An account of the principal phases in the development of the English banking system, and an analysis of the financial structure of the economy of the UK. The book focuses in detail on the regulatory and supervisory aspects of the UK banking system, and the interactions between the structural aspects of the banking and supervisory system. INDICE: List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface - PART ONE: BANKING AND FINANCIAL MARKETS - The Structure of the Banking System Between the 1960s and 1980s - The UKb s Financial Structure and Economic Sectors- The Development of the Supplementary Retirement Provision and the Pension Crisis - The Configuration of the Banking System in the Last Fifteen Years - The Stability of the British Banking Sector - Markets and Market Infrastructures: Institutional and Prudential Aspects - The Sub-prime Mortgage Market Crisis and its Effects on the UK Banking Sector - PART TWO: THE LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK - The New Regulatory Framework: The Financial Services Authority (FSA) - The Combined Code of Corporate Governance - The Competition Act (1998) and Related Regulatory Frameworks - Conclusions - Notes - References - Index - List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface
- ISBN: 978-0-230-54282-2
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 248
- Fecha Publicación: 20/02/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés