Asset Management and Investor Protection - An International Analysis

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• 2: The Policy Implications


• 3: Summary of Research Findings


• 4: The Assets under Management: Europe and the USA


• 5: The Industry Structure: Europe and the USA


• 6: The Regulatory Framework


• 7: The Regulation of Investment Management Services in the USA


• 8: The Basel Committee's Proposals on a Capital Charge for Operational Risk


• 9: Survey of European Asset Managers


• 10: A Case Study in Authorized Collective Schemes


• 11: Literature Review

About the author

Julian Franks is Corporation of London Professor of Finance at the London Business School. He was formerly the Director of the Institute of Finance & Accounting; Visiting Associate Professor, Universities of North Carolina and California (Berkeley); and Visiting Professor, University of California at Los Angeles.

Colin Mayer is Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies at the Saïd Business School and Director of the Oxford Financial Research Centre. His current research is on the relation between financial systems and economic performance, the financing of high technology firms and large investment projects, and the evolution of ownership and control of firms. He has written widely on corporate finance, taxation and governance, and on the regulation of financial markets.

Luis Correia da Silva is Director of Oxford Economic Research Associates Ltd. His main area of specialization is in the financial aspects of regulation and competition policy cases. He is also an expert on cost of capital, corporate governance, and other corporate finance issues.He has undertaken work for various financial services clients, such as the London Stock Exchange, the European Asset Management Association (EAMA), and the Financial Services Authority (FSA). He also advises utilities and regulators in the UK and abroad.

Summary

Scandals in financial institutions, weakness in the world economy, and volatility in financial markets bring to the fore issues of regulation and consumer protection. This comparative survey of how investors are currently protected in a range of European countries and the USA is set in an accessible theoretical framework. It will be invaluable for academics and students involved in the analysis of financial markets and regulation as well as practitioners in financial institutions and regulatory authorities.

Product details

• Authors: Luis Correia Da Silva, Luis (Director Correia da Silva, Correia da Silva Luis, Julian Franks, Julian (Corporation of London Professor of Finance Franks, Julian R. Franks, Franks Julian, Colin Mayer, Colin (Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies at the Said Business School; Director of the Oxford Financial Research Centre) Mayer, Mayer Colin, Luis Correia Silva
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780199257096
• ISBN: 978-0-19-925709-6
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 241 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 612 g
• Illustrations: numerous figures and tables
• Series: Economics & Finance; Economics & Finance
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; Business & Economics / Investments & Securities / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Finance / General, LAW / Business & Financial, Corporate Finance, financial law, Investment & securities, Financial law: general, Investment and securities