Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an ethnographic account of a folk music venue from the perspective of a participant observer. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on a classic thick description, describing the central participants in a performance and the operation...

Purpose Temporary agency working continues to grow in the UK. The purpose of this paper is to look at a number of important developments in the agency industry, which generate implications for the performance of agencies, temps and the user firms in which temps work and to set out some of the...

Purpose – To introduce and summarize the key features of market‐misconduct‐related offenses in the UK with a particular focus on insider dealing. Design/methodology/approach – Provides a detailed overview of: the market abuse regime of the UK's financial regulator, the Financial Services...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the exposure and the responsibilities of a broker‐dealer's senior management under NASD's and the NYSE's new rules, emphasizing a regular review of supervisory and compliance systems. Design/methodology/approach – Describes new rules,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarize recent draft amendments to the German Investment Act as reflected in the second Draft dated 2 April 2007. Design/methodology/approach – The paper summarizes proposed changes in regulations for investment companies and product‐related...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain restrictions on nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements contained in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Design/methodology/approach – The study explains the background to Section 409A, how Section 409A applies to hedge funds,...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explain the details of a trial program in China to introduce margin trading and securities lending. Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes eligibility requirements for securities companies and their clients; accounts for margin trading and...