As governments around the world withdraw from welfare provision and promote long-term savings by households through the financial markets, the protection of retail investors has become critically important. Taking as a case study the wide-ranging EC investor-protection regime which now governs EC retail markets after an intense reform period, this critical, contextual and comparative examination of the nature of investor protection explores why the retail investor should be protected, whether retail investor engagement with the markets should be encouraged and how investor protection laws should be designed, particularly in light of the financial crisis. The book considers the implications of the EC's investor protection rules 'on the books' but also considers investor protection law and policy 'in action', drawing on experience from the UK retail market and in particular the Financial Services Authority's extensive retail market activities, including the recent Retail Distribution Review and the Treating Customers Fairly strategy.

Im Juli 2010 ist in das Kreditwesengesetz (KWG) und das Versicherungsaufsichtsgesetz (VAG) jeweils die Regelung aufgenommen worden, dass die Vergutungssysteme fur Geschaftsleiter und Mitarbeiter angemessen, transparent und auf eine nachhaltige Entwicklung des Instituts beziehungsweise des Unternehmens ausgerichtet sein mussen. Im Oktober 2010 folgten zwei konkretisierende Verordnungen: die InstitutsVergV und die VersVergV. In dieser Arbeit werden die aufsichtsrechtlichen Vergutungsvorgaben erlautert und die Moeglichkeiten ihrer Umsetzung in den die Arbeits- und Dienstverhaltnisse gestaltenden Vertragen und Vereinbarungen eroertert. Ziel der Arbeit ist es, die Vorgaben fur die Praxis zu bewerten und die bei ihrer Umsetzung dienstvertragsrechtlichen sowie vor allem individual- und kollektivarbeitsrechtlichen Fragestellungen zu beantworten.

This book was first published in 2006. It is estimated that up to sixty percent of the world's money may be located offshore, where half of all financial transactions are said to take place; however, there is a perception that secrecy about offshore is encouraged to obfuscate tax evasion and money laundering. McCann provides a detailed analysis of the global offshore environment, outlining the extent of the information available and how that information might be used in assessing the quality of individual jurisdictions, as well as examining whether some of the perceptions about 'offshore' are valid. He analyses the ongoing work of the Financial Stability Forum, the Financial Action Task Force, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The book also offers some suggestions as to what the future might hold for offshore finance.

1.1 Cash Flow, Risk, Agency, Information, Investments The first volume dealt with the management of: cash flow (and the exchange of goods and services); risk; agency relationships; and information. The firm m- ages these aspects by legal tools and practices in the context of all commercial transactions. The second volume discussed investments. As voluntary contracts belong to the most important legal tools available to the firm, the second volume provided an - troduction to the general legal aspects of generic investment contracts and p- ment obligations. This volume discusses funding transactions, exit, and a particular category of decisions raising existential questions (business acquisitions). Transactions which can be regarded as funding transactions from the perspective of a firm raising the funding can be regarded as investment transactions from the perspective of an - vestor that provides the funding. Although the perspective chosen in this volume is that of a firm raising funding, this volume will simultaneously provide infor- tion about the legal aspects of many investment transactions. 1.2 Funding, Exit, Acquisitions Funding transactions are obviously an important way to manage cash flow. All - vestments will have to be funded in some way or another. The firm's funding mix will also influence risk in many ways. Funding. The most important way to raise funding is through retained profits and by using existing assets more efficiently. The firm can also borrow money from a bank, or issue debt, equity, or mezzanine securities to a small group of - vestors.

Clearing forms the core part of a smooth and efficiently functioning financial market infrastructure. Traditionally, it has been provided by clearing houses, most of which today act as a 'central counterparty' (CCP) between the two sides of a trade. The rapid growth of cross-border trading has sparked discussion on the most efficient industry structure - particularly in Europe and the US. At the heart of this discussion lies the question of whether the implementation of a single clearing house creates greater benefits than a more competitive but interlinked market structure. This is the starting point for this book, which analyses the efficiency of clearing and clearing industry structure. Along with clear-cut definitions and a concise characterisation and descriptive analysis of the clearing industry, the book determines the efficiency impact of various cross-border integration and harmonisation initiatives between CCPs. This serves to identify the most preferable future structure for the clearing industry.

This is the nation's first and oldest casebook on securities regulation. This edition has been streamlined for easier use, but it continues to provide instructors and students with the full range of tools for the in-depth study of securities regulation. It has been revised and updated to take into account the following: Initial coin offerings and sales of other crypto-assets Changes in the primary and secondary capital markets, including high frequency trading Certain amendments to the public disclosure requirements Amendments to the limited offering exemptions The ongoing debate around elements of Rule 10b-5 Regulation Best Interest Recent Supreme Court cases, including their implications for certain civil litigation and the SEC's continued reliance on administrative proceedings

Fiscal Challenges: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Budget Policy brings together leading experts from a range of disciplines to explore the problems of budget policy. The authors, including top economists, political scientists, historians, psychologists, and legal scholars, together provide a unique, multidisciplinary introduction to the subject. In addition to in-depth analysis of congressional budget procedures and the economics of federal deficits and debt, Fiscal Challenges explores important recent developments in budget policy at the state level and in the European Union. The goal of the volume is to offer readers wide-ranging perspectives on the many different academic disciplines and perspectives that bear on the evaluation of budgetary procedures and their reform.

The Prospectus Directive of 4 November 2003 and the Prospectus Regulation of 29 April 2004 permit a single European passport for a prospectus that has been approved by the competent authority of a Member State to be used for the public offering of securities in other Member States without the need to obtain approval in each state. The Prospectus Directive sets forth the general rules and requirements for the preparation, approval and distribution of prospectuses and defines the content, format and publication of the prospectus, while the Prospectus Regulation defines the minimum information that must be included in the prospectus and its related documents. This second volume contains reports of the implementation of the Prospectus Directive in those EU and EEA Member States not included in the first volume. Together, both volumes give the reader an overview of the implementation throughout the European Union and the European Economic Area.

With the rise of the Chinese economy and consumer market, intellectual property (IP) conflicts in Sino-U.S. business transactions are increasing, and consequently, companies are intent on achieving maximum IP values in China-related cross-border transactions.
Conducting Business in China: An Intellectual Property Perspective provides readers with the necessary guidance on conducting business in China from an intellectual property perspective, offering specific advice on how to profitably leverage technology and IP assets while minimizing potential risk for companies and their Chinese counterparts.

The Papers collected in this volume are those presented at the tenth Collo- quium arranged by the Societe Universitaire Europeenne de Recherches Fi- nancieres (SUERF), which took place in Vienna in April 1982. The Society is supported by a large number of central banks, commercial banks, and other financial and business institutions, as well as by academics and others interested in monetary and financial problems. Since its estab- lishment in 1963 it has developed as a forum for the exchange of informa- tion, research results and ideas, valued by academics and practitioners in these fields, induding central bank officials and civil servants responsible for formulating and applying monetary and financial policies. A major activity of SUERF is to organise and conduct Colloquia on sub- jects of topical interest to members. The titles, places and dates of previous Colloquia for which volumes of the collected Papers were published are noted on page 421. Volumes were not issued for Colloquia held at Tar- ragona, Spain in October 1970 under the title "Monetary Policy and New Developments in Banking" and at Strasbourg, France in January 1972 un- der the title "Aspects of European Monetary Union".

This is an account of the development of European labour and social security law as it interrelates with the evolution of market integration in the European Union. Giubboni presents, from a labour law perspective, a case study of the changes the European Community/European Union has undergone from its origins to the present day and of the ways these changes have affected the regulation of European Welfare States at national level. Drawing on the idea of 'embedded liberalism', Giubboni analyses the infiltration of EC competition and market law into national systems of labour and social security law and provides a normative framework for conceptualising the transformation of regulatory techniques implemented at the EU level. This important, interdisciplinary contribution to research in EU social law illustrates how the vision of social protection and solidarity is changing.

International financial relations have become increasingly important for the development of global and national economies. At present these relations are primarily governed by market forces, with little regulatory interference at the international level. In the light of numerous financial crises, this abstinence must be seriously questioned. Starting with an analysis of the regulatory problems at the international level, with only minimal powers entrusted to international organisations, this book develops various possibilities for reform. On the basis of an historical analysis, the book first adopts a comparative approach to national attempts to regulate international financial markets, then outlines the potential of relevant institutions and finally develops a policy perspective. It seeks to provide a framework for analysing options for the regulation of international financial markets from a public international law and comparative law perspective.

As Baby Boomers plan for their retirements, finance their children's educations, and provide for their families' medical expenses, they confront a fundamental reality: America today is a defined contribution society. We save for retirement, health care and educational savings through IRAs, 401(k) accounts, 529 programs, FSAs, HRAs, HSAs and other individual accounts which did not exist a generation ago. In its own way, the emergence of these accounts has been a revolution which has, step-by-step, without fanfare, cumulatively transformed tax and social policy in fundamental ways. The Origins of the Ownership Society describes the defined contribution revolution, its causes, and implications. For lawyers, the book provides useful insights into the network of individual accounts which are now central features of the U.S. income tax for retirement, medical, and health savings. For those concerned about public policy, the book provides useful guidance regarding our options in providing for the retirement of the mass numbers of Baby Boomers, and in preparing young Americans for the medical costs of their older years. The defined contribution format will, for good or for ill, be the framework governing the Baby Boomers' choices. For everyone else, including the Baby Boomers themselves, the book explains where we are, how and why we got there, and what our options are for the future.

Der seit 2002 geltende Deutsche Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK) regelt bewusst blosse Grundsatze guter Unternehmensfuhrung. Die jungsten Empfehlungen zu mehr Vielfalt ("Diversity") in Vorstand, Aufsichtsrat und Fuhrungsfunktionen und insbesondere zur angemessenen Beteiligung von Frauen haben eine gesellschaftspolitische Debatte uber die Vertretung von Frauen in Managementpositionen angestossen sowie eine Reihe von neuen rechtlichen Fragen aufgeworfen. Der Arbeit liegen daher zwei wesentliche Zielsetzungen zugrunde, die in zwei Teilen eroertert werden: Im ersten Teil der Arbeit wird der Frage nachgegangen, wie die geltenden Regelungen und insbesondere die Empfehlungen des Kodex zu mehr Vielfalt (Diversity) auszulegen sind. Im zweiten Teil werden die Rechtsfolgen einer fehlerhaften Auslegung und die zu Kodex-Verstoessen ergangene hoechstrichterliche Rechtsprechung untersucht. Im Zentrum steht dabei die Frage, ob und inwieweit Vorstand und Aufsichtsrat ein unternehmerisches Ermessen bzw. ein vergleichbarer Spielraum bei Auslegung und Anwendung des Kodex zustehen.

The Prospectus Directive of 4 November 2003 sets the rules on the publication of a prospectus in the event that securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a stock exchange in the European Union. These rules apply in all 30 member states of the European Economic Area. Since member states decide to a large extent how to implement the Directive in their law, the rules in the different member states will differ substantially. It is therefore important not only to have an understanding of the rules laid down in the Directive but also to obtain knowledge of the rules applicable in the different states. As an English book it provides an understanding for non-Europeans of the rules applicable on the publication of a prospectus. A comprehensive table of contents, text of the European Directive and a list of national implementing laws are also included.

Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created. Fostering trade in services has, accordingly, become central to the EU's vision for developing the internal market. Yet regulating services and their international trade is notoriously complex, and controversial. For years the EU's efforts were limited to sector-specific regulation in key areas, until the adoption of the general Services Directive in 2006. Since then, confronted by the limited success of traditional legal intervention, the EU's attentions have shifted to alternative forms of regulation. This book looks back on the historical development of services law, discusses the nature of impediments to trade in services in the EU, and explains the basic rules and principles applicable to such trade. It also examines the recent development of alternative regulatory methods, such as networking, the use of common standards, private regulation, self-regulation, open methods of coordination, and administrative cooperation. Taking a broad perspective and placing services regulation within its economic context, the author offers a thorough evaluation of current regulatory methods alongside the alternative methods which could be deployed. The book is the first to provide an overview of the regulation of services in the EU.

Regulation is a key concern of industries, consumers, citizens, and governments alike. Building on the success of the first edition, Understanding Regulation, Second Edition provides the reader with an introduction to key debates and discussions in the field of regulation from a number of disciplinary perspectives, looking towards law, economics, business, political science, sociology, and social administration.
The book has been extensively revised and updated to take into account the significant developments and events of the past decade. Containing several new chapters, it has been completely restructured into seven parts, covering: the fundamental issues regarding regulation; different types of regulatory strategies; rules and enforcement; quality and evaluation; regulation at different levels of government; network issues; and concluding thoughts.
Drawing on cross-sectoral and cross-national examples, this book reviews the central questions of regulation, and reflects upon those contentious issues that affect the design and operation of regulatory institutions. Amongst other topics, it discusses 'better regulation', enforcement, self-regulation, risk regulation, cost-benefit analysis, and more utility regulation-oriented topics, such as price-setting. It will be an essential resource for academics, researchers, and graduates across the social sciences studying regulation.

Retirement risk management must be dramatically overhauled if workers and retirees are to better prepare themselves to meet future retirement challenges. Recent economic events including the global financial crisis have upended expectations about what pension and endowment fund managers can do. Employers and employees have found it difficult to make pension contributions, despite drops in retirement plan funding. In many countries, government social security systems are also facing insolvency. These factors, coupled with an aging population and rising longevity, are giving rise to serious questions about the future of retirement in America and around the world. This volume explores how workers and firms can reassess the risks associated with retirement saving and dissaving, to identify creative adjustments to adapt to these new risks and realities. One area explored is the key role for financial literacy and education programs. In addition, those acting as plan sponsors and fiduciaries must reconsider pension design to help them better address the new realities. Also novel financial products are described that can help with the design of retirement plans. Experts provide new research and offer policy recommendations, illustrating how retirement plans can be amended to better meet the retirement needs of workers and firms. This volume is an important addition to the Pensions Research Council / Oxford Univeristy Press series and to the current debate on retirement security.

The Blackstone's Guide Series delivers concise and accessible books covering the latest legislative changes and amendments. Published soon after enactment, they offer expert commentary by leading names on the extent, scope, and effects of the legislation, plus a full copy of the Act itself. They offer a cost-effective solution to key information needs and are the perfect companion for any practitioner needing to get up to speed with the latest changes.
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 was the most important piece of legislation in the financial services area for many years. It made a number of important changes, including overhauling and unifying the arrangement for oversight of banking, insurance and other investment services; introducing new sanctions to restrain abuse of financial markets; establishing the Financial Services Authority as regulator of the UK's financial services industry; creating a statutory Financial Ombudsman Service to enable financial disputes to be resolved quickly and informally; establishing the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal; and creating a Financial Services Compensation Scheme to unify the arrangements for depositor and policyholder protection and investor compensation. Since the publication of the first edition in 2001, statutory amendments have been required to implement a number of important EU directives, such as The Prospectus Directive, the Market Abuse Directive, the Transparency Directive and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. There has also been amendment for domestic purposes, e.g. in the field of consumer credit. The new edition will cover these updates and will also give an account of what has been happening in the policy fields beneath the level of the Act itself.
The new edition of this Blackstone's Guide combines the full text of the Act with an expert narrative. It seeks to explain the scope and impact of the Act, and bring practitioners right up-to-date with this complex piece of drafting. Developments in UK financial services regulation are taken into account where relevant in response to the global financial upheaval of 2007-9. Presented in a straightforward layout, the book enables ease of use as a reference source.

This study traces the history of the law of bills and notes in England from medieval times to the period in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries when bills played a central role in the domestic and international financial system. It challenges the traditional theory that English commercial law developed by incorporation of the concept of negotiability and other rules from an ancient body of customary law known as the law merchant. Rogers shows that the law of bills was developed within the common law system itself, in response to changing economic and business practices. This account draws on economic and business history to explain how bills were actually used and to examine the relationship between the law of bills and economic and social controversies.

Die Edition des Nachschlagewerks des Reichsgerichts - Gesetzgebung des Deutschen Reichs wird mit den Banden 5 bis 7 fortgesetzt mit der Rechtssprechungsubersicht zum Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht, das zu dem auch international viel beachteten Wirtschaftsrecht Deutschlands gehoerte. Die Bande 5 bis 7 sind in sich vollstandig und enthalten keine Verweisungen auf die fruheren Bande der Edition. Das 1897 neu gefasste Handelsgesetzbuch legte zusammen mit der Judikatur des Reichsgerichts die Grundlagen fur das moderne deutsche Firmen-, handelsrechtliche Arbeitsrecht (Handlungsgehilfen), Handelsvertreterrecht und das Recht der offenen Handelsgesellschaft und der Kommanditgesellschaft. Einen breiten Raum nimmt die Judikatur zum Aktienrecht ein, die auch heute noch von grosser Bedeutung ist, wie das 2007 erschienene Werk "Aktienrecht im Wandel" zeigt. Die Judikatur zu den Handelsgeschaften stellt die Verbindung zum Schuldrecht des BGB her. Die Rechtsprechung zum 1898 novellierten Genossenschaftsgesetz und zum Gesetz uber die Gesellschaften mit beschrankter Haftung spiegelt die Bedeutung und die Wandlungen dieser Gesellschaftsform wahrend der Kaiserzeit, der Weimarer Zeit und der NS-Zeit wieder. Band 6 enthalt die Reichsgerichts-Judikatur zu den besonderen handelsrechtlichen Regelungen des Schuld- und Sachenrechts wie zum Seehandelsrecht. Breit dokumentiert sind die Urteile zu den Handelsbrauchen, zum Annahmeverzug des Kaufers und zur Untersuchungs- und Rugepflicht des Kaufers. Weitere wichtige Regelungsbereiche betreffen das Kommissions- und Speditionsrecht, das Lager- und Frachtgeschaft sowie die seehandelsrechtlichen Institutionen.

Devise an organized, proactive approach to financial compliance Financial Regulation and Compliance provides detailed, step-by-step guidance for the compliance professional seeking to manage overlapping and new regulatory responsibilities. Written by David Kotz, former Inspector General of the SEC with additional guidance provided by leading experts, this book is a one-stop resource for navigating the numerous regulations that have been enacted in response to the financial crisis. You'll learn how best to defend your organization from SEC, CFTC, FINRA, and NFA Enforcement actions, how to prepare for SEC, FINRA, and NFA regulatory examinations, how to manage the increasing volume of whistleblower complaints, how to efficiently and effectively investigate these complaints, and more. Detailed discussion of the regulatory process explains how aggressive you should be in confronting federal agencies and self-regulatory organizations and describes how commenting on issues that affect your business area can be productive or not. The companion website includes a glossary of terms, regulations and government guidance, relevant case law, research databases, and FAQs about various topics, giving you a complete solution for keeping abreast of evolving compliance issues. These days, compliance professionals are faced with a myriad of often overlapping regulatory challenges. Increased aggressiveness on the part of regulators has led to increased demand on financial firms, but this book provides clear insight into navigating the changes and building a more robust compliance function. * Strengthen internal compliance and governance programs * Manage whistleblower programs and conduct effective investigations * Understand how to minimize exposure and liability from Enforcement actions * Learn how to prepare for the different types of regulatory examinations * Minimize exposure from FCPA violations * Understand the pros and cons of commenting on regulations The volume and pace of regulatory change is causing new and diverse pressures on compliance professionals. Navigate the choppy waters successfully with the insider guidance in Financial Regulation and Compliance.

Die Mitwirkung des Bauherrn ist gerade bei Bauvertragen essentiell wichtig. Ohne sie kann ein komplexes Bauprojekt oft nicht erfolgreich realisiert werden. Die Arbeit beschaftigt sich mit den rechtlichen Konsequenzen unterlassener Mitwirkung des Bauherrn (z.B. fehlende Plane, mangelhafte Vorleistung, verspatete Freigabe usw.). Ausgehend von der allgemeinen werkvertragsrechtlichen Einordnung der Mitwirkungshandlungen des Bestellers als blosse Obliegenheiten untersucht die Arbeit, ob dieses System im Bauvertragsrecht nach BGB und VOB aufrechtzuerhalten ist. Wahrend die Mehrheit der Literatur und Rechtsprechung die zur Erstellung des Bauwerks erforderlichen Mitwirkungshandlungen des Bauherrn weitestgehend zu echten Pflichten heraufstuft, kommt der Autor zu dem Ergebnis, dass am Obliegenheitsmodell des BGB in weiten Teilen festzuhalten ist. Begrundet wird dies mit einer dogmatischen Analyse des gesetzlichen Systems unter Berucksichtigung der besonderen Interessenlagen der am Bau beteiligten Parteien.