Occasional papers are a series of peer reviewed papers in financial regulation which extend across economics and other disciplines.

Date No. Subject
November 2008 OP30 An Investigation of the Relationship between Financial Capability and Psychological Well-being in Mothers of Young Children in Poor Areas in England [PDF]
August 2008 OP29 A Multiple Period Gaussian Jump to Default Risk Model [ PDF ]
April 2008 OP28 The UK Listing Rules and Firm Valuation [ PDF ]
August 2007 OP27 Market impacts of MCOB [ PDF ]
August 2007 OP26 Modelling changes to consumer welfare caused by reduced price transparency [ PDF ]
March 2007 OP25 Updated measurement of market cleanliness [ PDF ]
February 2007 OP24 An empirical analysis of European life insurance portfolio regulations [ PDF ]
March 2006 OP23 Measuring market cleanliness [ PDF ]
July 2004 OP22 What determines how much capital is held by UK banks and building societies? [ PDF ]
January 2004 OP21 Stopping short: why do so many consumers stop contributing to long-term savings policies? [ PDF ]
January 2003 OP20 Managing Risk: Practical lessons from recent 'failures' of EU insurers [ PDF ]
October 2002 OP19 Losing interest: How much can consumers save by shopping around for financial products? [ PDF ]
September 2002 OP18 To switch or not to switch, that's the question An analysis of the potential gains from switching pension provider [ PDF ]
February 2002 OP17 The impact of fees and levies on non-networked Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) firms [ PDF ]
February 2002 OP16 Revisiting the rationale for a single national financial services regulator [ PDF ]
December 2001 OP15 The Regulation of Funded Pensions - A case study of the United Kingdom [ PDF ]
April 2001 OP14 Low inflation: Implications for the FSA [ PDF]
November 2000 OP13 Paying for pensions [ PDF ]
October 2000 OP12 Some cost-benefit issues in financial regulation [ PDF ]
September 2000 OP11 CAT standards and stakeholders - their role in financial regulation [ PDF ]
September 2000 OP10 A more market based approach to maintaining systematic stability [ PDF ]
August 2000 OP09 Past Imperfect? The performance of UK equity managed funds [ PDF ]
May 2000 OP08 Saving for retirement: How taxes and charges affect choice [ PDF ]
March 2000 OP07 Some Aspects of Regulatory Capital [ PDF ]
February 2000 OP06 The Price of Retail Investing in the UK [ PDF ]
February 2000 OP05 Household Sector Saving and Wealth Accumulation - Evidence from balance sheet and flow of funds data [ PDF ]
January 2000 OP04 Plumbers and Architects - A supervisory perspective on international financial architecture [ PDF ]
September 1999 OP03 Cost-Benefit Analysis in Financial Regulation - How to do it and how it adds value [ PDF ]
May 1999 OP02 The Rationale for a Single National Financial Services Regulator [ PDF ]
April 1999 OP01 The Economic Rationale for Financial Regulation [ PDF ]