An Overview of the Canadian Financial-Services Sector: Banking Industry What is a financial intermediary? A financial intermediary is an organization that raises money from investors and provides financing for individuals‚ companies and other organizations. Intermediaries are a stop on the road between savings and real investment. Mutual funds and pension funds are two important classes of intermediaries. A financial institution usually suggests a more complicated intermediary doing more than
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1.0. Introduction The term “foreign exchange” basically refers to buying the currency of one country while selling the currency of another country. All nations have their own‚ different kinds of money (currency). This has existed throughout the ages‚ probably since the time of the Babylonians. As trading developed between nations‚ the need to convert one kind of money to another also developed. This is how a formal system of foreign exchange arose. As trade between
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INTRODUCTION Before discussing the structure‚ conduct and recent performance of the UK banking sector‚ it is useful to provide an insight in the recent global financial crisis caused by the sub-prime mortgage crisis initiated in the US and underline its effects on the banking industry in the UK. It all started with the collapse of the housing bubble in the US‚ as borrowers were no longer able to meet their financial obligations and as consequence many of these subprime mortgages became default and
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CATHOLIC INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY A RESEARCH PROPOSAL TOPIC: THE ANALYSIS OF OFFSHORE BANKING AND ITS EFFECT ON TAXATION NAME: INDEX NO#: CIBT/BAMS/09/ DATE: 2ND NOVEMBER 2012 INTRODUCTION Offshore banks are banks wherein a majority of their depositors are located in a jurisdiction outside their own country. Unlike is the modern perception these banks are not only located in the smaller tax havens‚ but some of the bigger countries like the United States and Hong Kong also
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OF CURBING FRAUD IN THE BANKING SECTOR. BY ESSIEN NSIKAK U. A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING‚ COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES‚ COVENANT UNIVERSITY‚ OTA. IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.sc) DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING. CERTIFICATION I certify that this project titled “The Analysis of the causes and measures of curbing fraud in the banking sector” was carried out by ESSIEN
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Impact of the Financial Crisis on Banking Sector The current financial crisis‚ which started in the Unites States‚ has dominated the headlines all around the world since summer 2007. The world has been experiencing one of the most severe crises such as the Great Depression from 1929. This started as a subprime crisis with problems in the subprime mortgage market in the USA in 2007 which spread throughout the world. This subprime turmoil turned soon to a global financial crisis and turnaround to
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Department of Human Resources Employee Retraining Project (HRRP) Background Department of human resources is a basic part of a company. The employees of human resources department are mainly responsible for hiring and training new members of every department‚ therefore they have to equip themselves first and make sure they are qualified to provide high standard training program for other people. Recently‚ managers and staff have expressed some concerns about the existing training courses. The
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of goods. Generally‚ sales are limited to a local and on a small scale. MEANING OF BANKING Banking has come to occupy a pivotal position in a nation’s economy. According to the modern concept‚ banking is a business which not only deals with borrowings‚ lending and remittance of funds‚ but also an important instrument for fostering economic growth. The Banking Regulation Act 1949‚ defines the term banking as “the accepting for the purpose of lending or investment of deposits of money from
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Pakistan’s Banking Sector Current Situation and Critical Issues ISHRAT HUSAIN Pakistan’s banking sector reforms which were initiated in the early 1990s have transformed the sector into an efficient‚ sound and strong banking system. The most recent comprehensive assessment carried out jointly by the World Bank and the IMF in 2004 came to the following conclusion: “ for reaching reforms have resulted in a more efficient and competitive financial system In particular‚ the predominantly
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BANKING: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS INTRODUCTION: The economic reforms in India started in early nineties‚ but their outcome is visible now. Major changes took place in the functioning of Banks in India only after liberalization‚ globalisation and privatisation. It has become very mandatory to study and to make a comparative analysis of services of Public sector Banks and Private Sector banks. Increased competition‚ new information technologies and thereby declining
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