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This book examines the legal and regulatory aspects of
cryptocurrency and blockchain and the emerging practical issues
that these issues involve. The analysis covers a range of advanced
economies across the world, in America, Europe and Asia. The book
describes, explains and analyses the nature of cryptocurrencies and
the blockchain systems they are constructed on in these major world
economies and considers relevant law and regulation and their
shortcomings. It will be of use and interest to academics, lawyers,
regulators and anyone involved with cryptocurrencies and
blockchain.
This book examines the legal and regulatory aspects of
cryptocurrency and blockchain and the emerging practical issues
that these issues involve. The analysis covers a range of advanced
economies across the world, in America, Europe and Asia. The book
describes, explains and analyses the nature of cryptocurrencies and
the blockchain systems they are constructed on in these major world
economies and considers relevant law and regulation and their
shortcomings. It will be of use and interest to academics, lawyers,
regulators and anyone involved with cryptocurrencies and
blockchain.
The Law Relating to International Banking (Second Edition)
addresses the key legal issues associated with international
banking and capital markets. Covering choice of law, jurisdiction,
sovereign risk, contractual remedies, exchange controls and legal
opinions, this new edition provides a detailed analysis of the
legal issues relating to the lending of money, whether by way of: -
Term loans - Syndicated lending - The transferring of a bank's
interest in a loan - Bond issues - Asset backed securitisation In
addition, the title also considers Islamic securitisation as well
as whole of business securitisation. It also examines derivative
contracts along with the contractual issues arising with
consideration being given to how to complete the Schedules to the
ISDA Master Agreement. Contract guarantees and standby letters of
credit are also analysed. The Law Relating to International Banking
is essential reading for anyone wishing to gain a perspective on
these transactions, including banking lawyers, bankers, academics
and post graduate students.
The liberalization of trade and its questionable benefit; the
increasing fluidity in the movement of people and trade across
geo-political divides; the emergence of unregulated virtual trade
and its implications on domestic economic policy; and the social
implications of the new world order are all issues demanding
on-going critical examination from a perspective beyond the common
lens of neo-liberal economics. Such an examination is pursued in
Kouzmin and Hayne edited volume Essays in Economic Globalization,
Transnational Policies and Vulnerability, a collection of 13
diverse, challenging and, often, cautionary chapters contributed by
an international cohort of scholars.
A comprehensive guide to the rules and regulations that govern the
UK financial services industry, providing: - Analysis of the
various laws and regulations and how they impact on customer
relations and retail products - An outline of the protection given
to clients' money and the functioning of the prudential
requirements - An explanation of the rationale and operation of
enforcement procedures - Details of requirements as they apply to
professionals who engage in financial services activities as an
incidental part of their professional activities - A consideration
of recently implemented EU initiatives The fifth edition has been
fully updated in line with the post-EU regime and in addition
includes updates to: - the new investments and investment
activities and the FCA rules and their impact - the FCA
authorisation procedures and their impact - the approved persons
regime - the rules and, in particular, their applications in
relation to retail products and customer relations - the rules in
relation to professionals as well as coverage of: - the EU Market
Abuse Regulation - 4th and 5th Money Laundering Directives in their
UK form including additional examples of enforcement actions and
prosecutions and the lessons to be learned - new case law in
relation to enforcement and the lessons learned Covering the latest
developments, this valuable text is set out in the context of
common practice and is indispensable for those working within or
otherwise associated with the financial services industry, namely
lawyers, compliance officers, auditors, financial advisers,
consultants, academics and students.
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