Banking and Finance

Following Brexit and the global financial crisis of 2007-2009, there are still many regulatory and corporate governance uncertainties and challenges. Banking affects both business and individuals. A safe, robust and stable financial system benefits society and the global economy. Financial stability thus remains a key item on the agenda of many countries and central banks. Financial markets do not like uncertainty and so banking and finance law remain a very topical stream. Recent banking news include the results of European stress tests to see how robust banks are; ‘passporting’ rights of banks in the EU after Brexit; more LIBOR convictions; the use of technology to increase competition within the banking industry; an increase in financial crime in the recent ONS survey, especially bank account fraud; the Panama Papers scandal and the use of tax havens for tax evasion; executive remuneration and role of employees on boards. The corporate governance inquiry by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills highlights the issues of directors’ duties, executive remuneration, worker representation and the number of female directors in boardrooms.

 

Abstracts are particularly welcome from papers focused on any of the areas above, however abstracts are invited from any general areas of Financial Regulation, Financial Crime and Corporate Governance.

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Conveners

Alison Lui (a.lui@ljmu.ac.uk) and Steven Cairns