... as an international provider of educational services. A centre for advanced study in finance is a current government priority (Department of the Taoiseach, 2011). Ethics Regulation Europe Educational development Academic Warren (2008) compared electrical products to financial services in terms...

.... There are also implications for regulators and standard setters, though these are less obvious. Originality/value This is the first study on the explanatory power of loan fair values in Europe. It addresses loan fair values, and the European market, while previous literature has mainly concerned the US...

...). Ivan Diaz‐Rainey can be contacted at: I.Diaz‐rainey@uea.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Europe Monetary policy Financial regulation Risk analysis Financial crises Energy markets Carbon finance RQ1. What are the financial and macroeconomic risks posed...

... 2011 European legislation Regulation Europe Banking Civil engineering On the 19 July 2007, while Wall Street investors were jubilant about the newly reached historic mark of 14.000 points on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, weariness and uncertainty set in, in New York...

...Giovanni Petrella Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate how markets in financial instruments directive (MiFID) and regulation national market system (Reg NMS) affect the competition for order flow among trading venues in, respectively, Europe and the USA. Design/methodology/approach...

... that the body build strong international links, continuing to develop the theme that future crises may well again be fully global, and that even an excellent EU wide oversight may not be sufficient. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Regulation United Kingdom Europe Financial services...

...John Goddard; Phil Molyneux; John O.S. Wilson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an account of the financial crisis in Western Europe, primarily from a country‐level and banking sector perspective, from 2007 to the spring of 2009. It aims to detail measures enacted by governments...

... is that of the merger between Lloyds TSB and Abbey National that was prohibited by the UK competition commission in 2001. Claudia Girardone can be contacted at: cgirardone@essex.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Competitive strategy Banking Regulation Financial markets Europe...

...Peter G. Dunne Purpose The debate over the possible extension of transparency regulation in Europe to include sovereign bonds has opened up a number of other issues in need of serious consideration. One such issue is the appropriateness of the entire infrastructure supporting the trading...

... in the FSC report and to consider what other strategic priorities may be necessary. Michael McKee can be contacted at: michael.mcKee@uwclub.net © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Economic convergence Financial services Europe On 5th May 2006 the Finance Ministers of the European...

...Heiko Schmiedel; Andreas Schönenberger Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the state of integration of securities market infrastructure in Europe. Design/methodology/approach Given the lack of quantitative and price‐based measures, this paper adopts a rather qualitative...

... of prepaid electronic value, the regulatory requirements on banks and e‐money institutions and the application of anti‐money laundering requirements. Europe Electronic commerce Money laundering Telecommunication services Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance Volume 13 Number 4 Commission...