Century‚ where the influence of British institutions was a key driving force. The end of that period was marked by the 1890s depression which saw a major rationalisation of Australia’s financial institutions. The start of the modern era of financial regulation can be traced back to the introduction of banking legislation in 1945 and the establishment of Australia’s first central bank. In more recent times‚ Australia has seen two major waves of financial reform. The first wave‚ in the1970s and 1980s
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Child pornography‚ hackers reading how to hack into your web site or personal computer and children reading explicit details in the Starr Report; these are all examples of harmful information available on the Internet that should be regulated by the government. Government should regulate information on the Internet. Obscene and harmful material on the Internet‚ such as child pornography should be obliterated. Other questionable material‚ such as the Starr Report‚ should be published on the Internet
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Corporate Finance Case Study: Prudential Financial Inc.: Stockholders’ Equity and Balance Sheet Leverage 1. Compare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet with the statement of stockholders’ equity. Describe in general terms how they relate. The Balance Sheet equity is a snapshot of the balances at book value of the funds contributed by the owners to finance operations‚ whereas the statement of stockholders’ equity shows a summary of the transactions which took place during
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Aetna announced that it would purchase Prudential Health Care from Prudential Insurance Company for $1 billion in cash and debt. The merger created the biggest healthcare company in the United States with 22.4 million customers (Freudenheim). In July of the same year‚ Aetna had just purchased NYLCare from New York Life Insurance to become the fourth largest managed-care company‚ and it was still in the process of integrating (3-99 CV 398-H). The Prudential Health Care merger was the second big merger
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Employment Law and Policies Research Paper: OSHA Regulations in Construction Brittany Howlett June 19‚ 2011 Ottawa University Employment Law and Policies Monahan Brief Background of OSHA Regulations OSHA refers to the Occupational Safety and Health Act enacted by the United States Congress in 1970. It was signed into law by Richard Nixon‚ the then United States President in December of that same year. It is a federal law that oversees the adherence to and enforcement of health and safety within
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University of Wollongong Research Online Faculty of Commerce - Accounting & Finance Working Papers 2005 Faculty of Commerce Regulation as Accounting Theory M. Gaffikin University of Wollongong‚ michael_gaffikin@uow.edu.au Recommended Citation Gaffikin‚ M.‚ Regulation as Accounting Theory‚ School of Accounting & Finance‚ University of Wollongong‚ Working Paper 9‚ 2005. http://ro.uow.edu.au/accfinwp/50 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of
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government or national with nominal self-regulation. Although the statutory framework enshrines self-regulation‚ the relevant provisions are ambiguous and remain ineffectual. The notion of self-regulation remains an illusion. The regulator enjoys plenary legislative and supervisory powers over market intermediaries and listed companies without being subject to meaningful accountability mechanisms. Amendments to the Capital Markets Act and its Regulations have consolidated the Capital Markets Authority’s
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Cable Industry Regulation NETW 586 Telecom Law and Regulation Due Date: 25th August 2013. I. Abstract Cable industry has undergone a lot of evolution since the very first time it came into existence. First the paper will discuss cable television‚ telecommunication act 1934 and history of cable industry. The origin and importance of both regulation and deregulation of cable industry will be discussed. The various economic impacts; telecommunication‚ broadband
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Social Responsibility and Regulation The purpose of this paper is to determine how governmental Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies assist consumers and organizations; to evaluate if government polices differ throughout the world; to show ways that politics shape the regulation of businesses. CSR Policies and Consumers/Organizations Governmental CSR policies were developed to assist consumers and organizations. For example there was a government regulation enacted to protect the financial
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In the world of mass media there are many regulations that exist. These regulations are decided by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). On June 19‚ 1934 the FCC‚ which is an independent government agency‚ was created under the Communications Act of 1934. At the beginning the FCC was responsible for regulating broadcast‚ telegraph‚ and telephone. Now the FCC expanded its regulations to new communication technologies such as the satellite‚ microwave‚ cellular telephones‚ PCS service and private
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