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Implementing Basel II in the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society

Pritchard, Jeffrey - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 12 (2004) 3, pp. 240-247

‐sized mutual retail banking operation in the UK providing savings, current accounts and mortgage lending services to approximately …

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How important is territorial bias in prudential supervision and regulation?

D'Hulster, Katia - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 23 (2015) 4, pp. 322-337

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure and rank territorial bias in prudential supervision and regulation in 22 EU and non-EU countries with financial systems predominantly owned by foreign banks. Design/methodology/approach – Twenty-two host countries are surveyed along six...

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Banking regulation and supervision: can it enhance stability in Europe?

Ben Bouheni, Faten - In: Journal of Financial Economic Policy 6 (2014) 3, pp. 244-269

Purpose – This paper aims to find the effects of regulatory and supervisory policies on bank risk-taking. The same regulation and supervision have different effects on bank risk-taking depending on influence factors. These factors were considered and a sample of the largest European banks from...

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Enforcement of prudential standards in Turkish banking law

Cetin, Nusret - In: Journal of Money Laundering Control 14 (2011) 3, pp. 254-265

Purpose – The success of banking regulations depends on their effective and efficient enforcement. Therefore, the penalties or sanctions for failures to comply with prudential regulatory requirements shall clearly be specified in the law. The aim of this paper is to describe and discuss the...

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Money laundering, media and European banks

Tiemann, Markus - In: Journal of Money Laundering Control 27 (2023) 1, pp. 93-126

Purpose This paper aims to assess, from an empirical perspective, the research question if public media reports which relate concrete banks to concrete allegations of money laundering have an adverse impact on banks stock prices and what are the drivers of such impact?...

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New roles for auditors and reporting accountants in UK banking supervision under the Banking Act 1987

Collins, David; Dewing, Ian; Russell, Peter - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 25 (2012) 3, pp. 535-565

Purpose – The paper aims to offer an exploration of the Banking Act 1987 which was passed following the failure of Johnson Matthey Bankers (JMB) in 1984. This Act extended the role of auditors in banking supervision by removing traditional confidentiality constraints and created a new role of...

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Inspiring Poor Women to Empower Themselves: Insights and Lessons from Botswana

Nthomang, Keitseope - In: International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social … 3 (2016) 2, pp. 39-53

Empirical studies on the impact of micro level intervention strategies on poverty among poor women in Botswana are lacking, yet women are a valuable asset for the economy of the country. Continued marginalization and disempowerment of women has become a serious problem which merit urgent...

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Finding Inner Strength in the Face of Adversity Kgopolano GROW Group Empowerment Journey: Botswana

Nthomang, Keitseope - In: International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social … 4 (2017) 3, pp. 37-52

This article describes how numerous studies in Botswana have found high levels of poverty among women, in particular, those in female-headed households. Extreme poverty among women continues despite government programme interventions designed to end poverty. This article reports the findings of...

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The Savings Impact of College Financial Aid

Dick, Andrew W.; Edlin, Aaron S.; Emch, Eric R. - In: Contributions in Economic Analysis & Policy 2 (2003) 1, pp. 1-29

When parents save money for their children's college education, a portion of their savings is later taken away in the … estimating family preferences over life-cycle consumption, savings and college choices and then simulating family choices over …

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Population Changes and Capital Accumulation: The Aging of the Baby Boom

Ríos-Rull, José-Víctor - In: Topics in Macroeconomics 1 (2001) 1

Abstract In this paper I explore the quantitative implications for savings of population aging. In doing so, I pay … years, the reduction in aggregate savings due to changes in the age structure of the population is small. ii) If, however … allocations. And iv) The contribution of general equilibrium effects is to exacerbate the reduction of savings since population …

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