"The decisions a corporation makes affect more than just its stakeholders and can have wide social, environmental, and economic consequences. The notion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) describes the relationship between a business and society as a whole, considering all tangential...

Consolidating on the Symposium “The Promise and Perils of Convergence in Financial Regulation and Consumer Protection”…………………., this volume focuses exclusively on the structure of financial regulation – as well as the system of financial supervision – in incorporating the...

This chapter is aimed at illustrating how the potential of E commerce as a tool for resource expansion, can be maximized where information gaps, asymmetries, and more specifically, implementation gaps are addressed and mitigated. Engaging stakeholders, as well as bright line rules -...

The agency problem attributed to dispersed ownership is also principally regarded as being that of the control over powerful management. Whilst there are conflicting views in respect of the degree of agency problems which arise under dispersed and concentrated ownership structures, it appears...

Jeanette Van Akkeren, Sherrena Buckby, Kim MacKenzie ("A Metamorphosis of the Traditional Accountant: An Insight into Forensic Accounting Services in Australia") argue that there remains some confusion on what constitutes the role of a forensic professional. It is very well the case that clarity...

In addition to designated primary functions, pursuant to Title X Dodd Frank Act sec. 1021 (c), this title being cited as the "Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010," other functions of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau incorporate rule-making authorities, monitoring, enforcement...

“The ability of multi-national enterprises to promote sustainable development is greatly enhanced when trade and investment are conducted within the context of open, competitive and appropriately regulated markets."In consolidating on the objectives of its predecessor, this paper aims to...

Whilst remarkable developments are changing the landscape of industries such as natural gas in North America, and the United States continues to retain its position as a leading Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) resource, “China has strengthened its position as one of the leading sources of FDI,...

Certain developments which have prompted recent regulatory concerns – consequently resulting in the Basel Committee's decision to introduce risk based drivers, include amongst others, concerns that the standardized approaches to credit and counterparty risk relied too heavily on external...