Consolidating on a choice selection of chapters from its predecessor volume, “Designing Optimal Models of Financial Regulation in a Changing Financial Environment” – as well as conference presentations and recent global developments, this volume specifically addresses and recommends...

Consolidating on the Symposium “The Promise and Perils of Convergence in Financial Regulation and Consumer Protection”…………………., this volume focuses exclusively on the structure of financial regulation – as well as the system of financial supervision – in incorporating the...

In addition to designated primary functions, pursuant to Title X Dodd Frank Act sec. 1021 (c), this title being cited as the "Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010," other functions of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau incorporate rule-making authorities, monitoring, enforcement...

As recent global stock market crashes have brought to light – particularly massive sell outs which were instigated in response to panics about the actual state of economic growth of strategic investment partners and emerging economies, nothing moves consumers and investors more than...

Certain developments which have prompted recent regulatory concerns – consequently resulting in the Basel Committee's decision to introduce risk based drivers, include amongst others, concerns that the standardized approaches to credit and counterparty risk relied too heavily on external...

This paper not only addresses how linkages, direct and facilitating linkages, can benefit microfinance institutions – particularly in jurisdictions where the Savings Group Outreach involvement is particularly low – but also illustrates ways and means whereby group lending and other more...

Basic and fundamental issues which link financing and funding activities to financial regulation involve the problems of systemic risks and asymmetric information. In addition to addressing these issues, this paper will also consider other issues related to long term funding, which affect...

As regards macro prudential policies, the focus by Basel III on macro prudential policies can also be considered a consequence of the recent Financial Crisis. Hence, in response to efforts aimed at addressing issues relating to coordination, this paper not only seeks to highlight and...

“Perhaps the events which occur in a nation that has become accustomed to the fact that the public sphere is the favorable scenario for the satisfaction of private and sectarian interests, no longer bear the potential or capacity to surprise. However, the news that is broadcast daily by the...

The introduction of traditional policies to provide “additional monetary stimulus” in the aftermath of the recent Financial Crisis has been instigated by central banks such as Danmarks Nationalbank (DN), the European Central Bank (ECB), Sveriges Riksbank, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and...