International Securities

Definitive and comprehensive, International Securities Regulation is the first treatise on international securities with translations of laws and regulations of 30 jurisdictions entirely in English. This seven-volume set encompasses the complete range of securities topics, including legal systems, securities regulatory schemes, descriptions of public securities markets, and discussions of those regulations regarding substantive securities matters. Lawyers, regulators, and professionals with first-hand, day-to-day experience have written commentary for each jurisdiction. Commentary focuses on each country's legal system, public securities markets, security regulations and implementations, and recent trends and developments.

Originally published in 1996, The International Guide to Securities Market Indices provides a comprehensive overview of the securities market indices and offers assistance to professionals as well as individual investors in the selection of an appropriate securities market index, on a worldwide basis. The Guide’s identifies and catalogues available performance indicators along with their publishers and describes their relevant characteristics and a perspective on their historical price and total return performance. It also contains descriptive profiles along with historical performance data on 400 of the world’s leading global, regional and local securities market indices and sub-indices covering 10 asset classes.

With this valuable text securities lawyers from the world's major trading nations offer valuable insights into the workings and legal underpinnings of global securities markets. They examine listing requirements for various stock exchanges and markets, the globalization of mutual funds, the impact of offshore funds, Internet and public offerings, planning and distribution of private securities, requirements for public offerings, disclosure and compliance requirements across international markets, and a great deal more. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

The world of finance has been revolutionized in the last twenty years by factors such as the liberalization and subsequent integration of global financial markets and the advances in computing and communications technology. These important changes have led to a stream of financial innovations and theoretical breakthroughs in the area of pricing diverse financial instruments. More than ever before, we witness a process where international securities are traded in a global marketplace. This comprehensive collection encompasses the most recent contributions in the area of international securities. It includes the most important articles on current issues and future development in this key area of international finance. It will be an essential source of reference to researchers, students and practitioners alike.

2009 RELEASE - “International Securities Law and Regulation", a three-volume set with more than 1,600 pages, examines the regulation of securities trading in jurisdictions in North and South America, Europe, and Asia and the Pacific. The commentaries are provided by lawyers who practice regularly in the securities sectors of their respective jurisdictions. The publication is replaced by updated volumes annually. Complete the set with volumes I and III. A 25% discount applies to a subscription for three years of updates. Discounts are applied after purchase by rebate from publisher.

As we enter the early 1990s, the second phase of global deregulation gains momentum and cross-border activity in the securities markets has never been greater. Securitised funds are crossing borders at the rate of $12 trn per annum. As pressure on margins increases, there is a new emphasis on trading and settlement systems - as important as the innovation of financial products was in the 1980s.