Banking

The trillion-dollar markets for futures, swaps, commodity options, and related derivatives are extremely important to the global economy because, among other things, they influence the prices that people pay for everything from heating oil and bread to...

This book provides guidance to the laws of whistleblowing in the EU banking and financial sector.Covering all the relevant EU legislation, including the Directive on the protection of whistleblowers, the book provides insights from 3 EU member states -...

This book examines the legal and regulatory aspects of cryptocurrencies and assets and the blockchain system on which they are based. It also considers the emerging practical issues involved. The analysis covers a range of economies across the world,...

In two volumes, this handbook covers in a comprehensive, internally balanced, systematic and detailed way the field of European Union (EU) banking law and regulation. The present Volume II builds on Volume I, which offered a brief introduction to the...

In Hong Kong, the banking system is the primary source of financial stability risk. Post-2008 regulatory reforms have focused on financial stability policies and tools while neglecting the design of supervisory models. This book provides a comparative...

This book examines the concept of ‘naming, blaming, claiming’ in the application of arbitration for private banking dispute resolution. The author focuses on examining this issue using Hong Kong as a case in point, blending theory and empirical evidence...

Against a background of calls to prioritise the improvement of financial inclusion in Africa, this book provides an analysis of current financial inclusion measures in Southern Africa. Evaluating the existing strengths and weaknesses of financial...

Adopting a mixed-methods approach, this book assesses the role of soft law as a technique to repress and prevent money laundering.The consequence of the combination of a non-traditional subject matter with the limitations of traditional international law...