The global, euro-zone, and Asian financial crises have highlighted the importance of appropriate regulatory design and coverage for financial stability. In particular, in the wake of the global financial crisis the Group of Twenty (G20) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and its...

This article examines the recent regulatory developments with regard to shortselling. Short selling regulation is an important factor in firm governancebecause it affects the way in which firms are subject to market discipline. Asthe financial crisis has attracted regulators’ notice to short...

Privacy plays an ever increasing role in the virtual world of electronic services. Privacy rules of a WTO Member trying to achieve a high level of data protection, however, could jeopardize the cross-border delivery of electronic services. Such kind of rules cause the risk of being qualified as...