From Nadir Shah to the Islamic republic / edited by Petre Avery, Gavin Hambly and Charles Melville (7)

• Record Nr.: UNISA990000450620203316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, : Cambridge university press, 1991
• ISBN: 0-521-20095-4
• Descrizione fisica: XXIII. 1072 p. : 68 p. di tav. ill. ; 24 cm
• Disciplina: 955
• Soggetti: Iran - Storia
• Collocazione: X.3.B. 2942(II i B COLL 28/7)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

La responsabilità precontrattuale / Antonio De Mauro, Fabio Fortinguerra

• Record Nr.: UNINA990007790810403321
• Autore: De Mauro, Antonio
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Padova, : Cedam, 2002
• ISBN: 88-13-24122-4
• Descrizione fisica: XVI, 352 p. ; 24 cm
• Collana: Diritto italiano / trattato diretto da Paolo Cendon ; 14
• Altri autori (Persone): Fortinguerra, Fabio
• Disciplina: 346.02
• Locazione: FGBC; DDCP
• Collocazione: VIII P 41 (14); 19 B 370
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

The Bank for International Settlements : evolution and evaluation / / James C. Baker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910967663003321
• Autore: Baker James Calvin <1935->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2002; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
• ISBN: 9798400616341; 9786610913688; 9781280913686; 1280913681; 9780313006807; 0313006806
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Disciplina: 332.155
• Soggetti: International finance; Banks and banking, Central
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- The Bank for International Settlements -- Contents -- Illustrations -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Bank for International Settlements -- INTRODUCTION -- Historical Evolution of the BIS -- Reparations and the Young Plan -- Original Membership, Directors, and Ownership -- The U.S. Federal Reserve System and the BIS -- Original Objectives -- BIS Functions Since 1930 -- ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCIAL DATA -- Administration -- Financial Data -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 2 Changes in BIS Organization, Administration, and Financing -- INTRODUCTION -- BIS Objectives -- ADDITION OF CENTRAL BANK MEMBERS -- Addition of New Central Bank Members -- U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE MEMBERSHIP -- BIS CONNECTION TO THE GROUP OF 10 -- ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE BIS -- Shareownership in the BIS -- BIS Board of Directors -- FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE BIS -- Day-to-Day Operations -- INCREASE IN BIS RESEARCH STUDIES -- SUMMARY AND ; CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 3 BIS Committees and Research -- THE BIS AS A FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL MONETARY AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION -- Introduction to BIS Committees and Other Forums -- Relations with the Insurance Industry -- Relations with the Securities Industry -- BIS Cooperative Efforts with Central Banks -- Joint Vienna Institute -- Other BIS Meetings -- Centre for Monetary and Economic Research -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 4 The BIS and Bank Supervision -- INTRODUCTION -- Significant Bank Failures -- THE BASLE COMMITTEE -- Problems with the 1975 Concordat -- Banco Ambrosiano -- Basle Concordat of 1983 -- Recent Developments -- Minimum Standards -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 5 The Basle Accord on Capital Adequacy -- INTRODUCTION -- THE BASLE ACCORD OF 1988 -- Guidelines.; Current Developments and Evaluation of the Basle Accord -- PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BASLE ACCORD -- Basle Accord Problems -- THE REVISED BASLE ACCORD -- Objectives of the New Accord -- Pillar I -- Pillar II -- Pillar III -- Criticisms of the New Accord -- European Union Capital Adequacy Rules -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 6 The Bank for International Settlements and Derivatives -- INTRODUCTION -- Exchange-Traded Derivatives -- The Over-the-Counter Market -- Benefits of Exotic Options -- Derivatives Market Activity -- The Crisis in Derivatives -- THE BIS AND THE DERIVATIVES CONCERN -- BIS Reports on Derivatives -- Accounting Implications -- In-house Models by the Business World -- The G30 Response -- The Industry Response -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 7 Payment and Settlement Systems and the Bank for International Settlements -- INTRODUCTION -- Major Payment Systems -- Role of Central Banks in Payment Systems -- Banks' Role in Payment Systems -- THE BIS AND PAYMENT AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS -- BIS Studies on Payment and Settlement Systems -- THE COMMITTEE ON PAYMENT AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS -- Improvements in Foreign Exchange, Derivatives, and Securities Trading -- Core Principles for Payment Systems -- Recent Work of the CPSS -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 8 The Bank for International Settlements and Its Relations with Central Banks -- INTRODUCTION -- BIS FUNCTIONS WITH CENTRAL BANKS -- Deposits and Loans -- Investment Services -- Gold Operations -- Shareholder Central Banks -- THE BIS AS A FORUM FOR CENTRAL BANKS -- Regular Consultations with Central Banks7 -- Information Gathering and Analysis -- Cooperative Efforts with LDCs -- PERMANENT COMMITTEES -- Committee on Banking Supervision -- Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems -- COOPERATION WITH REGIONAL CENTRAL BANKS -- Asian Consultative Council.; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF BIS OPERATIONS -- THE BIS AND THE FED -- The Fed and the G10 -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 9 The Bank for International Settlements and Other International Financial Institutions -- INTRODUCTION -- THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND THE WORLD BANK -- The BIS and the IMF -- The BIS and the World Bank -- Currency Crises -- The Basle Capital Accord and the IMF -- Financial Stability Forum -- THE BIS AND THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK -- JOINT VIENNA INSTITUTE -- Other Relationships -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 10 The Bank for International Settlements and Insurance Supervisors -- INTRODUCTION -- Regulatory and Supervisory Problems in the Insurance Industry -- Major International Supervisory Organizations -- Other Supervisory Agencies -- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE SUPERVISORS -- ; Establishment and Operations -- BIS and the IAIS -- Joint Year 2000 Council -- IAIS Training Programs -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 11 Research and Miscellaneous Activities -- INTRODUCTION -- Monetary and Economic Research -- Quarterly Review -- Annual Report -- Other Reports and Data Gathering -- THE Y2K PROBLEM -- The BIS and Y2K -- OTHER BIS ACTIVITIES -- Miscellaneous Meetings and Activities -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 12 Nazi Gold, the Bank for International Settlements, and Central Banks -- INTRODUCTION -- EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANKS AND THE NAZI REGIME -- Swiss Banking Crisis -- Swedish Central Banks -- Other Neutrals' Activities6 -- BIS GOLD OPERATIONS DURING WORLD WAR II -- After the War -- The Tripartite Gold Commission -- Disclosure Decree -- Further Developments -- How Nazis Laundered Gold -- Why Restitution Took So Long -- The Postwar German Contribution -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 13 Evaluation and Conclusions -- INTRODUCTION.; The 1970s -- The 1980s -- The 1990s -- EVALUATION OF THE BIS 1970-2000 -- THE SORDID PAST -- A BIS AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE -- Illegal Money Laundering -- The Hedge Fund/Reinsurance Problem -- Other Insurance Regulatory Issues -- Transparency in Financial and Banking Transactions -- CONCLUSIONS -- Criticism -- The Praise -- The Future -- NOTES -- Appendix I Balance Sheet: Bank for International Settlements -- Appendix II Profit and Loss Account: Bank for International Settlements -- Selected Bibliography -- WEB SITES USED -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: In a world of increasing cross-border financial transactions, The Bank for International Settlements stands out as the oldest existing international financial institution and among the most controversial. For many it is a mystery: What does it actually do? For others it poses an ethical dilemma: What DID it do to aid the Nazis during World War II? Baker examines the history, administration, evolution, and operations of this reclusive institution. He discusses the work of its permanent committees, such as the Basle Concordats of 1975 and 1983 and the Basle Capital Accords of 1988 and 2001. Among other products and services he notes The BIS's studies of the use of derivatives by banks, its analysis of payment and settlement systems worldwide, and its supervision of the insurance and investment banking businesses. Then, in a cool and balanced appraisal, he looks at the Bank's operations during World War II, its relationship with the Nazis in their gold and foreign exchange transactions. Throughout, he underlines the importance of The BIS and its value in maintaining stability of the international monetary system. The result is a major academic study, a work of special interest to scholars, teachers, and students, and an important, readable, engrossing account for finance and investment professionals as well.