Financial Services Law 2nd ed

Subjects:

Banking and Finance

Contents:

Introduction Michael Blair and Robert Purves

PART I: FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS; 1. Financial Services Authority Professor George Walker

2. The Financial Services and Markets Act Paul Kennedy

3. European Financial Services Jane Welch

4. International Agreements and Supranational Bodies Deborah Sabalot

PART II: FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION; 5. FSA Handbook and High Level Standards Robert Purves

6. Regulatory Processes - Authorisation, Supervision, Enforcement Margaret Chamberlain

7. Financial Redress - Complaints, Disputes and Compensation Alex Kuczynski

8. Market Abuse Jonathan Melrose

9. Insider Dealing, Misleading Statements and Practices and Other Offences Jonathan Melrose

10. Money Laundering and Financial Crime Jonathan Herbst and Peter Snowdon

11. Integrated Prudential Regulation John Virgo

PART IIl: FINANCIAL SECTORS AND ACTIVITIES; 12. Investment Firms and the Wholesale Sector Etay Katz

13. Investment Firms and the Retail Sector Gerard McMeel

14. Banks and Banking Professor George Walker

15. Mortgage Lending and Mortgage Intermediation Robert Purves

16. Insurers and Insurance Mediation Nick Paul

17. Collective Investment Schemes Professor Eva Lomnicka

18. Public Offers of Securities Richard Brearley

19. Islamic Financial Products Andrew Henderson

Financial Services Law provides a detailed analysis of the UK regulatory regime under FSMA and the FSA handbook and rules as impacted by EC legislation. This established work has been updated to incorporate recent legislative developments and case law. In addition to new areas of coverage, some key existing topics have also been expanded, such as coverage of MiFID in the light of its implementation in 2007. A specialist writing team of practitioners and present or former regulators ensures that the book provides practical guidance from the inside track, and that the work remains the most authoritative and comprehensive single work on the financial services regulatory regime.

A key addition to the second edition is a new chapter on Islamic Financial Services to reflect recent initiatives by HM Treasury and Government organisations to develop Islamic Finance in the UK. The chapter considers the nature and operation of the structures which regulate Islamic Finance Products.

The work incorporates timely and important consideration of the impact of the credit crisis, particularly the fall out from Northern Rock and resulting legislation in the form of the Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008.

The second edition also includes coverage of recent developments to the FSA Handbook, including the new Conduct of Business Sourcebook (NEWCOB) and the redrafting of the Insurance Conduct of Business rules (NEWICOB). The Capital Requirements Directive and new money laundering rules are also covered.

• Covers the impact of the credit crisis, including the Banks (Special Provisions) Act 2008
• New coverage of Islamic Finance Products, reflecting the sector's rapid growth
• Updated to reflect numerous developments in the area including the implementation of MiFID and the Capital Requirements Directive
• Insider Knowledge enables practitioners to find real solutions through interpretation of UK finance law and the FSA Handbook

New to this edition

• The impact of Northern Rock, including the Banks (Special Provisions) Act 2008
• The Consumer Credit Act 2006
• Coverage of the new money laundering rules