Legal questions on financial market abuse

• Published in: Journal of financial crime Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 28 - 36
• Main Author: Pera, Alessandra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Emerald Group Publishing Limited 05.01.2015
• Subjects: Accounting & Finance; Banking; Behavior; Bond ratings; Breach of contract; Censorship; Consumer protection; Consumers; Cooperation; Criminal law; Financial crime; Financial institutions; Financial risk/company failure; Financial services; Globalization; International agreements; International finance; Law; Rating services; Securities markets; Supervision; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; EU legal systems; Shame culture and ethic of care; Market abuse; Criminal and private law remedies

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to underline the impact that globalization of financial markets has on national punishment policies. The US financial crisis has strongly affected consumers’ lives, but the focus of this research is on the national provisions against the illegal and unfair beha...