Download or read book Securities Activities of Banks written by Melanie L. Fein and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 1610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition was necessitated by the enactment of the landmark Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act that transformed the regulatory framework for securities activities of banks and their affiliates. Fein (former regulator, now a private practitioner) offers an in-depth analysis of the state of the law on securities activities, once thought to be off-limits to banking institutions. She also provides guidance on the full range of bank securities activities, with meticulous legal analysis and practical commentary on the entire range of securities and investment services that banks and their affiliates can offer. Topics include an overview; the bank and securities regulatory framework; the Glass-Steagall Act; investment advice; brokerage, investment, trading, merchant banking, private placement, mutual fund, fiduciary, deposit and loan, and international securities activities; underwriting and dealing; securitization of assets; and derivative instruments. Material is presented in a three-ring binder. c. Book News Inc.