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When is an Individual Investor Not in Need of Consumer Protection? A Comparative Analysis of Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia

The present regulatory orthodoxy in protecting individual investors from ‘bad’ investments is to create and enforce a robust disclosure regime. Many jurisdictions therefore require issuers of financial products (eg share...

27 January 2020

Wai Yee Wan

Andrew Godwin

Qinzhe Yao

Depositor preference and deposit insurance schemes: challenges for regulatory convergence and regulatory coordination in Asia

Our recent article, which we co-authored with Angus Chan, examines the main challenges for achieving regulatory convergence and coordination for depositor preference rules and explicit deposit insurance schemes...

10 September 2018

Andrew Godwin

International Commercial Courts: The Singapore Experience

The last decade or so has seen the emergence of ‘international commercial courts’ in four jurisdictions: the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts, the Qatar International Court, the Abu Dhabi Global...

The Policy and Practice of Enforcement of Directors’ Duties by Statutory Agencies in Australia: An Empirical Analysis

The enactment of the civil penalty regime in 1993 introduced a new approach to the enforcement of directors’ duties by statutory agencies in Australia. Prior to the 1993 reforms, enforcement...

Twin Peaks and Financial Regulation: The Challenges of Increasing Regulatory Overlap and Expanding Responsibilities

In recent years there has been a renewed emphasis on improving the regulatory frameworks of financial systems, in part as a response to the global financial crisis (‘GFC’). This has...

24 January 2017

Andrew Godwin

Steve Kourabas

From Enforcement to Prevention: International Cooperation and Financial Benchmark Reform

The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and Forex scandals have shaken public trust in the global financial system. Despite the global nature of the scandals, the role of international cooperation...

22 September 2016

Andrew Godwin

‘Cross-border Cooperation in Bank Resolution: A Framework for Asia’

The increasing interconnectedness between Asian financial markets suggests the need for regulatory frameworks to support regional financial stability. This need is likely to increase with the advent of the ASEAN...

31 May 2016

Vivien Chen

Andrew Godwin

Is Australia's ‘Twin Peaks’ System of Financial Regulation a Model for China?

Countries have adopted different approaches or structures to financial regulation. The ‘institutional approach’ focuses on the form of the regulated institution (e.g. a bank, an insurer or a securities firm)...

25 April 2016

Andrew Godwin

Guo Li

When is an Individual Investor Not in Need of Consumer Protection? A Comparative Analysis of Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia

Depositor preference and deposit insurance schemes: challenges for regulatory convergence and regulatory coordination in Asia

International Commercial Courts: The Singapore Experience

The Policy and Practice of Enforcement of Directors’ Duties by Statutory Agencies in Australia: An Empirical Analysis

Twin Peaks and Financial Regulation: The Challenges of Increasing Regulatory Overlap and Expanding Responsibilities

From Enforcement to Prevention: International Cooperation and Financial Benchmark Reform

‘Cross-border Cooperation in Bank Resolution: A Framework for Asia’

Is Australia's ‘Twin Peaks’ System of Financial Regulation a Model for China?

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