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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973230003321

Autore

Boskovic Tanja

Titolo

Comparing European and U.S. securities regulations : MiFID versus corresponding U.S. regulations / / Tanja Boskovic, Caroline Cerruti, Michel Noel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2010

ISBN

1-282-46132-X

9786612461323

0-8213-8254-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

viii, 173 pages ; ; 26 cm

Collana

World Bank working paper, , 1726-5878 ; ; no. 184

Altri autori (Persone)

CerrutiCaroline

NoelMichel <1954->

Disciplina

346.0926094

Soggetti

Securities - European Union countries

Securities - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-173).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Introduction; 1. Regulatory Framework and Oversight; 2. Scope of the Securities Regulations; 3. Objectives of the Securities Regulations in Europe and the United States; 4. Implementation of the Different Objectives; 5. Post-Financial Crisis Lessons; 6. Conclusion and Areas for Future Research; Appendixes; References

Sommario/riassunto

The paper compares the EU and US securities regulations, and specifically MiFID with the corresponding US regulations. It primarily focuses on the regulatory and supervisory framework, trading venues, and the provision of investment services.The paper argues that the architecture and some of the rules regarding securities markets are different in the two regions, but the objectives and some of the outcomes are similar. It looks at the regulatory frameworks, the scope and objectives of securities regulations, the rules implementing the different objectives, and draws some crisis-related lessons