This book provides an introduction to financial supervision as practiced and discussed by stakeholders and in academia. It covers the “why, who, and by whom” issues of financial supervision, offering international comparisons as well as perspectives from different academic disciplines such as law, finance, economics and public administration. The books is also based on an extensive survey of available research and publications on the topics covered, as well as a large number of interviews with stakeholders at different levels and in different countries who work with the implementation, enforcement and/or compliance with financial regulation on a daily basis. By recognizing the multi-disciplinary nature of financial supervision the book will be of interest to both practitioners, students and academics, and respond to the growing need for authoritative guidance in this complex area.
This book provides an introduction to financial supervision as practiced and discussed by stakeholders and in academia. It covers the “why, who, and by whom” issues of financial supervision, offering international comparisons as well as perspectives from different academic disciplines such as law, finance, economics and public administration. The books is based on an extensive survey of available research and publications on the topics covered, as well as a large number of interviews with stakeholders at different levels and in different countries who work with the implementation, enforcement and/or compliance with financial regulation on a daily basis. By recognizing the multi-disciplinary nature of financial supervision the book will be of interest to both practitioners, students and academics, and respond to the growing need for authoritative guidance in this complex area.
Mikael Wendschlag
Banking and supervision Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Compliance Corporate culture Cross-border supervision Financial Action Task Force on Monetary Laundering Financial regulation Financial stability Insurance and supervision Securities and supervision Shadow market Shadow market and supervision State regulator Supranational supervision The Financial Stability Board