This paper considers and assesses various explanations attributed as principal factors of the recent Financial Crisis. In particular, it focuses on two principal regulatory tools which constitute the basis of the framework promulgated by recent Basel Committee's initiatives, that is, Basel III....

The Dodd-Frank Act, enacted after the global financial crisis, requires U.S. financial regulators to define and regulate systemically risky firms and activities — a truly Sisyphean task. In this Essay, we identify two paths regulators have taken: a “descriptive approach,” which involves...

We examine how the presence of multiple supervisory agencies affects firm-level compliance in form and substance with disclosure regulations. This analysis is important because coordination problems among regulators are frequently present in practice but often overlooked in academic research. We...

Systemrisiken sind in Zeiten des digitalen Umbruchs eine so präsente Bedrohung auf Finanzmärkten wie nie. Einem wachsenden Einfluss digitaler Intermediäre auf dem Finanzmarkt (wie Plattformunternehmen und FinTechs) sowie digitalen Geschäftsmodellen wohnen neue Herausforderungen und...

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 About HBOS -- chapter 3 The Politics of Risk Management -- chapter 4 The Chemistry of Audit Failure -- chapter 5 Regulatory Failure -- chapter 6 Findings and Implications for Finance Teaching and Research.