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Regulation of the EU Financial Markets

Author : Danny Busch
Publisher : Oxford Eu Financial Regulation
ISBN 13 : 9780198767671
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book Regulation of the EU Financial Markets written by Danny Busch and published by Oxford Eu Financial Regulation. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PART I: GENERAL ASPECTS 1: Introduction, Danny Busch and Guido Ferrarini PART II: INVESTMENT FIRMS AND INVESTMENT SERVICES 2: The Scope of MiFID II, Kitty Lieverse 3: Governance of Investment Firms under MiFID II, Jens-Hinrich Binder 4: The Overarching Duty to Act in the Best Interest of the Client in MiFID II, Luca Enriques and Matteo Gargantini 5: Product Governance and Product Intervention, Danny Busch 6: Independent Financial Advice, Paolo Giudici 7: Conflicts of Interest, Stefan Grundmann and Philipp Hacker 8: Inducements, Larissa Silverentand, Jasha Sprecher, and Lisette Simons 9: Agency and Principal Dealing Under MiFID, Danny Busch 10: MiFID II/MiFIR's Regime for Third-Country Firms, Danny Busch & Marije Louisse PART III: TRADING 11: TGovernance and Organization of Trading Venues: The Role of Financial Market Infrastructures Groups, Guido Ferrarini & Paolo Saguato 12: EU Financial Governance and Transparency Regulation: A Test for the Effectiveness of Post-Crisis Administrative Governance, Niamh Moloney 13: SME Growth Markets, Carmine di Noia & Rudiger Veil 14: Dark Trading Under MiFID II, Peter Gomber & Ilya Gvozdevskiy 15: Derivatives: Trading, Clearing, STP, Indirect Clearing, and Portfolio Compression, Rezah Stegeman & Aron Berket 16: Commodity Derivatives, Antonella Sciarrone Alibrandi & Edoardo Grossule 17: Algorithmic Trading and High Frequency Trading, Pierre-Henri Conac 18: An American perspective, Merritt Fox PART IV: SUPERVISION AND ENFORCEMENT 19: Public Enforcement of MiFID II, Christos Gortsos 20: The Private Law Effect of MiFID: the Genil Case and Beyond, Danny Busch PART V: THE BROADER VIEW AND THE FUTURE OF MIFID 21: MiFID II: Picking up the Crumbs of a Piecemeal Approach, Veerle Colaert 22: Shadow Banking and the Functioning of Financial Markets, Eddy Wymeersch 23: Investment-based Crowdfunding: Is MiFID II enough?, Guido Ferrarini & Eugenia Macchiavello.

The MiFID Revolution

Author : Jean-Pierre Casey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139475822
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book The MiFID Revolution written by Jean-Pierre Casey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-08 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) is nothing short of a revolution. Introduced on 1 November 2007, it will have a profound, long-term impact on Europe's securities markets. It will see banks operating as exchanges for certain activities, offering alternative execution services that more closely resemble the structure of over-the-counter markets, and will lead to the decentralisation of order execution in an array of venues previously governed by concentration rules. Crucially, MiFID will also have a profound impact on the organisation and business strategies of investment firms, exchanges, asset managers and other financial markets intermediaries. Until now, analysis has focused on the directive's short term implementation issues. This book focuses on the long term strategic implications associated with MiFID, and will be essential reading for anybody who recognises that their firm will need to make constant dynamic readjustments in order to remain competitive in this challenging new environment.

The Law of Institutional Investment Management

Author : Lodewijk D. Setten
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199285012
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Book Synopsis The Law of Institutional Investment Management by : Lodewijk D. Setten

Download or read book The Law of Institutional Investment Management written by Lodewijk D. Setten and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Law of Institutional Investment Management explains the custom and practice of the investment management business with reference to both US and English law. The work addresses the implementation of investment strategies by the investment manager, the infra-structure of the global financial markets, and the custody and administration of the assets which are entrusted to the manager. In this context, the book defines the various risks and pit-falls that confront institutional participants in financial markets, with an emphasis on the position (and protection) of the institutional investor.

MiFID II

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780108476037
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)

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Book Synopsis MiFID II by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee

Download or read book MiFID II written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report warns that rushed proposals from the European Commission to regulate financial markets risk damaging both the City of London and the entire EU financial sector. Flawed transparency proposals and the risk of creating unnecessary red tape means the EU needs to stop and take the time to get the proposals right. The Committee has scrutinised the Commission's proposals for a Directive and a Regulation in Markets in Financial Instruments (known as MiFID II). The new regulatory framework applies to a wide range of investment services such as global investment banks trading complex securities, fund managers investing pension funds, stock-broking firms and small high street financial advisers providing financial advice to the general public. This important and far-reaching proposal seeks to meet the G20 commitment to tackle the less regulated and more opaque parts ('dark pools') of the financial system, and to enable regulators to regulate, traders to trade, and consumers to use such products, with confidence. Proposals on third country access would effectively create a 'fortress Europe' - forcing countries such as the USA and China out of affected markets, to the detriment of EU consumers. An unsophisticated, one-size-fits-all approach that ignores the sensitivity of information before a trade is made (pre-trade transparency) not only risks damaging liquidity and reducing competition, but could also have a serious effect on market innovation. The new category of Organised Trading Facilities (OTFs), aimed at ensuring all organised trading is conducted on regulated venues, risks creating red tape.

G20 Entrepreneurship Services Report

Author : Jian Gao
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 981166787X
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book G20 Entrepreneurship Services Report written by Jian Gao and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-05 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the progress of G20 members on entrepreneurship services since the G20 Entrepreneurship Action Plan was issued at the G20 Hangzhou Summit in China. The authors analyse the similarities and differences of policy measures taken by G20 members from five aspects of entrepreneurship services: government services, fiscal and financial supports, entrepreneur services, entrepreneurship education, and fair competition for SMEs. The book aims to bridge academic research with the multilevel and diverse practice in entrepreneurial activities and explores how national policies and conditions can promote entrepreneurship among G20 members. This book will inspire the policy- makers, stakeholders in the entrepreneurship ecosystems and scholars on entrepreneurship research as well, on how to promote the entrepreneurship as an effective way to stimulate employment growth, boost innovation development, and realize economic recovery in the post- COVID-19 era.

The MiFID II Framework

Author : Mario Comana
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030125041
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The MiFID II Framework written by Mario Comana and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a detailed analysis of the main innovations and impacts associated with the package of European legislation comprising MiFID II and MiFIR, which constitutes a pillar of the EU’s “single rulebook” for financial regulation. Adopting a research-oriented approach, the authors also consider the practical consequences of the new legislation, to provide a clear description of the new rules and the ways in which they address concerns raised by the financial crisis, as well as an appraisal of the theoretical implications from an EU-wide perspective. The book also presents a comparative analysis of how the package is being implemented within the larger countries of the Eurozone and the United Kingdom, and evaluates the likely consequences for banks’ business models. This research book is a valuable resource for graduate and master’s level students as well as professionals and practitioners interested in understanding the European financial law and, in particular, the dynamics of the investment industry.

European Financial Regulation

Author : Veerle Colaert
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 150992647X
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book European Financial Regulation written by Veerle Colaert and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-26 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mirroring the long-established structure of the financial industry, EU financial regulation as we know it today approaches banking, insurance and investment services separately and often divergently. In recent decades however, the clear separation between financial sectors has gradually evaporated, as business lines have converged across sectors and FinTech solutions have emerged which do not fit traditional sector boundaries. As the contours of the traditional tripartition in the financial industry have faded, the diverging regulatory and supervisory treatment of these sectors has become increasingly at odds with economic reality. This book brings together insights developed by distinguished researchers and industry professionals in a series of articles analysing the main areas of EU financial regulation from a cross-sectoral perspective. For each specific research theme – including prudential regulation, corporate governance and conduct of business rules – the similarities, as well as gaps, overlaps and unjustifiable differences between banking, securities and insurance regulation, are clearly presented and discussed. This innovative research approach is aimed at informing lawmakers and policymakers on potential improvements to EU financial regulation whilst also supporting legal and compliance professionals applying the current framework or looking to streamline compliance processes.

Strategies of Financial Regulation

Author : Junghoon Kim
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811573298
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Strategies of Financial Regulation written by Junghoon Kim and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses different strategies and their results in implementing financial regulation in terms of rule-making, public enforcement and private enforcement. The analysis is based on a comparative study of conduct of business regulation on mis-selling of financial instruments in the UK and South Korea. It extends into liquidity regulation in the banking sector and credit rating agency regulation. The book concludes that in rule-making, purposive rules are more effective for achieving regulatory goals with minimal undesirable results, but a rule-making system with purposive rules can only work on a foundation of trust among rule-makers, enforcers and the regulates, that with respect to public enforcement, the enforcement strategies should combine the compliance-oriented and deterrence-oriented approaches and be continuously adjusted based on close monitoring of the regulatory outcomes and that in private enforcement, regulation should be instituted as the minimum requirement in private law.

Application of Anti-manipulation Law to EU Wholesale Energy Markets and Its Interplay with EU Competition Law

Author : Huseyin Cagri Corlu
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041196048
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (411 download)

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Book Synopsis Application of Anti-manipulation Law to EU Wholesale Energy Markets and Its Interplay with EU Competition Law by : Huseyin Cagri Corlu

Download or read book Application of Anti-manipulation Law to EU Wholesale Energy Markets and Its Interplay with EU Competition Law written by Huseyin Cagri Corlu and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the course of energy liberalisation, electricity and natural gas contracts have been separated from physical delivery, and these contracts are now traded as commodities in multilateral trading facilities. Although designed to render energy trading standardised and efficient, this system raises serious questions as to whether existing regulatory and antitrust provisions are sufficient to address market abuses that cause imbalances in demand and supply. The European Union’s (EU’s) Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT), adopted to combat such market manipulation, is still lacking in significant case law to bolster its effectiveness. Addressing this gap, this invaluable book provides the first in-depth analysis of market manipulation in the energy sector, offering a deeply informed understanding of the new anti-manipulation rules and their implementation and enforcement. Focusing on practices that perpetrators employ to manipulate electricity and natural gas markets and the applicability of anti-manipulation rules to combat such practices, the analysis examines such issues and topics as the following: – factors and circumstances that determine when and what market misconduct can be subject to enforcement; – the European Commission’s criteria to determine whether a particular market is susceptible to regulation; – jurisdiction of REMIT and the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) with respect to the prohibitions of insider trading in financial wholesale energy markets; – to what extent anti-manipulation rules and EU competition law may be applied concurrently; and – types of physical and financial instruments that market participants have employed in devising their manipulative schemes. Because market manipulation is rather new in the EU context but has been prohibited and prosecuted under US law for over a century, much of the case law analysis is from the United States and greatly clarifies how anti-manipulation rules may be enforced. A concluding chapter offers policy recommendations to mitigate legal uncertainties arising from REMIT. Energy market participants, such as energy producers, wholesale suppliers, traders, transmission system operators and their counsel, and legal practitioners in the field will welcome this book’s extensive legal analysis and its clear demarcation of the objectives that REMIT seeks to accomplish with respect to energy market liberalisation.

MiFID II and Private Law

Author : Federico Della Negra
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1509925309
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)

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Book Synopsis MiFID II and Private Law by : Federico Della Negra

Download or read book MiFID II and Private Law written by Federico Della Negra and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the global financial crisis, investors have suffered significant losses as a result of breaches of conduct of business rules in the distribution of financial instruments. MiFID II introduced new disclosure, distribution and product governance rules to strengthen the protection of investors but, like MiFID I, did not harmonise the civil law consequences for their violation. This book asks whether, in spite of the silence of the EU legislators, the MiFID II conduct of business rules may produce civil law effects, enabling investors to enforce them against investment firms before national courts and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms. Building on the case law of the CJEU, the book shows the conditions under which the breach of MiFID II conduct of business rules should give rise to a private law remedy, and what remedies would be compatible with EU law. MiFID II and Private Law is an essential contribution to academic research in EU and financial law and will be a key text for policy-makers and legal practitioners working in the field of investor protection regulation and mis-selling litigation.

Legal Accountability in EU Markets for Financial Instruments

Author : Carl Fredrik Bergström
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019284928X
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Book Synopsis Legal Accountability in EU Markets for Financial Instruments by : Carl Fredrik Bergström

Download or read book Legal Accountability in EU Markets for Financial Instruments written by Carl Fredrik Bergström and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-22 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proper functioning of the EU financial market is protected by public actors - both national and supranational - responsible for rulemaking and supervision of investment firms and other private actors. At the same time the effectiveness of the EU legal system requires vigilance from private actors such as investment firms but also their clients, invoking their rights before national authorities and courts. This means that investment firms have a dual role within the system, turning them into subjects of control and enforcement but also agents in the maintenance of the rule of law. Legal Accountability in EU Markets for Financial Instruments brings together a group of scholars with expertise from different legal disciplines but a shared interest for the EU internal market and the way it develops. It integrates a modern study of the form and function of EU rulemaking in the internal market after the financial crisis. The book includes an evaluation of core aspects of rulemaking in the financial market and that way provides a cross-cutting treatment of EU law. The focus of the book is set on the regulatory framework in MiFIDII and MiFIR and thematic questions around legal mechanisms for accountability and the role of investment firms in the operation of those mechanisms. It further discusses the implications for EU law and the EU legal system and gives readers a thorough understanding of the concept of accountability through its own findings.

Transnational Securities Regulation

Author : Antonio Marcacci
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031180631
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Transnational Securities Regulation written by Antonio Marcacci and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-25 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides an analysis of the emergence, evolution, and transformation of transnational securities regulation and of the influences from and the interactions between global regulatory powers in the field. Combining insights from law and political science, the work employs a two-tier complementary "on-the-books" and "in-action” approach. The more classical "on-the-books" approach draws on scholarship in United States and European Union securities regulation; transnational regulation and global administrative law; regime complexity; global governance studies; and the regulatory production of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). The law in-action approach leverages the author’s experience as Compliance senior professional in a multinational financial institution as well as research interviews with senior IOSCO staff. The author’s findings enable the reader to develop an original understanding of IOSCO, its standards, and its unique place in the transnational regulatory arena. They also challenge the doxa that the US are the only driving regulatory power in the securities area when in fact, other regulatory powers are emerging – for the time being, the EU. The balance has shifted and regulatory compromises are achieved at different points in the rule making process.

The Politics of Regime Complexity in International Derivatives Regulation

Author : Lucia Quaglia
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198866070
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Book Synopsis The Politics of Regime Complexity in International Derivatives Regulation by : Lucia Quaglia

Download or read book The Politics of Regime Complexity in International Derivatives Regulation written by Lucia Quaglia and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the post-crisis international regulation of derivatives by bringing together the international relations literature on regime complexity and the international political economy literature on financial regulation.

Financial Regulation and Technology

Author : Sheridan, Iain
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1802205411
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Financial Regulation and Technology written by Sheridan, Iain and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important book analyses recurring issues within financial services regulation relevant to the use of technology, at a time when competition is moving towards greater use of technology in the financial services sector. Iain Sheridan assumes no advanced knowledge of computers and related technology topics, but where necessary encapsulates the essential aspects to offer a comprehensive yet accessible guide to the regulation of finance and technology.

European Capital Markets Law

Author : Rüdiger Veil
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1509942130
Total Pages : 787 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)

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Book Synopsis European Capital Markets Law by : Rüdiger Veil

Download or read book European Capital Markets Law written by Rüdiger Veil and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-24 with total page 787 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The richness, clarity and nuances of the structure and methodology followed by the contributors make the book a very valuable tool for students... seeking to obtain a general understanding of the market and how it is regulated.” – Ligia Catherine Arias Barrera, Banking & Finance Law Review The fully updated edition of this user-friendly textbook continues to systematise the European law governing capital markets and examines the underlying concepts from a broadly interdisciplinary perspective. The 3rd edition deals with 3 central developments: the project of the capital markets union; sustainable finance; and the further digitalisation of financial instruments and securities markets. The 1st chapter deals with the foundations of capital markets law in Europe, the 2nd explains the basics, and the 3rd examines the regime on market abuse. Chapter 4 explores the disclosure system and chapter 5 short-selling and high-frequency trading. The role of intermediaries, such as financial analysts, rating agencies, and proxy advisers, is described in chapter 6. Chapter 7 explains compliance and corporate governance in investment firms and chapter 8 illustrates the regulation of benchmarks. Finally, chapter 9 deals with public takeovers. Throughout the book emphasis is placed on legal practice, and frequent reference is made to the key decisions of supervisory authorities and courts. This is essential reading for students involved in the study of capital markets law and financial law.

EU Securities and Financial Markets Regulation

Author : Niamh Moloney
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192583417
Total Pages : 993 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book EU Securities and Financial Markets Regulation written by Niamh Moloney and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-29 with total page 993 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the decade or so since the global financial crisis rocked EU financial markets and led to wide-ranging reforms, EU securities and financial markets regulation has continued to evolve. The legislative framework has been refined and administrative rulemaking has expanded. Alongside, the Capital Markets Union agenda has developed, the UK has left the EU, and ESMA has emerged as a decisive influence on EU financial markets governance. All these developments, as well as the Covid-19 pandemic, have shaped the regulatory landscape and how supervision is organized. EU Securities and Financial Markets Regulation provides a comprehensive, critical, and contextual account of the intricate rulebook that governs EU financial markets and its supporting institutional arrangements. It is framed by an assessment of how the regime has evolved over the decade or so since the global financial crisis and considers, among other matters, the post-crisis reforms to key legislative measures, the massive expansion of administrative rulemaking and of soft law, the Capital Markets Union agenda, the development of supervisory convergence as the means for organizing pan-EU supervision, and ESMA's role in EU financial markets governance. Its coverage extends from capital-raising and the Prospectus Regulation to financial market intermediation and the MiFID II/MiFIR and IFD/IFR regimes, to the new regulatory regimes adopted since the global financial crisis (including for benchmarks and their administrators), to retail market regulation and the PRIIPs Regulation, and on to the EU's third country regime and the implications of the UK's departure from the EU. This is the fourth edition of the highly successful and authoritative monograph first published as EC Securities Regulation. Heavily revised from the third edition to reflect developments since the global financial crisis, it adopts the in-depth contextual and analytical approach of earlier editions and so considers the market, political, institutional, and international context of the regulatory and supervisory regime.

Exchange-Traded Funds in Europe

Author : Adam Marszk
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128136405
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Exchange-Traded Funds in Europe written by Adam Marszk and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exchange-Traded Funds in Europe provides a single point of reference on a diverse set of regional ETF markets, illuminating the roles ETFs can play in risk mitigation and speculation. Combining empirical data with models and case studies, the authors use diffusion models and panel/country-specific regressions—as well as graphical and descriptive analyses— to show how ETFs are more than conventional, passive investments. With new insights on how ETFs can improve market efficiency and how investors can benefit when using them as investment tools, this book reveals the complexity of the world’s second largest ETF market and the ways that ETFs are transforming it. Identifies benefits and threats that ETFs bring to European financial markets Combines empirical data with a full, in-depth analysis of the topic and the special characteristics of Europe Examines the diffusion patterns of innovative financial products, the role of ICT, and the consequent effects of ETFs on the underlying European stock markets