The Thirty-Six Strategies of Ancient China is an easy to read and fascinating look at how many of the strategies and tactics mentioned by Sun Tzu in his book The Art Of War‚ were employed in ancient times. There is a Zen-like simplicity in the book’s structure. Each strategy is also a Chinese proverb and is briefly explained. There follows three or four short anecdotes taken from Chinese and Japanese history which act as teaching tales to show how such strategies can be used. The Thirty-Six
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Netsparker is the first false-positive free scanner. This document explains Netsparker’s user extensibility features‚ including step-by-step tutorials that show you how to build your own extensions to achieve a variety of common goals. Mavituna Security Ltd. Finance House‚ 522A Uxbridge Rd. Pinner. HA5 3PU / UK +44 845 686 3001 +44 845 686 5001 If you need additional help extending Netsparker‚ please contact us at support@mavitunasecurity.com. 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents
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Bendigo Bank Case Study 2011 Question (1): Capital Structure and Financing in the Banking Industry Introduction Australian banks are an interesting case of capital structure and financing considerations as far as companies go‚ in that they are regulated in a number of ways by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Considerations of capital structure have the effect of reducing the cost of capital and so in turn increase the value
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Journal of International Development: Vol. 4‚ No. 6‚ 567-581 (1992) THE APPROPRIATE ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PETER B. R.HAZELL* Agriculture and Rural Development Department‚ The World Bank Abstract: Multiple-risk crop insurance programmes have proven expensive to governments but have not lived up to their expectations. Many agricultural risks cannot be insured on a financially sound basis‚ but there is scope for increased insurance of farm assets‚ of the
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For the following change management assignment‚ Bank of Ceylon Nugegoda branch has been selected to analyses its change efforts done in resent three years. Bank of Ceylon is a major commercial bank in Sri Lanka which is government owned. The bank’s head office is located in an iconic cylindrical building in Colombo‚ the commercial and political capital of the island. It was established in 1939 and celebrates the 75th anniversary in this 2014. The bank consists of a network of over 618 branches‚ and
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on the performance of banks. A case study of Barclays Bank Ghana Table of Content Declaration i Abstract II Ackowledgement.............................................................................................................III Dedication.............................................................................................................................IV Table of Content v Preamble 7 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF ICT ON BANKS 12 1.1 Electronic Banking………………………………………………………………………
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5 Industrial organization view regarding competitiveness 6 Bibliography 9 A. STANDARD BANK 2.1 Components of the Standard Bank’s mission statement Standard Bank‚ in this case‚ has incorporated a mission statement within their vision. Looking at the vision statements‚ Standard Bank states‚” …making a real difference to financial services in South Africa and other emerging markets”‚ and‚ ”…ensure long-term sustainability…”‚ which
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I. Six major investment banks: The principal purpose of an investment bank (and of investment banking in general) is the underwriting of new securities issued by an investment bank’s clients. An investment bank may also provide other services‚ such as professional advice‚ working with mergers & acquisitions‚ and private wealth management. Traditional "investment banking" refers to financial advisory work. For example‚ a big corporation might ask for the bank’s help if it wants to borrow money
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(1) There were many compounding factors that caused SureCut Shears to be unable to pay its bank loan by March 31‚ 1996. When looking at the pro forma income statement as compared to the actual income statement we see the following inconsistencies‚ which are contributing to SureCut’s financial problems: Anticipated Actual Dollar Loss Contributed Sales 25‚800 22‚987 2‚813 COGS (% to Sls) 70.5% 73.8% 768 Gross Profit (% to Sls) 29.5% 26.2% SG&A Expenses (% to Sls) 9.4% 10.6% 269 Total
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ePayment Security ECOM 6016 Electronic Payment Systems • Keep financial data secret from unauthorized parties (privacy) – CRYPTOGRAPHY Lecture 3 ePayment Security • Verify that messages have not been altered in transit (integrity) – HASH FUNCTIONS • Prove that a party engaged in a transaction ( (nonrepudiation) ) – DIGITAL SIGNATURES • Verify identity of users (authentication) – PASSWORDS‚ DIGITAL CERTIFICATES THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG FEB/MAR 2012 © 2012 MICHAEL I. SHAMOS
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