The Supervision of Financial Conglomerates - A Study of the Swiss Regulatory Framework in Light of International Developments

Published: 1 June 2010

  • PEOPLE

    Valérie Menoud
    Partner, Head of ESG, Co-Head of Investigations

  • Expertise

    Banking and Finance

  • Details

    Number of pages
    429 pages
    Publisher
    Schulthess Verlag
    Language
    German
    Price
    CHF 89.00
    ISBN number
    978-3-7255-6099-8

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