Davis, StephenLukomnik, JonPitt-Watson, David2012-08-132012-08-132009-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11129The global credit crisis has been a systemic failure. In this monograph, the author try to set out some of what went wrong, and how to develop the framework of policy and institutions needed to ensure a vibrant and stable financial system in the future. This will require new thinking about the type of institutions on which a successful modern financial economy depends, but, more importantly, on the relationship between each of these institutions. The author focuses on how to get them to work in a way which will support open and effective capital markets. The aim is not to lay out a detailed framework for bank solvency, or accounting regulation or corporate governance, though the author will touch on many examples of reform. Rather it is to try to clarify the principles on which any responsible market system will rest, and how these might be applied to the banks and the other markets where finance is raised to keep the economy going. It is also to suggest various actions the participants in all markets - regulators, investors, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), and bankers, can take to prevent similar disasters.CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING PROCEDURESACCOUNTING RULESACCOUNTING STANDARDSADVISORY GROUPADVISORY SERVICESASSET MANAGERSASSET PRICESAUDITORSBALANCE SHEETBALANCE SHEETSBANK LENDINGBANK REGULATIONBANKING ASSETSBANKRUPTCYBANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATIONSBANKSBENEFICIARIESBEST PRACTICEBOARDS OF DIRECTORSBONDBOND MARKETBROKERBROKERSBUSINESS SCHOOLCALCULATIONCAPITAL BASECAPITAL MARKETCAPITAL MARKETSCDSCENTRAL BANKINGCHECKSCONFLICTS OF INTERESTCONSULTING SERVICESCONSUMERSCORPORATE GOVERNANCECORPORATE INFORMATIONCOUNTRY TO COUNTRYCREDIT DEFAULTCREDIT DEFAULT SWAPCREDIT DEFAULT SWAPSCREDIT RATINGCREDIT RATING AGENCIESCREDIT RATING AGENCYCREDIT RATINGSCREDIT REPORTSCREDITORCURRENCYDEBTDEMOCRACYDEPOSITORSDERIVATIVEDERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONSDERIVATIVESDIVERSIFICATIONDIVORCEDOMESTIC MARKETDUE DILIGENCEECONOMIC POWERSECONOMIC REFORMECONOMIC SUCCESSECONOMIC SYSTEMEMERGING MARKETEMERGING MARKETSENFORCEMENT AGENCIESEXPOSUREEXTENSION OF CREDITFINANCE CORPORATIONFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL DISTRESSFINANCIAL ENGINEERSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL SHOCKSFINANCIAL STABILITYFINANCIAL SYSTEMFUND MANAGERFUND MANAGERSGLOBAL INVESTORGOVERNANCE PRACTICESHEDGE FUNDHEDGE FUNDSHOLDINGHOLDING COMPANIESHOME OWNERSHOMEOWNERINFLATIONINFORMATION FLOWSINSTITUTIONAL INVESTORINSTITUTIONAL INVESTORSINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANYINSURANCE POLICYINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCEINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVESTINGINVESTMENT BANKINVESTMENT BANKINGINVESTMENT MANAGEMENTINVESTOR RESPONSIBILITYIRAISSUANCEJURISDICTIONLAWSLENDERLENDER OF LAST RESORTLENDERSLIFE INSURANCELIFE INSURANCE POLICYLIQUIDITYLOANLOCAL BANKLONG-TERM INVESTORSLOW-INCOMELOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMAJOR BANKSMARK TO MARKETMARKET PARTICIPANTMARKET PARTICIPANTSMARKET PLAYERSMARKET PRICEMONEY MANAGERSMONEY MARKETMORTGAGEMORTGAGE BROKERMORTGAGE LOANSMORTGAGE POOLMORTGAGESMUTUAL FUNDMUTUAL FUNDSNEW PRODUCTOFF BALANCE SHEETOFF BALANCE SHEET ITEMSPAY PERIODPENSIONPENSION FUNDPENSION FUNDSPENSION PLANPOLITICAL SYSTEMPORTFOLIOPRIVATIZATIONPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSPUBLIC COMPANIESRECESSIONREGULATORREGULATORSREGULATORY STRUCTURESRESERVERESERVE REQUIREMENTSRESERVESRESPONSIBILITIESRESPONSIBLE INVESTMENTRETIREMENTRETIREMENT SAVINGSRISK MANAGEMENTRISK TAKINGSAVERSSAVINGSSAVINGS SCHEMESSECURITIESSENIORSHARE OWNERSHIPSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDER INFLUENCESHAREHOLDER RIGHTSSOCIAL PERFORMANCESOLVENCYSTOCK EXCHANGESUBSIDIARYSYSTEMIC RISKTRADINGTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPARENCYTREASURYTRUST FUNDTRUSTEETRUSTEESUNIONWORTHTowards an Accountable CapitalismWorld Bank10.1596/11129