Law of Financial Services - Futures and Derivatives, Banking and Insurance (Hardcover)

This work contains a thorough historical survey of the origins of the world's largest market - futures and derivatives, banking and insurance. It explains how the market came about and how it has been used and regulated. It also shows how banking has been regulated in the UK and what its future looks like under European regulation. The book also goes on to cover how the United Kingdom insuranc ebusienss grew, its present regulatory problems, and how the growth of the business can be assured in the future. In addition, the book also offers an analysis of how United Kingdom banking and insurance regulation has historically exploited the financial resources of the poor to subsidise the investments of the wealthy.