The International Banking System Capital Adequacy, Core Businesses and Risk Management

by Lessambo, Felix

• ISBN13: 9781137275127
• ISBN10: 113727512X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-01-04
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

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Author Biography

FELIX LESSAMBO is an Adjunct Associate Professor at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John's University, where he teaches Financial Reporting: Evaluation and Analysis, Individual Tax Planning, and International Taxation. Prior to his St. John's appointment, Dr. Lessambo taught Banking: Law & Economics, International Finance, International Tax, and European Union Tax Laws at the University of Kinshasa (DRC). He specializes in the Taxation of International Business Transactions, Cross-border Transfer Pricing, E.U. laws, International Finance, and Alternative Investment Vehicles. He is the author of "Taxation of International Business Transactions," "Fundamentals of European Union Direct Tax," and "Fundamentals of Hedge Funds." Dr. Lessambo has co-authored two best-selling BNA-Special Reports on Hedge Funds and Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). He has published over fifty leading articles in international tax law reviews. Having practiced in International Tax, Alternative Investment Management, and Global Banking Groups, he structured and advised on Hedge Funds, Private Equity, and cross-border securitizations. Dr. Lessambo is the first scholar to argue against the incompatibility of the French Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC), the French transfer pricing provision (Article 57); the French thin-capitalization rules (Article 212), the French tax regime of artists (Article 155A), and the Luxembourg securitization law, with respect to both the E.U. laws and the OECD treaty.

Table of Contents

PART I: REGULATORS
The U.S. Federal Reserve
The European Central Bank
The Bank of Japan
The Bank of England
The People's Bank of China
The Reserve Bank of India
The Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Brazil
The Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency
The Bank of International Settlement
Conclusion
PART II: CAPITAL ADEQUACY & MAIN OPERATIONS
Overview of Part II
Internationalization of Banking
Capital Requirements- The Basels
Banking and Foreign Exchange Transactions
Banking and Derivatives Transactions
Banking and Underwriting Transactions
Mortgage Markets
Mergers & Acquisitions Services
Private Equity Business and Miscellaneous Services
PART III: RISK MANAGEMENT
Overview of Part III
Financial Statement's Analysis
Corporate Governance, Risks' Metrics, Liquidity and Credit Risk
Conclusion
Annexes
Endnotes
References
Glossary
Index