Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance: Volume 12 Issue 4

Implementing Basel II: A case study based on the Barclays Basel II preparations

Ian Wilson

This paper forms part of a presentation on the same subject given by the author to the Basel II conference organised by the Securities Institute in London during March 2004. It is…

Market abuse – A pan‐European approach

Carmen Reynolds, Mathew Rutter

This paper looks at the aims and objectives behind the Market Abuse Directive, looking at some of its main features, and considers some of the changes that are expected to be made…

The new market abuse regime in Greece: A step towards increased market transparency or a new source of confusion?

Panagiotis K. Staikouras

The Greek insider trading and market manipulation (market abuse) regime is in the process of transformation by the new Code on Capital Market, which internalises the provisions of…

Seven points financial services institutions should know about IT spending for compliance

Virginia Garcia

If financial services institutions (FSIs) do not comply with a variety of new regulations they can face criminal charges. Despite budget pressures they must therefore continue to…

Personalities of risk/reward: Human factors of risk/reward and culture

Michael Mainelli

There is a gap linking organisational risk profiles to real people. Yet people are core to all risk/reward decisions, both at an organisational and a personal level. If an…

Economic capital in the limelight

Hubert Mueller, José Siberón

“Economic capital (EC) is in – Value at Risk (VaR) is out!” This statement by James Lam, well known to be the first Chief Risk Officer (CRO) worldwide, at the April 2004…

Corporate governance and disclosure in Africa: Issues and challenges

Charles C. Okeahalam

In general, the 1990s was a decade of considerable and broad economic growth. It was also characterised by extensive corporate (financial) sector failure in South‐East Asia. Since…