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The Role of Transparency in Financial Regulation

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  • Christine Kaufmann
  • Rolf H. Weber

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Transparency is a prerequisite for good governance and sound financial regulation. The article expounds the different foundations and functions of transparency. The first dimension refers to institutional aspects, i.e. procedures and decision-making. By providing legal certainty, transparency serves as an anchor for financial regulation. It is the basis for establishing trust, which is the key element of any financial system. In its second dimension, transparency is understood as the substantive backbone of financial regulation. It lays open the values and goals of financial policy and regulation. The third dimension is accountability of actors as an essential element for rebuilding confidence in the financial system. Finally, the concept of transparency as suggested here cannot be isolated from international developments. The article proposes that turning to the principles applied under the General Agreement on Trade in Services for defining a set of applicable international standards for financial services may be an avenue to be pursued and explored in the future. Oxford University Press 2010, all rights reserved, Oxford University Press.

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  • Christine Kaufmann & Rolf H. Weber, 2010. "The Role of Transparency in Financial Regulation," Journal of International Economic Law, Oxford University Press, vol. 13(3), pages 779-797, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jieclw:v:13:y:2010:i:3:p:779-797
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    1. Bożena Frączek, 2020. "A System to Support the Transparency of Consumer Credit Offers," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-13, December.
    2. Venkata Mrudula Bhimavarapu & Shailesh Rastogi & Preeti Mulay, 2023. "A Bibliometric Study on Corporate Transparency and Disclosures," FIIB Business Review, , vol. 12(2), pages 138-157, June.

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