Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance: Volume 29 Issue 1

Money laundering via underground currency exchange networks

Fabian Maximilian Teichmann, Marie-Christin Falker

This paper aims to demonstrate how illicit funds are being laundered through underground currency exchange networks.

Demystifying gaps and testing for convergence in bank regulations impacting the competitive environment: a case of India and its peers in BRICS

Rachita Gulati

This study aims to demystify how the critical regulations affecting the bank competition have instituted, amended and fine-tuned over the years in India and its peers in Brazil…

Securitization and earnings management: evidence from the Sarbanes–Oxley act

Anin Rupp

This paper aims to examine whether the opportunistic use of assets securitization for earnings management is systematically widespread. It is hypothesized that with the passage of…

Unbundling interest rate and bank credit nexus on income inequality: structural break analysis from Nigeria

Bosede Ngozi Adeleye

Income inequality stalls economic growth with undesirable socio-economic consequences. Despite various measures targeted towards reducing the inequality gap, disparities in income…

Impact of activity restrictions on risk taking of banks: does competition matter during crisis?

Abu Hanifa Md. Noman, Che Ruhana Isa, Md Aslam Mia, Chan Sok-Gee

This study aims to examine the impact of activity restrictions in shaping the risk-taking behaviour of banks through the channel of competition in different economic conditions.

Smart contracts: will Fintech be the catalyst for the next global financial crisis?

Randall E. Duran, Paul Griffin

This paper aims to examine the risks associated with smart contracts, a disruptive financial technology (FinTech) innovation, and assesses how in the future they could threaten…