Purpose – The recurrence of banking crises throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and in the more recent 2008-09 global financial crisis, has led to an expanding empirical literature on crisis explanation and prediction. The purpose of this paper is to provide an analytical review of proxies for and...

This study explains why financial services have for centuries been regulated to a greater extent than are most products that do not directly affect people's health or safety.

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has weathered the global financial crisis reasonably well so far, although tighter global financial conditions began to take their toll on trade, capital flows and economic growth in late 2008. This resilience reflects the reforms put in place by many...

The UK’s withdrawal from the EU will have far-reaching consequences on the European economy. However, the ultimate consequences of Brexit, especially for financial markets, depend on the final agreement, which is still under negotiation. Currently, regulated financial services can be provided...

The purpose of this study is to examine whether FinTech companies believe that the growing dependence on regulation represents a potential risk for their development. In 2021, we conducted a survey among Latvian FinTech companies to ascertain their attitude toward regulatory scrutiny. We...

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...

Purpose – The recurrence of banking crises throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and in the more recent 2008‐09 global financial crisis, has led to an expanding empirical literature on crisis explanation and prediction. The purpose of this paper is to provide an analytical review of proxies for...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze causes and regulators' responses to the current international financial market crisis. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses warning signs of the crisis in world financial services markets, principal underlying problems that have...