This article considers the possible outcomes of the 2000 Presidential election results and the consequences which the war in Iraq has generated in respect of US-Middle East relations, US- China-relations, US-UK relations, as well as the rest of the world. It also serves as a poignant reminder...

On the 2nd October 2016, the United Kingdom's Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, that Article 50 – the formal process for leaving the European Union, would be triggered by the end of March 2017. This in effect, should facilitate...

The need for effective supervision of capital markets is becoming all the more evident in the aftermath of the recent LIBOR and rate rigging scandals. Financial regulators or indeed bank regulators cannot perform such a function effectively without the involvement of auditors in the supervisory...

This paper is aimed at explaining why higher concentrations of the ownership of large firms do not necessarily and automatically facilitate lower risk taking levels – where there is scope for the abuse of powers. As well as illustrating why effective corporate governance systems are essential...

Prior to the adoption of the FSA (Financial Services Authority) model, supervision of UK banks was carried out by the Bank of England. Although the Bank of England's informal involvement in bank supervision dates back to the mid nineteenth century, it was only in 1979 that it acquired formal...

Prior to the adoption of the FSA (Financial Services Authority) model, supervision of UK banks was carried out by the Bank of England. Although the Bank of England's informal involvement in bank supervision dates back to the mid nineteenth century, it was only in 1979 that it acquired formal...

This paper is aimed at explaining why higher concentrations of the ownership of large firms do not necessarily and automatically facilitate lower risk taking levels – where there is scope for the abuse of powers. As well as illustrating why effective corporate governance systems are essential...

What impact will digital apps and digital technologies play in facilitating social distancing measures in the coming months? Given the ongoing situation at hand, is a situation likely to arise whereby fiscal incentives and objectives are prioritized above inflation targets, and more precisely,...

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only proven to be a health and medical crisis of devastating proportions, but also an economically defining crisis. The impact of its coincidence with recently concluded Brexit negotiations could have been even more significant because a no deal Brexit situation...