... difficulties in obtaining and using information about products theyare considering purchasing. They may suffer from information asymme-try in that they know less than another party (generally the supplier) and ... economic and social per-spective. The author examines the rationales for protecting consumers, and considers the role that legal techniques play in fulfilling these. Hethen evaluates the interests ... being focused on the categories of defendant to whom the law applies, andthe techniques by which they are held responsible. The book next examines the law on the basis of the interests that it...
... of credit and interest rate risk inthe banking bookin a consistent fashion. The way credit and interest rate risk are modelled individually is in line with standard practices. The credit ... into two sub-portfolios – the banking andthe trading book – such that credit risk is only impacting on the banking bookand market risk only on the trading book. In reality, this last premise ... net-interest income dynamically taking not only account of the repricing of assets and liabilities in line with changes inthe risk free yield curve but also of the impact of changes in the...
... is the largest ethnic minority inthe UK? 13. Where would you find the single biggest concentration (45%) of ethnic minorities inthe UK? 14. What percentage of people intheUK say that they ... at the ________ in 1690, England assumedcontrol of the whole of ________, extending their influence beyond the north of the country.7. The Kingdoms of England and ________ were united inthe ... against the English in Scotland. He was finally defeated at the ________ in 1745.10. The ________ began inthe middle of the 18th century, bringing enormous social and economicchanges to the...
... from other groups. In principle, lawyers were well placed to expand their jurisdiction into the expanding market for business services; and, indeed, some of them did, especially in Scotland where ... 4 Forging the Jurisdiction of Accounting intheUK In the UK, the emergence of sellers of specialist labour who described themselves as ‘accountants’ (amongst other things) was initially ... engaged in constituting the interests of clients, and not simply defending them. It is equally relevant to underscore the understanding that the claim of the auditor to be a neutral, independent...
... photographs of prints contained inthebook to alocal chemist for developing andthe chemist forwarded them to the police. Ironically, the student had taken the photographs to include them in a thesis ... notices to indicate their intention todefend their copyright inthe case of infringements. The basic framework of these rights is statutory, and contained inthe Copyright, Design and Patents ... ink in ancientmanuscripts,2to rotting canvas and decaying pigments in paintings,3 and ‘vinegar syndrome’ in triacetate film base4- these are but a few of the problems facing those seeking...
... installed on the wing before final assembly. During tail installation/subsystems mate, the remaining systems are installed, andthe vertical tails and horizontal stabilisers and main landing gear ... to assess the costs of performing FACO intheUKand describes the different SUMMARY BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Ministry of Defence (MOD) of the United Kingdom (UK) has selected the short-takeoff/vertical ... prepared for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence. Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data Assembling and supporting the Joint Strike Fighter intheUK : issues and costs / Cynthia...
... combined vaccine in favor of buying single vaccines on the market. However, the size of the income responses isfairly modest: at the height of the controversy, increasing household income from the ... connection (either in the house or through work), frequency of contact with the grandmother, the mother’s perception of the quality of the neighborhood, whether the mother worked inthe NHS before the ... over-report their uptake.25 The variables measuring the frequency of contact with the grandmother andthe mother’s perception of the quality of the area are presented here in binary form; inthe regressions...
... hormones in theUKin 2010S42DM Parkin11. Cancers attributable to infection in the UKin 2010S49DM Parkin12. Cancers in 2010 attributable to ionisingradiation exposure inthe UK S57DM Parkin and ... resulted in declines in dietary salt intake, and there has been an equivalentreduction inthe incidence of gastric cancer (Tominaga and Kuroishi, 1997); however, there have been other changes in prevalence ... Hiom and Catherine Thomson for their questions and comments; Colette Pryor for collating incidence data and Katrina Brown for invaluable support in preparing the report forsubmission.FundingThis...
... toward institutional investors attracted $525 billion in new cash during 2008. Increased economic uncertainty during the year and ongoing turmoil inthe money markets encouraged these investors ... percent of index mutual fund assets were invested in index funds that track either the S&P 500 index or other domestic and international equity indexes (Figure 2.13). Funds indexed to the S&P ... between the ETF’s share price and its IIV during the trading day. When a gap exists between the ETF share price and its IIV, investors may decide to trade in either the ETF share or the underlying...
... dominated fund investing following the passage of the Investment Company Act of 1940. But successive bear markets in stocks inthe 1970s along with rising interest rates drew investors into ... funds. In 2009, we dedicated a separate chapter to ETFs, reflecting both their rapid asset growth and their increasing diversity as they expand to include actively managed funds and funds investing ... recording in a single volume some of the insights from these meetings and from our own research. Sometimes the developments are slow, andthe picture barely changes from one year to the next. In...
... of selecting informants. The aim of semi-structured interviews was to gain a deeper understanding of theliving and working conditions on the plantation andthe factors influencing those ... of the interview. From there, the interviewer and informant traced backwards through the informant‟s life and experience. The aim of the in- depth interview was to establish the chain of events ... However, there has been persistent concern and tension around the terms of the contracts signed between the Liberian state and rubber companies, on the one hand, andthelivingandworking conditions...