The accountability of financial regulators : a European and international perspective /

Based on the author's post-doctoral project conducted at the Montesquieu Institute at Maastricht University from 2009-2012. Parts of this book were presented in conferences and workshops in Maastricht (The Netherlands), Oxford (UK), Leuven (Belgium), Herztliya (Israel), Tallinn (Estonia) and Florence (Italy)Includes bibliographical references and index.The accountability of financial regulation and supervision authorities: the defining elements -- The structures of financial regulation and supervision in Spain, the UK and the US -- The accountability of FRSAs towards political forums in Spain, the UK and the US -- The accountability of FRSAs towards stakeholders in Spain, the UK and the US -- The post-financial crisis European financial supervision architecture and the need for enhanced accountability -- The accountability of the European supervision authorities in the financial field towards political forums -- The accountability of the European supervision authorities in the financial field towards stakeholders -- International networks of financial regulation and supervision authorities as global standard-setters -- The accountability of international networks of financial regulation and supervision authorities.Based on the author's post-doctoral project conducted at the Montesquieu Institute at Maastricht University from 2009-2012. Parts of this book were presented in conferences and workshops in Maastricht (The Netherlands), Oxford (UK), Leuven (Belgium), Herztliya (Israel), Tallinn (Estonia) and Florence (Italy