The Competitiveness of Financial Institutions and Centres in Europe (Hardcover, 1994)

Preface. Part A: Opening Addresses. I. Introduction; C. de Boissieu. II. The Irish Financial Sector in the European Context; M. O'Connell. III. European Financial Intermediaries and Markets: Lines of Development in an International Context; R. Masera. IV. Is Competitiveness a Dangerous Obsession in the Financial World? J.-P. Abraham. Part B: Technologies, Products and Markets. V. Banking on Real Estate; M.K. Lewis. VI. Les surcapacites bancaires en France; M. Dietsch. VII. The Screen-Based Market in Government Securities in Italy; L. Rondelli. VIII. Economies, Inefficiencies and Technical Progress in Swiss Banking; G. Sheldon. Part C: The Strategies of Financial Institutions. IX. Efficiency and Banking Strategies in Spain; F. Perez, J. Quesada. X. A Case Study on Business Strategies of Austrian Banks; G. Fink, P. Haiss, R. Petschnigg. XI. Estonian Strategies in the Reconstruction of its Monetary System; M. Sorg. XII. Wholly-Owned Ventures versus Strategic Alliances in Financial Services Diversification; H. Ingham, S. Thompson. XIII. New Competitive Strategies in the Italian Financial Services Industry; P. Modiano, L.E. Mollame, V. Valenti. XIV. Bridge, Poker and Banking; L. Engwall. Part D: Competitiveness and the Competitive Position of International Centres in Europe. XV. The Paris MATIF in Light of Globalization and Intense Competition; P. Simonnet. XVI. The Competitive Position of Germany as a Financial Centre as Seen by a CentralBanker; G. Hausler. XVII. Dublin's International Financial Services Centre: a Review; T. O'Connell, N. Kennedy. XVIII. Japan's Financial Markets: their Competitiveness and Internationalization; W. Takahashi, H. Taguchi. XIX. The Internationalisation of the Belgian Banking Sector: a Comparison with the Netherlands; S. Pintjens. XX. Competition and Financial Centres in Europe: London as a Case Study; D.G. Raikes, A. Newton. XXI. The Swiss Financial Centre Revisited; N. Blattner. Part E: Regulatory Issues and the Management of Systemic Risks in the New Competitive Environment. XXII. Financial Fragility and Macroeconomic Performance: an Overview; J.J. Sijben. XXIII. Market Liquidity Risk; E.P. Davis. XXIV. Bank Stability, Deposit Insurance and Regulation; P. Bourke. XXV. Les systemes de paiements dans l'integration europeenne: enjeu pour les banques centrales; M. Aglietta. XXVI. Deregulation and Financial Fragility: a Case Study of the UK and Scandinavia; H.A. Benink, D.T. Llewellyn. XXVII. Default Risk Exposure in Foreign Exchange Rate Derivatives; P.B. Mokkelbost. XXVIII. Governments' Strategies: the Nordic Banking Industries after the Crises; S.A. Berg. Part F: Concluding Address. XXIX. General Report on the Colloquium; R. O'Brien.