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Bank Funding, Liquidity, and Capital Adequacy

A Law and Finance Approach

by José Gabilondo ...

Series series Elgar Financial Law series
Focusing primarily on the banking system in the United States, this book offers an innovative framework that integrates a depository bank's liquidity and its capital adequacy into a unified notion of funding that helps to explain how the 2007-2008 crisis unfolded, why central banks succeeded in resolving the crisis, and how the conceptual legacy of the crisis and its resolution led to lasting ... Read more

$41.59 CAD

Focusing primarily on the banking system in the United States, this book offers an innovative framework that integrates a depository bank's liquidity and its capital adequacy into a unified notion of funding that helps to explain how the 2007-2008 crisis unfolded, why central banks succeeded in resolving the crisis, and how the conceptual legacy of the crisis and its resolution led to lasting
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The Code of Capital

How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

by Katharina Pistor ...

A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealthCapital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and ... Read more

$27.09 CAD

A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealthCapital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and
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A Very English Deceit

The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble and the First Great Financial Scandal (Text Only)

by Malcolm Balen ...

The ebook of the critically acclaimed popular history book: the story of the South Sea Bubble which in Balen’s hands becomes a morality tale for our times. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution.The early years of the 18th-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The ebook of the critically acclaimed popular history book: the story of the South Sea Bubble which in Balen’s hands becomes a morality tale for our times. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution.The early years of the 18th-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft
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Making Money

Coin, Currency, and the Coming of Capitalism

by Christine Desan ...

Money travels the modern world in disguise. It looks like a convention of human exchange - a commodity like gold or a medium like language. But its history reveals that money is a very different matter. It is an institution engineered by political communities to mark and mobilize resources. As societies change the way they create money, they change the market itself - along with the rules that ... Read more

$36.79 CAD

Money travels the modern world in disguise. It looks like a convention of human exchange - a commodity like gold or a medium like language. But its history reveals that money is a very different matter. It is an institution engineered by political communities to mark and mobilize resources. As societies change the way they create money, they change the market itself - along with the rules that
... Read more
The New Stock Market

Law, Economics, and Policy

by Merritt B. Fox, Lawrence Glosten, Gabriel Rauterberg ...

The U.S. stock market has been transformed over the last twenty-five years. Once a market in which human beings traded at human speeds, it is now an electronic market pervaded by algorithmic trading, conducted at speeds nearing that of light. High-frequency traders participate in a large portion of all transactions, and a significant minority of all trade occurs on alternative trading systems ... Read more

$78.39 CAD

The U.S. stock market has been transformed over the last twenty-five years. Once a market in which human beings traded at human speeds, it is now an electronic market pervaded by algorithmic trading, conducted at speeds nearing that of light. High-frequency traders participate in a large portion of all transactions, and a significant minority of all trade occurs on alternative trading systems
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Strategies for Minimizing Risk Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Related Laws

by Mike Koehler ...

Series series Elgar Compliance Guides
In the minds of some, complying with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related laws is easy: 'you just don't bribe.' The reality, as sophisticated professionals should know, is not so simple. This book is for professionals across various disciplines who can assist in risk management and want to learn strategies for minimizing risk under aggressively enforced bribery laws.Written by a ... Read more

$96.79 CAD

In the minds of some, complying with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related laws is easy: 'you just don't bribe.' The reality, as sophisticated professionals should know, is not so simple. This book is for professionals across various disciplines who can assist in risk management and want to learn strategies for minimizing risk under aggressively enforced bribery laws.Written by a
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The Oxford Handbook of Law, Regulation and Technology

Edited by Roger Brownsword, Eloise Scotford, Karen Yeung ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
The variety, pace, and power of technological innovations that have emerged in the 21st Century have been breathtaking. These technological developments, which include advances in networked information and communications, biotechnology, neurotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, and environmental engineering technology, have raised a number of vital and complex questions. Although these ... Read more

$169.59 CAD

The variety, pace, and power of technological innovations that have emerged in the 21st Century have been breathtaking. These technological developments, which include advances in networked information and communications, biotechnology, neurotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, and environmental engineering technology, have raised a number of vital and complex questions. Although these
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Border Frictions

Gender, Generation and Technology on the Frontline

by Karine Côté-Boucher ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Criminal Justice, Borders and Citizenship
How did Canadian border officers come to think of themselves as a "police of the border"? This book tells the story of the shift to law enforcement in Canadian border control. From the 1990s onward, it traces the transformation of a customs organization into a border-policing agency.Border Frictions investigates how considerable political efforts and state resources have made bordering a matter of ... Read more

$81.42 CAD

How did Canadian border officers come to think of themselves as a "police of the border"? This book tells the story of the shift to law enforcement in Canadian border control. From the 1990s onward, it traces the transformation of a customs organization into a border-policing agency.Border Frictions investigates how considerable political efforts and state resources have made bordering a matter of
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Lombard Street

A Description of the Money Market

by Walter Bagehot ...

Bagehot was one of the first writers to describe and explain the world of international and corporate finance, banking, and money in understandable language. The book was in part a reaction to the 1866 collapse of Overend, Gurney and Company, located at 65 Lombard Street, from which the title draws its name. Bagehot’s description, and knowledge, is timeless and a must for anyone who wants to ... Read more

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Bagehot was one of the first writers to describe and explain the world of international and corporate finance, banking, and money in understandable language. The book was in part a reaction to the 1866 collapse of Overend, Gurney and Company, located at 65 Lombard Street, from which the title draws its name. Bagehot’s description, and knowledge, is timeless and a must for anyone who wants to
... Read more
Human Resources and Change Management for Safety Professionals

by Thomas D. Schneid, Shelby L. Schneid ...

Series series Occupational Safety & Health Guide Series
The goal of this book is to prepare safety and health professionals to recognize and address human resource issues, applicable laws and regulations, as well as change management techniques used to alter the safety culture within their operations. This book will provide awareness to avoid or address HR related policies/issues/laws which can result in costly litigation, grievances, and other ... Read more

$305.37 CAD

The goal of this book is to prepare safety and health professionals to recognize and address human resource issues, applicable laws and regulations, as well as change management techniques used to alter the safety culture within their operations. This book will provide awareness to avoid or address HR related policies/issues/laws which can result in costly litigation, grievances, and other
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Die Auspraegung des Glaeubigerschutzes in der geschichtlichen Entwicklung des Aktienrechts

by Maike Sauter ...

Series Book 106 - Frankfurter wirtschaftsrechtliche Studien
Die Autorin untersucht die Entwicklung gläubigerschützender Normen in der Geschichte des Aktienrechts. Es werden Elemente der Chaostheorie, Evolutionswissenschaft und der Pfadabhängigkeit zu einem dogmatischen Grundgerüst der Entwicklung von Rechtsnormen kombiniert und rechtliche Normen und Regelungen des Aktionärsschutzes zu regulatorischen Wirkungseinheiten zusammengefasst. Die Autorin erklärt ... Read more

$96.99 CAD

Die Autorin untersucht die Entwicklung gläubigerschützender Normen in der Geschichte des Aktienrechts. Es werden Elemente der Chaostheorie, Evolutionswissenschaft und der Pfadabhängigkeit zu einem dogmatischen Grundgerüst der Entwicklung von Rechtsnormen kombiniert und rechtliche Normen und Regelungen des Aktionärsschutzes zu regulatorischen Wirkungseinheiten zusammengefasst. Die Autorin erklärt
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Interessenkonflikte und Anlegerschutz im Handel mit Finanzinstrumenten in der Kapitalmarktunion

Bestandsaufnahme, Kritik und Perspektiven

by Georg Lütkenhaus ...

Series Book 107 - Saarbruecker Studien zum Privat- und Wirtschaftsrecht
Seit dem Ausbruch der Finanzkrise im Jahr 2008 hat sich die Finanzmarktregulierungmit atemberaubender Geschwindigkeit entwickelt, und eine „Entschleunigung“der Rechtsentwicklung ist nicht in Sicht. Die Vielzahl der inden letzten Jahren veröffentlichten Rechtsakten lässt sich kaum überblicken.Dies macht es notwendig und lohnenswert, die Rechtsentwicklung wissenschaftlichzu untersuchen und in ihrer ... Read more

$67.29 CAD

Seit dem Ausbruch der Finanzkrise im Jahr 2008 hat sich die Finanzmarktregulierungmit atemberaubender Geschwindigkeit entwickelt, und eine „Entschleunigung“der Rechtsentwicklung ist nicht in Sicht. Die Vielzahl der inden letzten Jahren veröffentlichten Rechtsakten lässt sich kaum überblicken.Dies macht es notwendig und lohnenswert, die Rechtsentwicklung wissenschaftlichzu untersuchen und in ihrer
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The Bank of England and the Government Debt

Operations in the Gilt-Edged Market, 1928–1972

by William A. Allen ...

Series series Studies in Macroeconomic History
The Bank of England and the Government Debt recounts the surprising history of the Bank of England's activities in the government securities market in the mid-twentieth century. The Bank's governor, Montagu Norman, had a decisive influence on government debt management policy until he retired in 1944, and established an auxiliary market in government securities outside the Stock Exchange during ... Read more

$51.19 CAD

The Bank of England and the Government Debt recounts the surprising history of the Bank of England's activities in the government securities market in the mid-twentieth century. The Bank's governor, Montagu Norman, had a decisive influence on government debt management policy until he retired in 1944, and established an auxiliary market in government securities outside the Stock Exchange during
... Read more
Das Ausschlussrecht des Bieters und das Andienungsrecht der Minderheitsaktionaere im Uebernahmeverfahren

Eine Analyse der §§ 39a, 39c WpUeG

by Sebastian Thilo Müller ...

Series Book 5914 - Europaeische Hochschulschriften Recht
Der Autor untersucht die Regelungen der §§ 39a und 39c WpÜG unter besonderer Berücksichtigung praktischer Gesichtspunkte. Bei der Durchführung eines Übernahmeverfahrens nach dem WpÜG kommt es regelmäßig zu Herausforderungen, insbesondere, wenn die vollständige Übernahme der Zielgesellschaft beabsichtigt wird. Die vom Gesetzgeber hierfür geschaffene Sonderregelung wird von der Praxis jedoch bislang ... Read more

$91.99 CAD

Der Autor untersucht die Regelungen der §§ 39a und 39c WpÜG unter besonderer Berücksichtigung praktischer Gesichtspunkte. Bei der Durchführung eines Übernahmeverfahrens nach dem WpÜG kommt es regelmäßig zu Herausforderungen, insbesondere, wenn die vollständige Übernahme der Zielgesellschaft beabsichtigt wird. Die vom Gesetzgeber hierfür geschaffene Sonderregelung wird von der Praxis jedoch bislang
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U.S. Export Controls and Economic Sanctions

by Eric L. Hirschhorn, Brian J. Egan, Edward J. Krauland ...

This book is a must for those who deal with United States government export control and economic sanctions regulations. Written as a user's manual rather than an academic or historical treatise, it covers in considerable detail - but in language that is intelligible to non-lawyers as well as lawyers - the Commerce Department's controls on: exports of commercial; 'dual-use' (having both commercial ... Read more

$171.99 CAD

This book is a must for those who deal with United States government export control and economic sanctions regulations. Written as a user's manual rather than an academic or historical treatise, it covers in considerable detail - but in language that is intelligible to non-lawyers as well as lawyers - the Commerce Department's controls on: exports of commercial; 'dual-use' (having both commercial
... Read more
Liability of Asset Managers

Edited by Danny Busch, Deborah DeMott ...

Given the international nature of the asset management industry, lawyers representing investors, asset managers, and regulators are often confronted with asset management agreements governed by foreign law. This book provides the necessary points of law and practice in the leading jurisdictions allowing lawyers to identify the main pitfalls concerning the foreign law in question. This book is the ... Read more

$274.99 CAD

Given the international nature of the asset management industry, lawyers representing investors, asset managers, and regulators are often confronted with asset management agreements governed by foreign law. This book provides the necessary points of law and practice in the leading jurisdictions allowing lawyers to identify the main pitfalls concerning the foreign law in question. This book is the
... Read more
Regulating Services in the European Union

by Vassilis Hatzopoulos ...

Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created. Fostering trade in services has, accordingly, become central to the EU's vision for developing the internal market. Yet regulating services and their international trade is notoriously complex, and controversial. For years the EU's efforts were limited to ... Read more

$121.59 CAD

Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created. Fostering trade in services has, accordingly, become central to the EU's vision for developing the internal market. Yet regulating services and their international trade is notoriously complex, and controversial. For years the EU's efforts were limited to
... Read more
Economic Transplants

On Lawmaking for Corporations and Capital Markets

by Katja Langenbucher ...

Series series International Corporate Law and Financial Market Regulation
Why and in what ways have lawyers been importing economic theories into a legal environment, and how has this shaped scholarly research, judicial and legislative work? Since the financial crisis, corporate or capital markets law has been the focus of attention by academia and media. Formal modelling has been used to describe how capital markets work and, later, has been criticised for its abstract ... Read more

$43.19 CAD

Why and in what ways have lawyers been importing economic theories into a legal environment, and how has this shaped scholarly research, judicial and legislative work? Since the financial crisis, corporate or capital markets law has been the focus of attention by academia and media. Formal modelling has been used to describe how capital markets work and, later, has been criticised for its abstract
... Read more
Polizeirecht für Baden-Württemberg

by Christoph Trurnit ...

Das Lehrbuch ist eine kompakte Darstellung des baden-württembergischen Polizeirechts. Angrenzende Rechtsgebiete wie Verfahrens- und Prozessrecht werden einbezogen. Zahlreiche Beispiele veranschaulichen die wichtigsten Rechtsfragen. Insbesondere die Darstellung des Rechts der polizeilichen Datenverarbeitung erhielt mehr Raum, da sich inzwischen mehr als die Hälfte der Vorschriften des ... Read more

$67.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Das Lehrbuch ist eine kompakte Darstellung des baden-württembergischen Polizeirechts. Angrenzende Rechtsgebiete wie Verfahrens- und Prozessrecht werden einbezogen. Zahlreiche Beispiele veranschaulichen die wichtigsten Rechtsfragen. Insbesondere die Darstellung des Rechts der polizeilichen Datenverarbeitung erhielt mehr Raum, da sich inzwischen mehr als die Hälfte der Vorschriften des
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La transformation numérique du droit

Les enjeux autour des LegalTech

by Bertrand Cassar, Bruno Deffains ...

Le glyphe juridico-numérique de la couverture de l’ouvrage en dit long sur l’état de transformation numérique du droit aujourd’hui. Les initiatives sont nombreuses en la matière et ont des conséquences tentaculaires, raison pour laquelle un ouvrage de synthèse s’impose à la communauté des juristes en France comme ailleurs.Le phénomène économique de l’influence du numérique sur le monde du droit y ... Read more

$134.99 CAD

Le glyphe juridico-numérique de la couverture de l’ouvrage en dit long sur l’état de transformation numérique du droit aujourd’hui. Les initiatives sont nombreuses en la matière et ont des conséquences tentaculaires, raison pour laquelle un ouvrage de synthèse s’impose à la communauté des juristes en France comme ailleurs.Le phénomène économique de l’influence du numérique sur le monde du droit y
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Between Citizen and State

An Introduction to the Corporation

by David A. Westbrook ...

Between Citizen and State is an intrepid and readable introduction to, and insightful commentary on, the role of the corporation in the modern world. Corporate actors have typical motivations, opportunities, temptations - they are characters, and their interactions follow familiar plotlines. Part I, Background, introduces the characters and their context. Part II, Internal Struggles, explains ... Read more

$138.42 CAD

Between Citizen and State is an intrepid and readable introduction to, and insightful commentary on, the role of the corporation in the modern world. Corporate actors have typical motivations, opportunities, temptations - they are characters, and their interactions follow familiar plotlines. Part I, Background, introduces the characters and their context. Part II, Internal Struggles, explains
... Read more
Financial Regulation and Supervision

A post-crisis analysis

Edited by Eddy Wymeersch, Klaus J. Hopt, Guido Ferrarini ...

This comprehensive account of financial regulation and supervision in times of crisis analyses the complex changes under way regarding the new financial regulatory structures in the EU. Focusing on the organisation of financial supervision, it deals with the background to the reforms, the architecture of the regulatory system, the likely implications for the financial institutions and the ... Read more

$173.99 CAD

This comprehensive account of financial regulation and supervision in times of crisis analyses the complex changes under way regarding the new financial regulatory structures in the EU. Focusing on the organisation of financial supervision, it deals with the background to the reforms, the architecture of the regulatory system, the likely implications for the financial institutions and the
... Read more
Stanford Law Review: Volume 64, Issue 5 - May 2012

by Stanford Law Review ...

Contents for this 5th issue of Stanford Law Review (May 2012) include:The City and the Private Right of Actionby Paul A. DillerSecurities Class Actions Against Foreign Issuersby Merritt B. FoxHow Much Should Judges Be Paid? An Empirical Study on the Effect of Judicial Pay on the State Benchby James M. Anderson & Eric HellandNote: How Congress Could Reduce Job Discrimination by Promoting Anonymous ... Read more

$2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Contents for this 5th issue of Stanford Law Review (May 2012) include:The City and the Private Right of Actionby Paul A. DillerSecurities Class Actions Against Foreign Issuersby Merritt B. FoxHow Much Should Judges Be Paid? An Empirical Study on the Effect of Judicial Pay on the State Benchby James M. Anderson & Eric HellandNote: How Congress Could Reduce Job Discrimination by Promoting Anonymous
... Read more
Registro civil das pessoas naturais

by Andreia Ruzzante Gagliardi, Marcelo Salaroli, Mario de Carvalho Camargo Neto ...

Series series Coleção Cartórios
Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de ... Read more

$45.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de
... Read more

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