As governments around the world withdraw from welfare provision and promote long-term savings by households through the financial markets, the protection of retail investors has become critically important. Taking as a case study the wide-ranging EC investor-protection regime which now governs EC retail markets after an intense reform period, this critical, contextual and comparative examination of the nature of investor protection explores why the retail investor should be protected, whether retail investor engagement with the markets should be encouraged and how investor protection laws should be designed, particularly in light of the financial crisis. The book considers the implications of the EC's investor protection rules 'on the books' but also considers investor protection law and policy 'in action', drawing on experience from the UK retail market and in particular the Financial Services Authority's extensive retail market activities, including the recent Retail Distribution Review and the Treating Customers Fairly strategy.

A Brookings Institution Press and Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research publication Developed country capital markets have devised a set of institutions and actors to help provide investors with timely and accurate information they need to make informed investment decisions. These actors have become known as "financial gatekeepers" and include auditors, financial analysts, and credit rating agencies. Corporate financial reporting scandals in the United States and elsewhere in recent years, however, have called into question the sufficiency of the legal framework governing these gatekeepers. Policymakers have since responded by imposing a series of new obligations, restrictions, and punishments—all with the purpose of strengthening investor confidence in these important actors. Financial Gatekeepers provides an in-depth look at these new frameworks, especially in the United States and Japan. How have they worked? Are further refinements appropriate? These are among the questions addressed in this timely and important volume. Contributors include Leslie Boni (University of New Mexico), Barry Bosworth (Brookings Institution), Tomoo Inoue (Seikei University), Zoe-Vonna Palmrose (University of Southern California), Frank Partnoy (University of San Diego School of Law), George Perry (Brookings Institution), Justin Pettit (UBS), Paul Stevens (Investment Company Institute), Peter Wallison (American Enterprise Institute).

This book cuts through the confusion that pervades today's real estate investor's understanding of asset protection. It provides in-depth, easy to understand analysis of different asset protection entities as they relate to real estate investing.

Moving your money offshore is a highly effective and surprisingly affordable strategy for you and your wealth. Until now, though, a huge barrier has stood between you and the world's best asset protection and investment opportunities-a lack of quality information. Offshore Investments That Safeguard Your Cash is the long-awaited, how-to book for everyone who has ever considered moving even a portion of his or her portfolio overseas. Written by the executive director and associate publisher of the Sovereign Society, a renowned offshore asset-protection and international finance organization, this thorough reference provides a clear road map to the offshore world, complete with the knowledge and tools you need to benefit from the same financial opportunities that the super wealthy have enjoyed for decades. Offshore Investments That Safeguard Your Cash explains how to make informed decisions about your financial options, secure everything you own against wealth predators, and protect your investment portfolio from the ravages of bear markets and superficial financial advice. No other book offers a one-stop resource with such in-depth coverage on the critical issues you need to know, including investing, taxes, estate planning, retirement, legal entities, and the world's best foreign havens. Offshore Investments That Safeguard Your Cash walks you through the process of protecting and growing your wealth, including Opening the perfect offshore account Safeguarding all your assets in one simple structure Eliminating threats to your wealth Legally slashing your tax bills Safely and effectively growing your net worth Locking up your retirement portfolio in the world's best performing, best protected, and most profitable markets Whether you're facing a looming threat to your business, seeking to maximize the savings in your retirement plan, trying to defer taxes without the IRS knocking down your door, or looking to diversify into safer, more strategic investments with higher returns--Offshore Investments That Safeguard Your Cash has the answers you're looking for.

A critical, comparative and contextual examination of how to protect retail or household investors which considers the financial crisis's implications.

A pioneer in the field of behavioral finance presents an investment guide based on what really drives investors Perfectly timed to give readers a real edge for investing in post-crash markets Author is a leading authority on the theory and application of behavioral finance and a fixture in The Wall Street Journal and other leading media outlets Poised to become the definitive text on how investors and managers make financial decisions—and how these decisions are reflected in financial markets

Newcomers to financial investment can find dozens of advice books written especially for them, but this brand-new title is a book with a difference. It speaks directly to you—if you’re an investor with a portfolio worth $100,000 or more. The well-known investment advisor and bestselling author Phil DeMuth addresses the bread-and-butter issues facing that underserved segment of the equities investment community. He will tell you— How to custom tailor your asset allocation to your personal circumstances How to capture the recognized outperforming market anomalies in your portfolio How to keep what you’ve got and avoid Wall street’s wealth extraction machine Author DeMuth also passes along some invaluable retirement investing advice learned from Warren Buffett, and he explains the primary asset protection and tax minimization strategies that work for those in the high-net-worth bracket. Here are investment strategies for the affluent, as well as for those who are approaching affluence and are trying to take that big step forward.