International Banking and Finance Law: Principles and Regulations

Banking / Finance

International Banking and Finance Law Principles and Regulations

By Mark Hsiao
Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong October 2011

Specifications

ISBN-13
9789626614532
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong
Publication
October 2011
Format
Paperback , 400 pages
Jurisdiction
International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

 “…akin to an encyclopedia of international financial and banking practice and law, and is an ideal addition to any library as a valuable reference material.”--- Kingsley Ong, Partner, Eversheds


With the backdrop of the ongoing, global financial uncertainties, no other resource out there covers both the banking and legal regulatory systems of the five, key global markets:  Hong Kong, China, The United States, European Union and United Kingdom
 
Author Mark Hsiao is an expert in the field with a wealth of practical and academic experience
 
  • Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Taught financial law at University of London and was the director for the MBA Banking on the University of London External Programme
  • Lectured Equity & Trust, English Commercial Law, Company Law, and Banking & Finance at the Bangor University
 
Contains legal and regulatory rules of the five main financial entities/markets:  Hong Kong, China, The United States, European Union and United Kingdom
 
  • Laws of each region are illustrated and compared
  • Provides information on how these markets interact with each other to co-exist in the international financial market
  • Covers the regulatory schemes in place to prevent the abuse of the banking system leading to another financial crisis
 
Efficiently guides the reader through legal principles related to banking practice and financial regulations in four, convenient parts
 
  • Foundation of the markets – a view of what constitutes the markets
  • International transaction fundamentals – basic questions and answers asked in the beginning of international transactions, e.g. conflict of laws
  • Risk mitigation - examination of the important techniques and strategies essential to both international and domestic instruments
  • Rules and regulations – discusses those which have an impact on the international transactions
 
International Banking and Finance laws: Principles and Regulations provides detailed information concerning the reforms of the banking and financial systems of the five (5) main active financial markets of (i) Hong Kong; (ii) China; (iii) United States; (iv) United Kingdom; and (v) European Union.
 
This Book looks principally of these major regions of the United States, European Union, United Kingdom with comparative illustrations of the Hong Kong and China banking and financial systems and markets. It also illuminates to the readers of the breakdown of the financial safeguards which lead to the 2008 financial crisis and the new legal principles and regulations put in place by the key Western financial systems related to banking practice in hopes of preventing a subsequent crisis and clearly illustrates their application by reference to case law and the key legislation.

Table of Contents

PART I Fundamentals
 
Chapter 1----Introduction to Regulations on Banking and Finance
Chapter 2----Introduction to Financial Law
Chapter 3----Legal Aspects of Deposits and Accounts
Chapter 4----Laws on Banking
Chapter 5----Legal Aspects of Money and Payments
Chapter 6----Laws on Loans and Credit
Chapter 7----Laws on Secured Credit
 
Part II International Finance
 
Chapter 8----Laws on Finance
Chapter 9----Conflict of Laws
Chapter 10----Syndicated Loans
Chapter 11----Debt Securities
 
Part III-Portfolio Risk Management
 
Chapter 12----Financial Derivatives
Chapter 13----Novation, Assignment, Sub-participation
Chapter 14----Settlement Systems
Chapter 15----Securitisation
 
Part IV Regulations on International Markets
 
Chapter 16----Capital Markets
Chapter 17----Primary Market (U.S.)
Chapter 18----Primary Market (EU)
Chapter 19----Secondary Markets (U.S., EU, U.K.)
Chapter 20----Orgainisations and Recommendations
Chapter 21----International Recommendations II

About the Author

Mark Hsiao, LL.B, LL.M (LSE:Lond), PhD(IALS:Lond), Assistant Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong

 
Prior to joining the Faculty of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Mark Hsiao was a lecturer in financial law at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, where he was also the director for the MBA Banking on the University of London External Programme. He also lectured on financial law at the postgraduate level. Before SOAS, he lectured Equity & Trust, English Commercial Law and Company Law and Banking & Finance at the Bangor University.
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