Asset Management And Investor Protection

This comparative survey of European and US consumer protection schemes offers detailed information on how much protection investors really have in these troubled times. Consumer confidence is at a low ebb as consumers feel unprotected, a result of disasters involving companies such as Enron. Scandals in financial institutions, weakness in the world economy, and volatility in financial markets bring to the fore issues of regulation and consumer protection. This comparative survey of how investors are currently protected in a range of European countries and the USA is set in an accessible theoretical framework. It will be invaluable for academics and students involved in the analysis of financial markets and regulation as well as practitioners in financial institutions and regulatory authorities.