... Office, and in 2007, following the inquiry of the Spanish Competition Commission, fined several savings banks for market-sharing agreements. INVESTIGATING DIVERSITY INTHEBANKINGSECTORIN EUROPE ... relationship-based banking model led savings banks to gain substantial market shares. In addition, they are leading the main initiatives aimed at combating financial exclusion mainly through their investment ... problems in Germany at the 10% significance level. Nevertheless, all the equations pass the overall significance tests, i.e. the F-tests. INVESTIGATING DIVERSITY INTHEBANKINGSECTORIN EUROPE...
... some-one uses the Internet to cause an injury in one State, the person causing the damage may be hauled into court inthe State where the injury occurred. In caseswhere the connection between the activity ... linking involves enrolling a target in dozens-sometimes hundreds-of e-maillistings.4. Spoofing is faking the e-mail sender’s identity and tricking the target recipientinto believing that the ... 17What are the key issues in intellectual property rights protection in the Internet? 18Are there international initiatives to protect intellectual property in the Internet? What Internet-specific...
... 24● Securities trading; and● Retail banking. The Malaysian ExperienceE -banking in Malaysia emerged in 1981 with the introduction of ATMs. This wasfollowed by tele -banking inthe early 1990s where ... banking. Among the middle- and high-income people in Asia questioned in a McKinsey survey, only 2.6% reported banking over the Internet in 2000. In India, Indonesia, and Thailand, the figure was ... uptake of e -banking in Asia. Respondents of the McKinsey survey gave the following indications:1. Lead users: 38% of respondents indicated their intention to open an online ac-count inthe near...
... The comeback of trust into the business models of thebankingsector would most likely be undermined. Finally, the lacking intention of the central government to become a shareholder of the ... distressed assets inthebankingsector are deposited in a single bad bank. If one bad bank were established for each of the three main pillars of the German banking industry – i.e. for the credit ... borne first by the taxpayer. The greater the amount paid initially for the troubled assets, the higher the risk of future losses. The participation of the private sectorin absorbing these losses...
... funds in private sector investments PPCR funds used in private sector investments will adhere to the principles outlined below. Minimum concessionality: MDBs will seek to provide the minimum ... crops for fear of losing them, and falling into debt. Thus, a critical task for the public sector will be to support the private sectorin creating financial risk sharing and management approaches ... level in 1750, with most of the increase having occurred inthe 20th century and the most rapid rise occurring since 1970. Temperature changes over the continents have been greater than the...
... hreflecting workers in dewatering functions (i.e., getting logs out of the water into the mill), and loading ships.Pulp & paper - 5% marine component reflecting h in- house shipping crew at the ... marine focus.Discussion with individuals inthe forest industry suggest the following approximations for the marine share of coastal forest activity:Logging - 2% marine component reflecting ... Ocean SectorsThere are many other sectors inthe B.C. economy that are dependent on the ocean environment. However, most of these sectors will be addressed implicitly inthe analysis of indirect...
... identifying families inthe community to interview about their personal ex-periences with the health care system, and serving as primary family interviewers afterreceiving formal training inthe ... 2003, working with the project team in both an advisory and a participatory capac-ity. Individual members were integrally involved in many of the research tasks of the project,including initial ... sustainable, and replicable improvements inthe health care delivery system for mothersand children inthe Pittsburgh region. xiSummary The Challenge The health and well-being of mothers, infants,...
... Growers in the Plantation Sector There is predominance of small growers in the plantation sector. Table 4.12 reveals the share of small growers in the production of plantation crops in South ... under the non-food grain sector, plantation crops have recorded the maximum growth in area during the period 1976-'77 to 1995-'96 as revealed by the enormous increase in their area index ... rubber cultivation was mainly inthe large grower sector (20 hectares and above) inthe initial stage, later small growers entered this field and the area under them exceeded the area of estates....
... that they mustremain inthe posted station for the entire duration of the contract. This has assisted in retaining staff, especially in underserved areas. Further research into differences in attrition ... help in designing retention incentives and shaping the composi-tion of intakes to medical and nursing schools.One solution to alleviating shortages of doctors that isgaining prominence inthe ... have increased the demand for health serv-ices, putting an additional stress on the existing humanresources inthe public health sector [12]. Prevalence ofHIV/AIDS in Kenya remains one of the...
... branching restrictions beginning in the mid-1970s, and by 1994 the federal governmenthad passed the Riegle–Neal Act which eliminated vir-tually all prohibitions against interstate bankingin the U.S. ... years can hedgeagainst the risk that rates will rise (squeezing theirprofit margins by increasing the cost of their short-termdeposit funding) by entering into fixed or floatingrate swaps. Similarly, ... details on small businesslending and the consolidation of thebanking industry.12There is an extensive literature on scale and scope economies in the commercial banking industry. See Hunter,...
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... Assessing the quality of investment advice inthe retail banking sector A mystery shopping reviewFebruary 2013 3Assessing the quality of investment advice inthe retail bankingsector ... the customer at the beginning of their first meeting. The adviser took time to explain key information and check the customer understood it. This included the adviser making it clear that the ... other factors causing poor advice” 13Assessing the quality of investment advice inthe retail bankingsector Section 2 – Key causes of poor adviceFailing to give customers the correct informationWe...
... the public’s inexperience in dealing with risky financial instruments. People lost their money and confidence in financial institutions. In mid-1995 the tightening of monetary policy together ... laundering history. (See New York Times, September 15, 2006, A3). Measuring Efficiency and Explaining Failures in Banking: Application to the Russian BankingSector Introduction Banking ... in managing their money and got used to the evolving market economy conditions. But another major shock that affected thebanking industry – the financial crisis of 1998 – was just around the...