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An insight into bank secrecy in major jurisdictions, complemented by chapters on privacy, data protection, conflict of laws and exchange of information.
List of contents
Foreword; Part I. Bank Secrecy in Context: 1. A conceptual overview of bank secrecy Dora Neo; 2. Bankers' duties and data privacy principles: global trends, and Asia-Pacific comparisons Graham Greenleaf and Alan Tyree; 3. Bank secrecy and the variable intensity of the conflict of laws Chris Hare; 4. The international pressures on banks to disclose information Chizu Nakajima; 5. International developments in exchange of tax information Martha O'Brien; Part II. Bank Secrecy in Financial Centres around the World: 6. China Wang Wei; 7. Germany, with references to the EU Christian Hofmann; 8. Hong Kong Stefan Gannon; 9. Japan Reiko Omachi; 10. Singapore Sandra Booysen; 11. Switzerland Peter Nobel and Beat Braendli; 12. United Kingdom Keith Stanton; 13. United States of America Lissa Broome; 14. Conclusion Sandra Booysen.
About the author
Sandra Booysen is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and executive committee member of the Faculty's Centre for Banking and Finance Law. Her teaching and research interests are in the fields of contract and transactional banking.Dora Neo is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and Director of the Faculty's Centre for Banking and Finance Law. Her teaching and research interests are in the fields of contract, banking law and secured transactions. This project was financed by the Centre for Banking and Finance Law, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore.
Summary
A book for lawyers, bank counsel, policymakers, academics and students seeking a holistic understanding of a bank's duty to keep customers' information confidential and the conflicting right or duty to disclose information. It offers critical analysis and highlights problematic areas in privacy, data protection, conflict of laws and exchange of information.
