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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Finance sector"”.
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Corporate Governance in the Banking and Finance Sector.
The focus of this thesis is an examination of certain weaknesses in the corporate governance at UK and US banks which constituted an underlying cause of the crisis. It considers the regulatory responses to these identified weaknesses and assesses to what extent these have led to improvements in …
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Managing outsourcing and shared services projects in accounting and finance sector
… have been gaining prominence indifferent sectors globally. Outsourcing and shared services projects in accounting andfinance has been gaining momentum in the UK and most of the developed world. Withthe growth in information technology, and availability of platforms for remotecollaboration, …
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Employer of choice and building a positive "Corporate social responsibility" reputation in the Australian finance sector
The growing importance for the concept of "employer of choice" (EOC) in Australia is evident in the public reporting, surveys and awards relating to "corporate social responsibility" (CSR). Employer of choice has become part of mainstream business terminology. The portfolio demonstrates an internal …
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The impact of computerisation on clerical work in the finance sector : case studies of two large life assurance companies in the Western Cape, 1955-1985
… of computerisation on clerical work in the Finance Sector, focusing specifically on banks, building societies and life assurance companies. The Finance Sector was chosen because it is the largest employer of clerical workers after the civil service and was also the most advanced user of …
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Understanding the experiences of working mothers in financial services toward family supportive practices
… company in Cape Town. The financial services sector in South Africa is still regarded as male dominated. The results from 17 in-depth semi structured interviews conducted with full-time employed mothers from diverse demographic and professional backgrounds were analysed using thematic …
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Examining the Blockchain: An Overview of the Past and Future of the Financial Field
… will have a great effect on the financial sector in the near future. To gain the best view of both how this technology is developing, as well as where it will grow in the future this paper will investigate the history of the financial field at large, and the history as well as the …
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Maslaha: a New Approach for Islamic Bonds
Islamic finance is inextricably linked to Islamic law, or sharia, which is richly detailed and difficult to distil into simple rules. In particular, it invokes the concept of maslaha to prohibit or permit actions and choices on the basis of whether or not it serves the best interest of the …
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The gender pay gap: are equal pay audits an effective solution?
… gender pay gap of forty three per cent in the finance sector of the United Kingdom. The conduct of a pay audit allows an employer to claim conformity with government approved procedures, but I ask how reliable those procedures are, and how the process can be improved. The introduction of 'nev/ …
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Is there a nexus between budget transparency and sound fiscal management in Kenya?
Public finance reforms have been a key area of focus both locally and internationally. With implementation of several reforms in the public finance sector it was expected that there would be improved transparency and accountability levels in the public sector. Some of the immediate output in the …
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POLICING INTERNET FRAUD: A study of the tensions between private and public models of policing fraudulent activity in cyberspace with particular focus on South Korea and special reference to the United Kingdom and the United States
As more people obtain online access and the finance sector becomes transformed by networked technology, opportunities for internet fraud grow. In recent years we have seen the maturation of new digital environments in which financial transactions can take place while at the same time we have seen …
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Rethinking the legal and institutional framework for digital financial inclusion in Nigeria
… the financially excluded class into the formal finance sector.
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Corporate Governance and Risk Management in Islamic Banking: Integrating Western Principles with Islamic Finance
The dynamic landscape of global finance has witnessed the growth of Islamic banking, which is characterized by its unique adherence to Shari’ah principles and ethical underpinnings. This thesis critically examines the evolving corporate governance (CG) landscape within Islamic banking, focusing on …
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High performance digital signal processing: Theory, design, and applications in finance
… applied to well-known problems in quantitative finance (QF). First, an efficient method to derive the explicit KLT kernel for AR(1) processes that utilizes a simple root finding method for the transcendental equations is introduced. Performance improvement over a popular numerical eigenanalysis …
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The glass ceiling effect in South African companies: An illusion or reality
… to top positions in both the private and public sectors. The glass ceiling entails inherent and assimilated factors that contribute to barriers that limit women’s advancement in executive positions. In South Africa, women are the majority, yet they are under-represented in leadership positions in …
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Development and evaluation of cognitive risk and regulatory compliance management strategies for financial institutions.
… computing technologies in the banking and finance sector showed that risk and compliance management are main topics of interest. In further detail, the evaluation of six interviews and 62 survey forms displayed that the increasing number and complexity of legal requirements is regarded as a …
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Leadership in Organisational Cyber Security
… 31 participants from 24 organisations from the Finance sector, following guidelines approved in HREC (H-2019-127). Analysis was primarily conducted using a series of coding passes; constant comparison, pattern and theme, and reduction of the multiple produced theme-codes to a few tightly …
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Effects of Basel III on the business segment of internacional project finance.
… of Basel III in 2010. The international project finance has its origin in capital-intensive major infrastructure projects where the financing amount mostly ranges from hundreds of millions of euros or up to several billions of euros which are in jointly structured and financed by a number of …