Volcker Rule Restrictions on Proprietary Trading: The Impact on USMediumCapitalization Banks Abstract The paper aims tofind out the effect of the announcement of the Volcker rule on the stock returns of commercial banks with medium capitalization‚ defined as 500‚000 million to 5 billion. Different from our hypotheses‚ mid-cap banks experienced positive abnormal returns (ARs) and cumulative average abnormal returns (CAAR) as a result of the release of the Volcker Rule. Theinterpretation
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The rule of law is the application of laws consistently‚ without showing favouritism not authorized by said law‚ or otherwise deviating from it. The rule of law is often a criterion used in judging whether a country has good government or not. It is a principle that values procedural over substantive fairness. In some cases‚ for example‚ even when a defendant is known to be guilty‚ his case will be dismissed on the grounds that the government violated the law by gathering evidence in ways that violated
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TASKS: (i) Purpose of contractual remedies and whether they serve their intended objective (ii) Relationship between agency and principal (ii) Misrepresentation in the sale of a car purported to have traveled 63‚000Km and yet it has done 163‚000Km 1.0 INTRODUCTION This essay is divided into three Parts. Part A discusses contractual remedies and their purpose and proceeds to assess their effectiveness and adequacy. That is to say do contractual remedies achieve the purpose they were created
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Full Name Date Speech 101 Section # Professor Haddad Assignment Title & Version Speaking Outline‚ Final Draft “Acupuncture: New Uses for an Ancient Remedy” Specific Purpose: To inform my audience what happens during an acupuncture treatment‚ how acupuncture works‚ treatable conditions that can with acupuncture‚ and the use of acupuncture in combination with Western medical techniques. EYE CONTACT !!! WATCH TIME!!! I. Introduction
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AHS 230 Final Exam Fall 2010 1. Analyze how western (allopathic) medicine could benefit from incorporating more eastern (holistic) medicine. Use at least three specific examples. (6 points) Allopathic medicine could benefit from many of the principles of holistic medicine. One of the eight basic principles of holistic health care is that health requires an integration of mind‚ body and spirit. This idea is present in meditation and research suggests that those who meditate
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Educational Psychology Alternative Teaching Methods Professor Josephine Hauer Abstract The following is an in depth overview of various teaching methods. Throughout time there have been different perspectives on what the best method of teaching might be. Many different extraordinary educators have created what they believe to be the best method of teaching. Some of those methods include Waldorf‚ Montessori‚ and Sudbury education systems‚ as well as the education system
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Cultural Use of Alternative Therapies S.D still uses ginger to comfort upset stomachs. She adds it to soups with clear broth when her stomach is feeling upset. Alternatively‚ she will drink ginger tea or suck on ginger candies when she is feeling nauseated. She still uses turmeric much as her mother did on a daily basis as well. She believes that this helps her to stay healthy and reduces the likely hood that she will become sick. Furthermore‚ S.D uses a lot of different types of teas to improve
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known as “Display Rule” (Gnepp and Hess‚ 1986). The understanding of display rules and emotional expression is of paramount importance as it affects human interaction and the relationship between self and other. Display rules refer to a set of social norms prescribing the appropriateness of expressing an emotion in particular situations (Saarni‚ 1999). This means that according to the situation‚ individuals may choose not to disclose their real feelings‚ but express an alternative emotion to conceal
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Adoption: The Alternative to Abortion The word “positive” is both feared and revered by women around the globe. A simple plus sign on a pregnancy test can be cause for elation or terror. Nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended‚ and four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion (Finer and Henshaw 2001). Abortion‚ legalized in 1973 by the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade‚ is defined by the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law as the termination of a pregnancy after‚ accompanied
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ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX The alternative minimum tax (AMT) is an income tax imposed by the United States federal government on individuals‚ corporations‚ estates and trusts. AMT is imposed at a nearly flat rate on the adjusted amount of taxable income above a certain threshold (also known as exemption). Note that this exemption is substantially higher than the exemption from regular income tax. Regular income tax is adjusted
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