The Labour government’s response to the economic crisis of 2008 was reckless and irresponsible. Discuss. The 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review boosted NHS spending by £21 billion 1999-2002 and Education by £19 billion despite a 1% cut in income tax announced in November 1997. Hague and Portillo described this as ‘‘reckless and irresponsible’‘ words that haunted them in the 2001 election. However in the aftermath of the most severe recession that many can remember‚ these same criticisms re-emerge
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The Causes of Subprime Mortgage Financial Crisis By Jessica Tian Abstract The U.S. subprime mortgage crisis was a set of events that led to the 2008 financial crisis‚ characterized by a rise in subprime mortgage defaults and foreclosures. This paper seeks to explain the causes of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis and how this has led to a generalized credit crisis in other financial sectors that ultimately affects the real economy. In recent decades‚ financial industry has developed quickly
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Accounting for securitizations treated as a financing (on-balance sheet) verses securitizations treated as a sale (off-balance sheet) The hypothetical example below is provided for informational purposes only to assist the reader in understanding the accounting treatment of securitizations structured as financings and sales and are not a projection of our future performance‚ financial position or cash flows. The hypotheticals are based upon (i) assumptions that‚ while presented with numerical
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Impact of the Mortgage Crisis on Money Supply in the US AMESIA HARRIS FINANCE 364 PROFESSOR CROSS Impact of the Mortgage Crisis on Money Supply in the US This paper presents the effects of expansionary monetary policy to macro economic variables in the economy. The United States of America recorded a mortgage crisis since 2007. The financial sector issued out massive amounts of money to individuals to acquire homes. This was in line with government campaigns for equitable housing of US citizens
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Definition of Securitization What is securitization? Securitization is the process of taking an illiquid asset‚ or group of assets‚ and through financial engineering‚ transforming them into a security. A typical example of securitization is a mortgage-backed security (MBS)‚ which is a type of asset-backed security that is secured by a collection of mortgages. The process works as follows: First‚ a regulated and authorized financial institution originates numerous mortgages‚ which are
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Briefly explain the meaning of‚ and reasons for‚ strict liability. For strict liability offences it can be said that the prosecution does not have to prove the existence of mens rea for one or more of the elements of the actus reus of the offence. It is often said that no mens rea is needed for strict liability offences. This is probably an over simplification. A more complete answer would be that the prosecution does not have to prove the existence of mens rea for one or more of the elements of
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Impact of global economic crisis on Bangladesh Barrister Harun ur Rashid The financial crisis that started in the US in March of this year has now turned into a full-fledged economic crisis that has pushed the European Union‚ Japan‚ Hong Kong and others into recession There is a saying that when America sneezes‚ countries around the world get flu. This has been evident from the fact that the American financial crisis has left everyone in a state of shock. October 10 was the day when stocks
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Running Head: Global Economic Crisis: Causes and Consequences Global Economic Crisis: Causes and Consequences Customer Inserts His/her Name University Name Introduction: The current economic crisis had been persistent for many years. However‚ the frequency of such economic and financial crises has doubled its rate and could be compared to the era of Great Depression. This recession is often distinguished by several
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subprime mortgage crisis? What could they have done differently? An independent auditor has a duty is to: identify‚ measure‚ and communicate financial information about an entity for decision making purposes. They are also responsible for generating the financial statements/reports for an organization. (Marshall‚ McManus‚ Viele‚ 2008) The subprime mortgage crisis is the result of contract laws allowing lenders the securitization of subprime mortgage loans. Other causes of the subprime mortgage crisis
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The Global Financial Crisis: Causes‚ Remedies and Discourses The Global Financial Crisis of 2008-2012 is widely considered to be second in severity to only the Great Depression of the 1930s. Sardonically coined as the ʻGreat Recessionʼ by commentators and media alike‚ what began as a housing crisis in the United States rapidly degenerated into a systemic mess that wrecked brand-name financial institutions‚ led to government bailouts and in some cases‚ liquidation. The crisis reduced consumer wealth
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