This open access book is the first to systematically explore competition policy in fintech markets. Drawing from the expertise of law scholars, economists, and social and natural scientists from the EU and the US, this edited collection explores the competitive dynamics, market organisation, and...

"The monetary and financial dimensions of economic sanctions have become critical components of sanctions strategies. A wider range of monetary and financial assets, entities (including central banks), and services are now targeted. Financial institutions, infrastructures, regulators and central...

Das "Amtliche AO-Handbuch 2024" enthält alle notwendigen, aktuellen Bestimmungen zum Thema. Im Einzelnen sind dies: Abgabenordnung (AO) Anwendungserlass zur AO (AEAO) Einführungsgesetz zur AO (EGAO) Finanzgerichtsordnung (FGO) Ferner sind Auszüge aus anderen relevanten Gesetzen, BMF-Schreiben...

What difference does it make, and for whom, whether the nonperforming debts of emerging market borrowers are restructured? This paper begins by positing a set of counterfactual conditions under which restructuring would not matter, and then shows how several ways in which the actual world of...

Mit der Einsetzung der Schuldenbremse als oberste Finanzregel des Schweizer Bundeshaushalts fand eine lange Phase der Verrechtlichung von Haushaltsführung ihren vorläufigen Abschluss. Die Schuldenbremse bindet die Finanzpolitik an eine übergeordnete Fiskalregel. Sie soll eine stabile,...

The European Union is in the process to establish “public country-by-country reporting” as a new and wide reaching obligation for multinationals to disclose tax-relevant numbers to a global audience, going beyond the OECD consensus which combined cross-border exchange of reports with...

In seinem Lehrbuch behandelt Thorsten Ingo Schmidt das Finanzverfassungs-, Haushalts- und Vermögensrecht von Bund, Ländern, Kommunen, Sozialversicherungen und Europäischer Union. Ausgehend von den historischen und systematischen Grundlagen stellt er zunächst das Finanzverfassungsrecht im...

This study explores the effects of state-imposed local tax and expenditure limits or TELs on the budgetary solvency of city governments in the US. Most local TELs were enacted in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and have remained largely unchanged in the last three to four decades. These...

1. Introduction; Nadia Linciano, Claudia Guagliano and Paola Soccorso -- Part I. Disclosing Non-financial Information -- 2.The Role of Finance in Sustainable Growth; -- 3. Information as a Driver of Sustainable Finance; S. Lovisolo -- Part II. The State of the Market -- 4. Corporate Governance and...

Financial law consists mainly of a combination of contract, property and insolvency law and the relevant private international law rules. It is specifically adapted to the use by parties active on the financial markets. This paper presents an overview of the axioms underlying financial law and...

Fiscal responsibility laws are institutions with which multiple governments in the same economy -- national and subnational --can commit to help avoid irresponsible fiscal behavior that could have short-term advantages to one of them but that would be collectively damaging. Coordination failures...

"This comprehensive Research Handbook provides an in-depth analysis of the different financial law approaches, legal systems and trends throughout Asia. Considering how reforms following the crises have been critical for the development and growth of the region, this insightful book explores a...

The legal framework for PFM in Zambia is fragmented, and much of it is outdated—falling short of capturing both recently introduced reforms and internationally accepted practices. The government has prioritized a revision of the existing legal framework for PFM and national development...

Sustainable public debt has gained renewed attention as countries implement fiscal consolidation measures in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Sound public debt policies and debt management practices require robust legal underpinnings. Complex legal issues however arise in the design...

This book explains Islamic commercial laws, economics, banking, finance, and capital market. It provides educative materials for lawyers, practitioners, regulators, students taking Islamic banking and finance courses and those who are interested in learning more about the Islamic finance...

Chapter 1. Understanding Compliance with Laws and Regulations: A Mechanism-Based Approach; Anthony Bottoms.- Chapter 2. Legitimacy and Regulatory Compliance; Justice Tankebe.- Chapter 3. The Uncertain Professional Status of Compliance; James A. Fanto.- Chapter 4. Compliance: From Soft Law to Hard...

Financing Africa's development requires ingenuity, discipline, and an understanding of fiscal systems - the entirety of government revenues and expenditures, including taxation and debt. This book makes fascinating what might seem at first glance complex. It describes diverse approaches that...

"Cryptoassets represent one of the most high-profile financial products in the world, and fastest growing financial products in history. From Bitcoin, Etherium, and Ripple's XRP -- so called 'utility tokens' used to access financial services -- to initial coin offerings that in 2017 rivaled...