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Diffusing Environmental Regulation Through The Financial Services Sector: Reforms In The Eu And Other Jurisdictions, Benjamin J. Richardson
Diffusing Environmental Regulation Through The Financial Services Sector: Reforms In The Eu And Other Jurisdictions, Benjamin J. Richardson
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The financial services sector has the potential to be an important facet of future systems of environmental governance. But, so far, only ad hoc policy initiatives have arisen in the EU and other countries addressing the environmental roles of banks or insurers. Because the financial services sector is where wholesale decisions regarding future development, and thus pressures on the environment, arise, reform of investment, banking and insurance services to promote long term investment and better consideration of environmental impacts may be an effective way to promote sustainable development. Reforms such as corporate environmental reporting requirements, mandatory environmental liability insurance, and …
Settlement Finality And Associated Risks In Funds Transfers – When Does Interbank Payment Occur?, Benjamin Geva
Settlement Finality And Associated Risks In Funds Transfers – When Does Interbank Payment Occur?, Benjamin Geva
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This paper addresses the first meaning of settlement finality, that is, the discharge of the interbank obligation. The discussion focuses on large-value transfer systems, namely, "systematically important" payment systems, and examines settlement finality therein under the provisions of Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code-Funds Transfers. Primary attention is given to the various implications of settlement finality under Article 4A, as well as to compliance with the statutory scheme with BIS Core Principles, in conjunction with system rules. Following the present discussion on the meaning of settlement finality, Part 2 of the paper sets out settlement mechanisms in large-value transfer …