Download or read book Current Legal Issues Affecting Central Banks, Volume IV. written by Mr.Robert C. Effros and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1997-04-03 with total page 1042 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, edited by Robert C. Effros, surveys developments at international financial institutions, regional developments affecting central banks, the progress of the European Union countries toward monetary union and a unified banking market, the effect of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization on banking services, and the implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement for central banks. Other topics discussed include banking regulation and reform in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, countries of the former Soviet Union, and China; banking supervision; the role of deposit insurance; bankruptcy policy; derivatives; securitization; payments systems; securities transfers; and capital standards for market risk. Appendices reproduce relevant legal documentation.