Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance: Volume 17 Issue 1

Chinese investment goes global: the China Investment Corporation

Charlie Cai, Iain Clacher

The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed overview of the China Investment Corporation (CIC) and its structure, investment activities and possible future investments.

Japan: the banks are back! Or are they?

Maximilian J.B. Hall

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how Japanese bank “performance” has improved markedly since fiscal 2003 but to caution against over‐optimism.

Multinational banking in China after WTO accession: a survey

Chen Meng

The purpose of this paper is to understand the market entry dynamics of foreign banks in China.

An overview and assessment of the reform of the non‐tradable shares of Chinese state‐owned enterprise A‐share issuers

Paul B. McGuinness

The purpose of this paper is to provide an updated and critical assessment of the share reforms relevant to Chinese A‐share issuers listed in the two mainland markets of Shanghai…

Market risk disclosure: evidence from Malaysian listed firms

Radiah Othman, Rashid Ameer

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the market risk disclosure practices among Malaysian listed firms. Specifically, it aims to examine the level of compliance with…

Extent to which financial services compensation scheme can pursue claims assigned to it by investors whom it has compensated

Joanna Gray

The paper's aim is to report and comment on two preliminary issues that arose from claims being pursued by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) against Abbey National…

Court of Appeal dismisses appeal on admissibility of FSA material as evidence in Directors Disqualification Proceedings

Joanna Gray

The paper's aim is to outline and comment on the Court of Appeal case: Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v. Aaron and Others, October 2008.

Guest editorial

Kevin Keasey, Charlie Cai