FerrettiThe objective of this paper is to highlight the results of a survey on compliance practices in Italian financial institutions (Italian banks and branches in Italy of foreign…
The impact of corporate fairness on the bank‐SME relationship
Fatima Vegholm, Lars SilverThe United Kingdom Financial Services Authority's treating customers fairly initiative has drawn attention to a current trend that involves regulators using regulatory principles…
Waste makes haste: Sarbanes‐Oxley, competitiveness and the subprime crisis
Donald NordbergThe passage of the Sarbanes‐Oxley Act of 2002 followed hard on the collapses of Enron and WorldCom. Waste makes haste. Official reports for US government agencies worried that the…
Efficiency of authoritative disclosure recommendations: Evidence from IFRS transition disclosure in Finland
Antti MiihkinenThis paper aims to explore the potential for disclosure recommendations given by authoritative supervisory bodies to reduce information asymmetry between the management and…
High court rules customer who opted from private to intermediate customer status to have been contributorily negligent to his spread betting losses
Joanna GrayThe article's aim is to report and comment on the High Court case Spreadex Ltd v. Sekhon.
Court of appeal confirms decision that claim in relation to pension transfer and drawdown advice is time barred
Joanna GrayThe article's aim is to report and comment on the Court of Appeal case Shore v. Sedgwick Financial Services Ltd & Others.
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