The Financial Services Authority has published a policy statement on the review of the covered bond regime which sets out, amongst other things, certain changes to the Regulated Covered Bond sourcebook which are intended to introduce consistent standards of investor reporting, clarify the role of &q

In stage two of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's review of the financial advice industry, ASIC intends to provide a questionnaire to 30 of the largest financial service licensees that will include specific questions on licensee business models, training of representatives,

The European Banking Authority has published a speech given by its chairman, Andrea Enria which discusses the proposal the EBA has put forward to deal with the impact of the sovereign debt crisis on EU banking markets and the concept of the EU Single Rulebook.

Keay, Andrew. Risk, shareholder pressure and short-termism in financial institutions: Does enlightened shareholder value offer a panacea? Law and Financial Markets Review, Vol. 5, No. 6, Dec 2011: 435-448.