Financial Regulation International

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, stated: “Within our mandate, the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro, and believe me it will be enough.”..

The fear of US sanctions and its extraterritorial reach has long been appreciated by non-US lenders and borrowers. A recent case in the High Court has taken their impact to new levels. The court has held that a UK borrower was entitled to withhold..

The second “wave” of FinTech comes in very opportunistic times with regulators’ tough stance with banks. The desire from financial technology (FinTech) companies to disrupt the financial services industry, and thus displace..

According to research by the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) and human rights group Walk Free Foundation,1 modern slavery is an industry estimated to control 40 million people in forced labour and forced marriages, with seven in 10..