Dealing with all aspects of risk management that have undergone significant innovation in recent years, this book aims at being a reference work in its field. Different to other books on the topic, it addresses the challenges and opportunities facing the different risk management types in banks,...

Notwendigkeit und Formen der Bankenregulierung -- Theoretische Erkenntnisse zur Marktdisziplinierung von Banken durch Fremdkapitalgeber -- Empirische Befunde zur Marktdisziplinierung von Banken durch Fremdkapitalgeber -- Disziplinieren gesicherte Fremdkapitalgeber deutsche Sparkassen? --...

1. Introduction -- 2. Risk management and banking business in Europe -- 3. Credit risk management and banking business in Europe -- 4. Banking efficiency in Europe -- 5. Capital constraints by regulation in Europe -- 6. Capital constraints by supervision in Europe -- 7. Bank regulation and...

The book shows the fundaments of the shadow banking system and its entities, operations and risks. Focusing on the regulatory aspects, it provides an original view that is able to demonstrate that the lack of supervision is a market failure

An account of the principal phases in the development of the English banking system, and an analysis of the financial structure of the economy of the UK. The book focuses in detail on the regulatory and supervisory aspects of the UK banking system, and the interactions between the structural...

As the financial crisis engulfs the world economy, there is an ambitous agenda for regulatory reform. This book provides a comprehensive review of the analysis of finance, economics and the law and economics, illuminating past and current banking and financial regulation designed to prevent...

In a financial revolution, new determinants of performance arise and interest in the way performance is measured and communicated to stakeholders grows. This book presents a wide and accurate analysis of the impact that regulation, structural changes and new financial products have on the...

This book is about the new capital adequacy framework - known as Basel II - approved by the Basel Committee in 2004. It aims to discuss Basel II implementation in different categories of developing countries, including emerging market economies, such as Brazil and low-income countries such as...