How new technology is rapidly changing the nature of money and the way we payA diverse and growing range of financial institutions and platforms—from PayPal and Venmo to WeChat, Alipay, and the brave new world of stablecoins—has harnessed new technology to disrupt the system of money and payments as we know it. Beyond Banks explains why this disruption holds out the promise of faster, cheaper, more convenient, and more secure payments, but also how it incr...

The financial crisis of 2007-9 revealed serious failings in the regulation of financial institutions and markets, and prompted a fundamental reconsideration of the design of financial regulation. As the financial system has become ever-more complex and interconnected, the pace of evolution continues to accelerate. It is now clear that regulation must focus on the financial system as a whole, but this poses significant challenges for regulators. Principles of Financial Regulation d...

How new technology is rapidly changing the nature of money and the way we payA diverse and growing range of financial institutions and platforms—from PayPal and Venmo to WeChat, Alipay, and the brave new world of stablecoins—has harnessed new technology to disrupt the system of money and payments as we know it. Beyond Banks explains why this disruption holds out the promise of faster, cheaper, more convenient, and more secure payments, but also how it incr...

La directive 2011/61/UE du 8 juin 2011 sur les gestionnaires de fonds d’investissement alternatifs (« directive AIFM ») est un premier instrument du droit européen qui réglemente l’industrie des fonds d’investissement alternatifs (« FIA »). Les fonds spéculatifs (hedge funds) et les fonds de capital investissement (private equity funds) sont les deux exemples les plus connus de FIA. Ces fonds étant très peu réglementés au niveau du droit européen avant la crise de 2007-2008, la directive A...