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International Finance Law and Regulation, 2nd Edition

Author: Hal S Scott
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780421932906
Published In: December 2007
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Providing an up-to-the-minute and highly accessible account of the law and regulation of the global financial system, International Finance: Law and Regulation:

Explains the legislation and regulation of international finance and how it should be applied, including consideration of offshore and emerging markets
Examines the major domestic markets of the US, EU and Japan, including new regulatory regimes, providing a vital cross-border perspective
Looks at the issues arising from Basel II along with the ensuing developments in securitisation
Analyses the repercussions of the recent EC Directives such as the Prospectus Directive and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive
Focuses on principles and problems underlying key issues, helping you see through the complexities to find effective solutions
Includes case studies and examples throughout, showing you how the law is applied in practice
Looks at the infrastructure of financial markets including capital adequacy, foreign exchange regimes, payment systems, clearance and settlement
Focuses on the principles underlying key issues, to help you see through complexities so you can solve problems effectively
Features a section on controlling the financing of terrorism
Includes new chapters on the Transatlantic Capital Market and the Chinese Financial system and its interface with the rest of the world

International aspects of major domestic markets

International aspects of US capital markets
International aspects of US banking markets
The European Union: the single market in financial services
Europe's economic and monetary union
International aspects of Japanese financial markets

Infrastructure of financial markets

Capital adequacy
Foreign exchange regimes
The payment system
Clearance and settlement

Instruments and offshore markets

Eurodollar markets: deposits, loans and bonds
International asset securitisation
Stock market competition
Futures and options
Swaps
Offshore mutual funds

Emerging markets

Project finance
Privatisation and institutional investors
Emerging market debt
Banking system reforms

Fighting terrorism

Controlling the financing of and insuring against terrorism

"Professor Hal Scott of Harvard Law School has distilled his vast knowledge of international finance law into a single, superbly structured and user-friendly volume." - Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation

"An excellent guide to the complex and wide-ranging field of international finance law." - Journal of International Finance Law & Regulation

Lawyers embarking on a career in finance law will welcome this book. It should also be a permanent fixture on the bookshelves of students and teachers of finance law. - Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation