After the introduction of the euro in 1999, the debate on the financial stabilityarchitecture in the EU focused on the adequacy of a decentralised setting based onnational responsibilities for preventing and managing crises. The Financial ServicesAction Plan in 1999 and the introduction of the...

This paper analyses the regulatory framework which applies to the determination of directors’remuneration in Europe and examines the extent to which European firms follow best practices incorporate governance in this area, drawing on an empirical analysis of the governance systems thatEuropean...

A lot happened even before the perceived beginning of this crisis in 2007,so although the events are recent, I will give an overview from a US perspectiveof the period from 2001 to date, in our search for the lessons to be learned.Much of it is probably familiar, but worth revisiting.I will...

Workingpaper zum Thema "Regulatory Implicationsof the Global Financial Crisis" von Brad Gans am Institute for Law and Finance an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt. Dabei wird u.a. auf die Ursachen der globalen Finanzkrise am Bankenmarkt eingegangen, insbesondere im Hinblick auf den...

Thomas Huertas vom Institue for Law and Finance an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt wirft in dem Workingpaper "Containment and Cure:Some Perspectives on the Current Crisis" hauptsächlich zwei Fragen auf: Die Frage nach der Ursache der Weltwirtschaftskrise und wie man eine solche in Zukunft...

This Article examines the market reaction to a series of legal events concerning thejudicial interpretation of the pari passu clause in sovereign debt instruments.1 Moregenerally, the Article provides insights into the reactions of investors (predominantlyfinancial institutions), issuers...

On 27 and 28 September 2007, a commission formed on the initiative of the authors1held its first meeting in Aarhus, Denmark to deliberate on its goal of drafting a "EuropeanModel Company Law Act" (EMCLA). This project, outlined in the following pages, aimsneither to force a mandatory...

This paper identifies some common errors that occur in comparative law, offers some guidelines tohelp avoid such errors, and provides a framework for entering into studies of the company laws ofthree major jurisdictions. The first section illustrates why a conscious approach to...