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Integration, regulation, and policy of securities market infrastructures in the euro area
Heiko Schmiedel, Andreas SchönenbergerThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the state of integration of securities market infrastructure in Europe.
European supervisory convergence: a new dynamic
Michael McKeeTo describe the 5th May 2006 ECOFIN conclusions on supervisory convergence and explain why they represent a new departure for European financial services work.
The mortality risk of pensions – methods of control and policy implications for the UK
Robert HudsonBodies with responsibilities for paying pensions to individuals face a mortality risk in that the pensioners may prove longer lived than expected. The significant scale and…
The corporate governance of banks
Andy MullineuxTo consider the implications of the banks fiduciary duty to their depositors (as well as the shareholders) and the government's fiscal duty to taxpayers (in the presence of…
Operational risk information system: a challenge for the banking sector
Francisco Flores, Enrique Bónson‐Ponte, Tomás Escobar‐RodríguezThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the capacity of response of the banking sector's information systems (IS), in the light of the new requirements of Basel II (Basel Bank for…
US regulators release joint‐rule proposal regarding futures contracts on debt indexes and securities
Andrew P. CrossThe purpose of this paper is to provide professionals in the global financial services industry with a useful summary of the proposed rules set out in April 2006 by two US…
The usual suspects?
Richard Burger, George DaviesThe purpose of this paper is to describe the ramifications of the UK Extradition Act of 2003 in the light of the extradition of the “Nat West Three” to the USA.
Court castigates BCCI liquidators' claim against Bank of England
Joanna GrayThe purpose of this paper is to describe how BCCI liquidators' claim against the Bank of England has been castigated.
Financial services and markets tribunal turns down costs application from broker whom it had earlier found not to have engaged in market abuse
Joanna GrayThe purpose of this paper is to describe how the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal turned down a costs application from a broker it had earlier found not to have engaged in…
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