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Italian policies and measures to respond to climate change
Montini, Massimiliano - 2000
The paper describes and comments the Italian policies and measures planned to implement the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, with the aim of contributing to the overall reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in industrialised countries over the next 10-15 years. The first part of the paper describes...
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The dynamics of terrorist organizations
Hausken, Kjell - In: Operations Research Perspectives 6 (2019), pp. 1-14
Terrorist organizations are most often comprised of ideologues, criminal mercenaries, and captive participants … survive. For terrorist organizations this comes through capital support or through criminal activities. Mercenaries serve the … ideologically detrimental to the terrorist organization. Capital sponsoring may cause an ideologically conscious terrorist …
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The (Hidden) Financial Flows of Terrorist and Transnational Crime Organizations: A Literature Review and Some Preliminary Empirical Results
Schneider, Friedrich; Caruso, Raul - 2011
a literature review is provided about the financing of terrorist and transnational organized crime organizations, their … highly developed countries and some strategies are presented to combat (the financing) of terrorism. …
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Money laundering and tax evasion : Do international measures have a significant impact in sub-Saharan Africa?
Kohnert, Dirk - 2024
the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) Ranking and Risk Assessment Tool, the region performed poorly in …
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Finanztransaktionssteuer in kleiner Runde? Hat die Finanztransaktionssteuer in Europa eine Chance?
Burger, Alexander - 2019
A financial transaction tax (FTT) compares to a value-added tax on financial transactions and financial services. This differs from the financial activity tax (FAT) that is raised on profits of financial companies or on profit-related remuneration of financial managers. An FTT is neither...
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The end of Londongrad? The impact of beneficial ownership transparency on offshore investment in UK property
Collin, Matthew; Hollenbach, Florian M.; Szakonyi, David - 2023
The United Kingdom's (UK) property markets are thought to be a common destination for corrupt and criminal assets and money laundering, with investment often through offshore shell companies. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, we study the impact of the introduction of a policy...
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Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism: A Survey
Haigner, Stefan; Schneider, Friedrich; Wakolbinger, Florian - 2012
Policy programs on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) have largely called for … the extent of global money laundering and terrorist financing and discuss the preventive policies and their evaluations … given to money laundering and terrorist financing. We conclude that such a strategy can reduce financial flows, yet due to a …
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Why are Mexican politicians being assassinated? The role of oil theft and narcocracy and the electoral consequences of organized crime
Gutiérrez-Romero, Roxana; Iturbe, Nayely - 2023
When does organized crime resort to assassinating politicians? In narcocracies, criminal groups co-opt political elites through bribery in exchange for protection to traffic illegal drugs. When criminal groups compete, they may also resort to political violence to influence which candidate wins...
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Minimum return rate guarantees under default risk: optimal design of quantile guarantees
Mahayni, Antje; Lubos, Oliver; Offermann, Sascha - In: Review of Managerial Science 15 (2020) 7, pp. 1821-1848
The paper analyzes the design of participating life insurance contracts with minimum return rate guarantees. Without default risk, the insured receives the maximum of a guaranteed rate and a participation in the investment returns. With default risk, the payoff is modified by a default put...
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Developing a maturity model for the compliance function of investment firms: A preliminary case study from norway
Holter Antonsen, Helena; Madsen, Dag Øivind - In: Administrative Sciences 11 (2021) 4, pp. 1-34
This paper develops a model for the assessment of the maturity of the compliance function of investment firms. The model indicates a path of evolution wherein the compliance function matures from being reactive and inconsistent to becoming a proactive and integrated part of a firm's business...
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