The Quest for Financial Stability
E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book
Reihe: Wiley Finance Editions
ISBN: 978-1-118-82961-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Since World War II, financial crises have been the result ofmacroeconomic instability until the fatidic week end of September15 2008, when Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. The financialsystem had become the source of its own instability through acombination of greed, lousy underwriting, fake ratings andregulatory negligence. From that date, governments tried to puttogether a new regulatory framework that would avoid using taxpayermoney for bailout of banks. In an uncoordinated effort, theyproduced a series of vertical regulations that are disconnectedfrom one another. That will not be sufficient to stop finance frombeing instable and the need for international and horizontalregulation is urgent. This challenge is the focus of GeorgesUgeux's book.
International Finance Regulation: The Quest for FinancialStability focuses on the inspirations behind regulation, andexamines the risks and consequences of fragmentation on a globalscale. Author Georges Ugeux has four decades of experience in thelegal and economic aspects of international business operations. Hecreated and run the New York Stock Exchange'sinternationalgroup in charge of developing the NYSE's reach to non-UScompanies, including relationships with regulators and governments. Ugeux teaches European Banking and Finance of the ColumbiaUniversity School of Law. Ugeux is uniquely positioned to providerecommendations and suggestions from the perspective of a topglobal authority. In the book, he explores international regulationwith topics such as:
* Laws, regulations, and risks of overregulation
* Transformation of the U.S. market and creation of theEurozone
* Development of a global framework and stability of thebanking system
* In-depth examination of Basel III, the Dodd-Frank Act, theEuropean Banking Union, and the Volcker Rule
The book also contains case studies from real-world scenarioslike Lehman, CDS, Greece, the London Whale, and Libor to illustratethe concepts presented. Finance consistently operates within anincreasingly global paradigm, and an overarching regulation schemeis becoming more and more necessary for sustainable growth.International Finance Regulation: The Quest for FinancialStability presents an argument for collaboration toward acomprehensive global regulation strategy.