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Financial Institutions - The Regulatory Framework

This book provides a comprehensive overview of how Canadian financial systems are structured and regulated. Author Christopher Nicholls has taken this complex and daunting subject and has written a concise, easy-to-understand introduction to the concepts, issues and objectives underlying the federal regulation of our financial institutions.



Publisher: LexisNexis Canada
Country: Canada
Format: Hardcover Book
Publication Language: English
ISBN: 9780433451433
Publication Date: 2008-10-31
 
Price: $205.00
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    A Canadian Perspective: How Our Financial Systems Work

    Financial Institutions - The Regulatory Framework provides a comprehensive overview of how Canadian financial systems are structured and regulated. Author Christopher Nicholls has taken this complex and daunting subject and has written a concise, easy-to-understand introduction to the concepts, issues and objectives underlying the federal regulation of our financial institutions. In particular, the book explores the regulation of banks and other deposit-taking institutions, insurance companies and securities firms, and includes analysis of the recent credit market crisis and the subsequent regulatory responses.

    Your Key to Understanding the Critical Role of Our Financial Institutions

    This book focuses upon the principal legislative and regulatory instruments to which Canadian financial institutions are subject. By explaining the regulatory framework, the author opens the door to an improved understanding of how and why financial institutions have come to play such a significant role in our economy, and why the regulation of these institutions is not only complex, but also very important. This unique publication will provide you with a better understanding of:

    • International and Canadian financial systems
    • HowCanadian financial institutions work including:
      • Banks
      • Insurance companies
      • Securities firms
      • Credit Unions and Trust and loan companies
    • The challenges, objectives and goals of regulators
    • The recent financial market turmoil, and regulatory reforms
    Who Will Benefit
    • Lawyers practising banking, corporate, insurance and/or securities law who are looking for a helpful and informative tool for understanding the principal legislative and regulatory instruments to which Canadian financial institutions are subject
    • Law and business students in need of a concise, comprehensible introduction to the structure of financial institutions, the financial system within which they operate and the concepts, issues and objectives underlying their regulation

    Chapter 1: Introduction - Financial Institutions and Our Financial Markets
    Chapter 2: Overview of the Canadian Financial System
    Chapter 3: Goals of Regulation
    Chapter 4: Regulation of Banks: The Business of Banking
    Chapter 5: Regulation of Banks: Ownership and Business Restrictions
    Chapter 6: Regulation of Banks: Capital Adequacy Rules
    Chapter 7: The Regulation of Insurance Companies
    Chapter 8: The Securities Industry
    Chapter 9: Other Financial Institutions
    Chapter 10: Deposit Insurance, other Financial Consumer Protection (“Compensation”) Plans, and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
    Chapter 11: Financial Regulation and Alternative Investment Vehicles: The Illustrative Examples of Hedge Funds, Principal Protected Notes and Sovereign Wealth Funds
    Chapter 12: Financial Innovation, Financial Crises and Financial Regulation
    Chapter 13: Conclusion

     

    Christopher C. Nicholls, B.A., LL.B., LL.M., M.P.A.


    Christopher C. Nicholls is a graduate of the University of Ottawa, Osgoode Hall Law School, and Harvard University. He is a professor of business law at the University of Western Ontario and Director of Western Law’s Business Law Area of Concentration. He was the inaugural holder of the Purdy Crawford Chair in Business Law at the Dalhousie Law School and Acting Director of Dalhousie’s LL.B. Business Law Specialization Program. He has practised corporate and securities law with two of Toronto’s largest corporate law firms, and as a corporate finance and securities attorney in Hamilton, Bermuda. Professor Nicholls has served as Associate Editor of the Canadian Business Law Journal, is a member of the editorial board of the Canadian Journal of Law and Technology and is the author of numerous articles and monographs, as well as four previous books.

     

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