Issues in the Unification of Financial Sector Supervision /

The paper considers the generic arguments for and against the creation of a unified regulatory agency, covering each of the main types of financial institutions (banks, insurers and securities firms). The strongest arguments for unification are the enhanced oversight of financial conglomerates and t...

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Autor principal: Abrams, Richard
Altres autors: Taylor, Michael
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/213
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF
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