Download or read book Regulating and Supervising Investment Services in the European Union written by Y. Avgerinos and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-05-14 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an extensive and critical assessment of the current regulatory and supervisory framework of investment services in the European Union (EU) and proposes alternative institutional structures. Recent trends in financial services at EU level as well as regulatory and institutional developments at national level make the focus of this book very timely. The book contributes to the debate by making specific suggestions with regard to the institutional structure and the operational sphere of a central pan-European regulator.