The fluctuations in home construction (and prices) have been widely discussed, but swings in the financial services sector also are important elements of economic activity within U.S. states.

The scale of the recent collapse in asset values and the magnitude of the recession suggest that activities connected to the increase in values over the 2002-07 period--notably, expansion of the financial markets, homebuilding, and real estate--were overstated. If this is true, aggregate U.S....

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) was signed into law on November 12, 1999.This act is regarded as the most influential deregulation for the U.S. financial servicesindustry in the past one-century. The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze thewealth effects of the GLBA on U.S. and...

Thesis (DBA(DoctorateofBusinessAdministration))--University of South Australia, 2006.

A quantitative research study was conducted in order to obtain insight and knowledge of the perceptions of management with regard to changes taking place within the Financial Services Sector (FSS). The call centre at Sanlam Head Office in Bellville was used as a case study, and focus was...