International Finance Law and Regulation, 2nd Edition

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