Banks: Fraud and Crime - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1859785506 ISBN 13: 9781859785508

Publisher: Informa Law from Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

This title unites a series of leading commentators on topical issues of bank fraud on a national, regional and international level. It includes an examination of the basic concepts of bank fraud; English and US perspectives on bank fraud; and definitions under the money laundering legislation. The second edition updates the original work with the many changes in the law over the last five years. The book looks at fraud in its legal context and provides practical and essential advice for anyone who has to deal with common issues. It covers the action that should be taken once fraud has taken place and also includes chapters on bank supervision, prevention of fraud and the protection of assets. This definitive work includes chapters written from the perspective of the banker, the lawyer and the auditor. The second edition has been significantly developed to include chapters on: Barings, Daiwa and LTCN; lessons from the American Thrift Crisis; Internet payment services and crime in cyberspace; and banks and Nazi claims.

About this title

Product Description:

Banks: Fraud and Crime explores the main issues which arise in bank fraud world-wide and looks at the possible options available for corrective action. A series of leading commentators examine the basic nature of bank fraud and financial crime, comparing the legal and regulatory framework in England to those in place in the USA and elsewhere. Banks: Fraud and Crime also takes a detailed look at the core issue of money laundering at a national, regional and international level as well as considering the many other complex issues arising from bank fraud and financial crime.

About the Author:

Professor Joseph J. Norton is the James L. Walsh Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Financial Institutions and Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law, Texas, USA.

Professor George Walker is a Professor in International Financial Law at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London.

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Informa Law from Routledge
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1859785506
• ISBN 13: 9781859785508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 466
• Editor: Norton Joseph, Walker George