Financial market regulation in the EU and the USA after the financial crisis

The aim of this thesis is to do an in-depth research into the development of regulation and supervision over the financial and bank markets in the European Union and the USA at the time of the ongoing financial crisis. The first part deals with general theoretical attitudes and targets of regulation and supervision over financial markets. Furthermore, it focuses on the effects of the financial crisis and the problems faced by European as well as American banking institutions and on the rescue measures taken by national governments. The second part presents a comprehensive view on the individual steps and regulating propositions taken by the EU and USA. In the main, it describes the regulation reform and the new architecture of the supervising system over the financial sector. The conclusion of this work is a summary of the acquired knowledge about the regulation reform and the supervision over the financial sector and its objective is to evaluate the impact on the world economy produced by this reform