This special edition includes studies by the University of Malta, MSc Banking and Finance graduates and the respective lecturers, on financial services within particular countries or regions and studies of themes such as credit risk management, fund management and evaluation, forex hedging using derivatives and sovereign fixed income portfolios.
Explains the intricacies of the regulatory framework of Basel I and Basel II, the two landmark events in banking regulation which inadvertently laid the foundation for the economic crisis.
Focuses largely on developments within the United States and Japan but looks at those in other nations as well. This title examines two broad areas: the Japanese approach to regulating financial institutions and promoting financial stability and the US approach in light of the Dodd-Frank Act.
