Legal Aspects of Financial Services Regulation and the Concept of a Unified Regulator

This study addresses the legal and policy issues underpinning the development of, and the strengthening of the regulatory and institutional framework for unified financial services supervision. The study discusses developments in a number of jurisd...

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Main Author: Mwenda, Kenneth Kaoma
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spelling okr-10986-69522021-04-23T14:02:27Z Legal Aspects of Financial Services Regulation and the Concept of a Unified Regulator Mwenda, Kenneth Kaoma ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ASP BANK OF ENGLAND BANK OF JAMAICA BANKING SECTOR BANKING SUPERVISION BANKS CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL ADEQUACY DIRECTIVE CENTRAL BANKS CIVIL CODE CLEARING HOUSES COMPENSATION COMPLAINTS CONSOLIDATED SUPERVISION CONSTITUTION CONSUMER INTERESTS CONTROL SYSTEMS COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVES DOI EMERGING MARKETS ENFORCEMENT POWERS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL REGULATION FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT POLICIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE INTEGRATED REGULATION INTERNAL CONTROL INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTMENT BANKS JURISDICTIONS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PRACTITIONERS LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LIABILITY LICENSING PENSIONS POLICY COMMITTEE POLICY OBJECTIVES PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY REGISTRY REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY BODIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY MANDATE REGULATORY OBJECTIVES REGULATORY REGIMES REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REGULATORY STRUCTURES RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA RETIREMENT RIGHT OF APPEAL RULES SAFETY SUBSIDIARY SYSTEMIC RISK TRANSPARENCY UNIVERSAL BANKING This study addresses the legal and policy issues underpinning the development of, and the strengthening of the regulatory and institutional framework for unified financial services supervision. The study discusses developments in a number of jurisdictions, among them Australia, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, the Scandinavian countries, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Chapter 1 examines conceptual issues to be taken into account in designing a sound regulatory and institutional framework for financial services supervision. The chapter also provides a working definition of "regulation" and delves into the intricacies of designing the appropriate regulatory framework. Chapter 2 analyzes the concept of an independent financial services regulator, arguing that a unified regulator that is both independent and accountable would help promote the development of a sound financial sector. Chapter 3 discusses the concept of a unified regulator, examining the question of whether every country should adopt a model of unified financial services supervision. Chapter 4 provides country studies, addressing the efficacy of the framework for unified financial services supervision in Latvia, the United Kingdom, and the Scandinavian countries. Finally, Chapter 5 defines policy recommendations and possible constitutional, and legal challenges that might be encountered when a country is considering unifying its regulation of financial services. 2012-06-04T13:46:32Z 2012-06-04T13:46:32Z 2006-01-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6739115/legal-aspects-financial-services-regulation-concept-unified-regulator 978-0-8213-6459-8 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6952 English en_US Law, Justice, and Development CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
ASP
BANK OF ENGLAND
BANK OF JAMAICA
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL ADEQUACY DIRECTIVE
CENTRAL BANKS
CIVIL CODE
CLEARING HOUSES
COMPENSATION
COMPLAINTS
CONSOLIDATED SUPERVISION
CONSTITUTION
CONSUMER INTERESTS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
COPYRIGHT
DIRECTIVES
DOI
EMERGING MARKETS
ENFORCEMENT POWERS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
FINANCIAL CAPACITY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL REGULATION
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSURANCE
INTEGRATED REGULATION
INTERNAL CONTROL
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INVESTMENT BANKS
JURISDICTIONS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
LEGAL STATUS
LEGISLATION
LIABILITY
LICENSING
PENSIONS
POLICY COMMITTEE
POLICY OBJECTIVES
PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC POLICY
REGISTRY
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
REGULATORY AGENCIES
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REGULATORY BODIES
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REGULATORY MANDATE
REGULATORY OBJECTIVES
REGULATORY REGIMES
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REGULATORY STRUCTURES
RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA
RETIREMENT
RIGHT OF APPEAL
RULES
SAFETY
SUBSIDIARY
SYSTEMIC RISK
TRANSPARENCY
UNIVERSAL BANKING
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
ASP
BANK OF ENGLAND
BANK OF JAMAICA
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL ADEQUACY DIRECTIVE
CENTRAL BANKS
CIVIL CODE
CLEARING HOUSES
COMPENSATION
COMPLAINTS
CONSOLIDATED SUPERVISION
CONSTITUTION
CONSUMER INTERESTS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
COPYRIGHT
DIRECTIVES
DOI
EMERGING MARKETS
ENFORCEMENT POWERS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
FINANCIAL CAPACITY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL REGULATION
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSURANCE
INTEGRATED REGULATION
INTERNAL CONTROL
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INVESTMENT BANKS
JURISDICTIONS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
LEGAL STATUS
LEGISLATION
LIABILITY
LICENSING
PENSIONS
POLICY COMMITTEE
POLICY OBJECTIVES
PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC POLICY
REGISTRY
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
REGULATORY AGENCIES
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REGULATORY BODIES
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REGULATORY MANDATE
REGULATORY OBJECTIVES
REGULATORY REGIMES
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REGULATORY STRUCTURES
RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA
RETIREMENT
RIGHT OF APPEAL
RULES
SAFETY
SUBSIDIARY
SYSTEMIC RISK
TRANSPARENCY
UNIVERSAL BANKING
Mwenda, Kenneth Kaoma
Legal Aspects of Financial Services Regulation and the Concept of a Unified Regulator
relation Law, Justice, and Development
description This study addresses the legal and policy issues underpinning the development of, and the strengthening of the regulatory and institutional framework for unified financial services supervision. The study discusses developments in a number of jurisdictions, among them Australia, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, the Scandinavian countries, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Chapter 1 examines conceptual issues to be taken into account in designing a sound regulatory and institutional framework for financial services supervision. The chapter also provides a working definition of "regulation" and delves into the intricacies of designing the appropriate regulatory framework. Chapter 2 analyzes the concept of an independent financial services regulator, arguing that a unified regulator that is both independent and accountable would help promote the development of a sound financial sector. Chapter 3 discusses the concept of a unified regulator, examining the question of whether every country should adopt a model of unified financial services supervision. Chapter 4 provides country studies, addressing the efficacy of the framework for unified financial services supervision in Latvia, the United Kingdom, and the Scandinavian countries. Finally, Chapter 5 defines policy recommendations and possible constitutional, and legal challenges that might be encountered when a country is considering unifying its regulation of financial services.
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author Mwenda, Kenneth Kaoma
author_facet Mwenda, Kenneth Kaoma
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title Legal Aspects of Financial Services Regulation and the Concept of a Unified Regulator
title_short Legal Aspects of Financial Services Regulation and the Concept of a Unified Regulator
title_full Legal Aspects of Financial Services Regulation and the Concept of a Unified Regulator
title_fullStr Legal Aspects of Financial Services Regulation and the Concept of a Unified Regulator
title_full_unstemmed Legal Aspects of Financial Services Regulation and the Concept of a Unified Regulator
title_sort legal aspects of financial services regulation and the concept of a unified regulator
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6739115/legal-aspects-financial-services-regulation-concept-unified-regulator
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