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Financial-return Crowdfunding and Regulatory Approaches in the Shadow Banking, FinTech and Collaborative Finance Era

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  • Macchiavello Eugenia

    (Lecturer/Adjunct Professor in Banking Law, University of Genoa, Department of Economics and Business; Senior Research Fellow, Genoa Centre for Law and Finance. I submitted the present paper at the end of January 2017 but it was published only now: I have updated it with the latest official documents issued during Summer 2017 but it was not possible, unfortunately, to take into account also the literature published meanwhile. I want to thank the anonymous referees of the ECFR as well as the Professors listening to my presentation on this topic at the University of Luxembourg on June 30th, 2016 for their very useful suggestions and comments.University of GenoaGenoaItaly)

Abstract

The relationship between financial innovators and regulators has been historically tense, with financial innovators taking advantage of loopholes and regulators desperately trying to keep pace with innovations while dealing with limited resources and long bureaucratic processes. Nonetheless, in recent years, FinTechs – un-regulated start-ups applying technology to finance – have exponentially accelerated such race, making innovative regulatory approaches and new perspectives necessary. The present paper discusses relevant issues pertaining to the regulation of FinTech, using financial-return crowdfunding (FR-crowdfunding) as case study and model, deriving from its FinTech, shadow banking and collaborative economy natures, important indications for regulators. Current trends in regulating FR-crowdfunding in Member States are also analysed, together with related shortcomings and benefits, with the view to proposing a more harmonised regime for the sector, tailored to its risks and features and advancing Capital Markets Union objectives.

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  • Macchiavello Eugenia, 2017. "Financial-return Crowdfunding and Regulatory Approaches in the Shadow Banking, FinTech and Collaborative Finance Era," European Company and Financial Law Review, De Gruyter, vol. 14(4), pages 662-722, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:eucflr:v:14:y:2017:i:4:p:662-722:n:4
    DOI: 10.1515/ecfr-2017-0030
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