E-Book, Englisch, 263 Seiten, eBook
Benston / Harland Separation of Commercial and Investment Banking
1. Auflage 1990
ISBN: 978-1-349-11280-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 263 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: Studies in Banking and International Finance
ISBN: 978-1-349-11280-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
The latest in a series of studies in banking and international finance. This book deals with all aspects of the Glass-Steagall Act, and the relationship between the commercial banks and the investment banks.
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Introduction to the Glass-Steagall Act; sources of information and their contents about pre-Glass-Steagall conditions and events; evidence on the risk of losses (safety and soundness); conflicts of interest and abuses related to commercial banks' securities operations directly or by and through securities affiliates; securities services as an improper commercial banking activity; restraints on competition as an explanation for the Glass-Steagall Act; concern for commercial banks' federal "safety net"; unfair competition; concentration of power and less-than-competitive performance; universal banking - advantages and disadvantages; other reasons for the introduction and passage of the Glass-Steagall Act. Appendix: securities activities of banking organizations permissible under Federal law.