Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Institute of International Banking Law & Practice is a non-profit American educational and research organization that studies banking law and practice. [1] It was founded in 1987. The institute's efforts to harmonize international law and practice have resulted in the ISP98 (International Standby Practices) and ICLOCA (International Center ...
The LL.M. Finance program incorporates a special four to six weeks' internship with public and private institutions which support the ILF. These institutions typically include leading international law firms, banks, international accounting firms, the European Central Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, BaFin and others.
A financial centre (financial center in American English) or financial hub is a location with a significant concentration of participants in banking asset management, insurance, and financial markets, with venues and supporting services for these activities to take place.
Apart from the bank regulatory agencies the U.S. maintains separate securities, commodities, and insurance regulatory agencies at the federal and state level, unlike Japan and the United Kingdom (where regulatory authority over the banking, securities and insurance industries is combined into one single financial-service agency). [1] Bank ...
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank ; Financial Sector Supervision Unit: Saint Kitts and Nevis: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank ; Financial Services Regulatory Commission ; Nevis Financial Regulatory Services Commission: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank ; International Financial Services Authority: Samoa
The definition of an offshore financial centre dates back to academic papers by Dufry & McGiddy (1978), and McCarthy (1979) regarding locations that are: Cities, areas or countries which have made a conscious effort to attract offshore banking business, i.e., non-resident foreign currency denominated business, by allowing relatively free entry ...
An international financial institution (IFI) is a financial institution that has been established (or chartered) by more than one country, and hence is subject to international law. Its owners or shareholders are generally national governments, although other international institutions and other organizations occasionally figure as shareholders.
Emilios Avgouleas is a Greek professor and researcher specialising in international financial markets and blockchain technology. He holds the chair in international banking law and finance at the University of Edinburgh. [1] [2] He is a member of the stakeholder group of the European Banking Authority. [3]