Financial Regulation International

Financial Insights categorises the preparedness of the Asia/Pacific banks for the Basel II regulatory overhaul and examines the challenges still confronting the institutions.

Two year review of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

A Third EU Money Laundering Directive – when less is more

Wealth management: leveraging compliance and risk management for strategic advantage

George Walker reviews the most important regulatory developments in the banking and financial area during 2004. He considers and assesses each of the main sets of reforms adopted at the international, European and United Kingdom levels, including the principal regulatory papers produced and responses agreed. He draws general conclusions with regard to the overall structure and content of the emerging new financial architecture under construction.