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The Financial Services Act 2010, which was passed by Parliament on 8 April 2010, gave the FSA the additional statutory objective of " Contributing to the protection and enhancement of the stability of the UK financial system " and removed the public awareness objective.
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The UK's Financial Services Authority stated that the fine related to the company's inadequate bribery and corruption controls, claiming that between January 14, 2005 and September 30, 2007 Aon had failed to properly assess the risks involved in its dealings with overseas firms and individuals.
World Bank / International Monetary Fund | IMF protesters smashed the windows of this PNC Financial Services | PNC Bank branch located in the Logan Circle, Washington, D. C. | Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D. C.
Since 2001, financial services in the British Virgin Islands have been regulated by the independent Financial Services Commission.
Official reports from the Financial Services Commission reflect as of June 30, 2010 only 207 captives in the BVI.
Prior to 31 December 2010, deposits with building societies of up to £ 50, 000 per individual, per institution, were normally protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme ( FSCS ), but Nationwide and Yorkshire Building Societies negotiated a temporary change to the terms of the FSCS to protect members of the societies they acquired in late 2008 / early 2009.
In other countries banking supervision is carried out by a government department such as the UK Treasury, or an independent government agency ( for example, UK's Financial Services Authority ).
The IMF's Financial Services Action Plan ( FSAP ) review self-assessment, for example, includes a number of questions about central bank independence in the transparency section.
Financial services have also become important to the city since the establishment of Dublin's International Financial Services Centre in 1987, which is globally recognised as a leading location for a range of internationally traded financial services.
Ben Bernanke ( lower-right ), Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on February 10, 2009.
The Senate equivalent of the House Financial Services Committee is the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
* Financial Services Board ( South Africa ), a financial regulatory authority
Financial institutions operating in Gibraltar are regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission.
In the United Kingdom, where 80 % of Europe's hedge funds are based, hedge fund managers are required to be authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority ( FSA ), the national regulator.
In South Africa, investment fund managers require approval and registration from the Financial Services Board ( FSB ) for them to operate as hedge fund investment managers.
In testimony to the House Financial Services Committee in 2009, Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve Board Chairman said he " would not think that any hedge fund or private equity fund would become a systemically-critical firm individually ".
In October 2009, the UK Financial Services Authority ( FSA ) commenced six-monthly surveys of the risks posed by hedge funds and their counterparties.
* Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 ( GLBA ), also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, protects the privacy and security of private financial information that financial institutions collect, hold, and process.
It was developed by the founding payment brands of the PCI Security Standards Council, including American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International, to help facilitate the broad adoption of consistent data security measures on a global basis.
In the UK, the relevant laws are the Criminal Justice Act 1993 Part V Schedule 1 and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, which defines an offence of Market Abuse.
PNC Financial Services launched a program in 2009 as a direct result of its acquisition of National City Corp., which National City already had, along with a mortgage division — neither of which PNC had had before the deal.
* International Financial Services
Another bill, The Financial Services Committee Act, contained provisions that all investments in Saint Kitts and Nevis would require approval by an investment committee in Saint Kitts.
* European Financial Services Roundtable
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In Scotland, Boxing Day has been specified as an additional bank holiday since 1974, by Royal Proclamation under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.
* Housing ( Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1946
The Financial Modernization Act of 1999, commonly referred to as " Gramm-Leach-Bliley ", established a comprehensive framework to authorize affiliations between banks, securities firms, and insurers, and once again acknowledged that states should regulate insurance.
In accordance with EU Directives, Malta enacted the Financial Markets Abuse Act in 2002, which effectively replaced the Insider Dealing and Market Abuse Act of 1994.
The recent passage of a revised Mutual Fund Act 2007, Securities Act 2007 and Insurance Act 2007 are meant to be the catalysts to move Seychelles from just another offshore jurisdiction to a full fledged Offshore Financial Center ( OFC ).
The Lyons government stepped in and paid the debts and then passed the Financial Agreement Enforcement Act to recover the money it had paid.
3004 ( the Financial Anti-Terrorism Act ).
* Garrett, Allison, " Auditor Whistle Blowing: The Financial Fraud Detection and Disclosure Act ," 17 Seton Hall Legis.
* Financial Crisis and Economic Recession, The Fatal Error of Peel's Bank Act by Professor Huerta de Soto
Its financial framework is governed by the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 ( FMA Act ).
( a ) Certification of Periodic Financial Reports .— Each periodic report containing financial statements filed by an issuer with the Securities Exchange Commission pursuant to section 13 ( a ) or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U. S. C.
* Financial Security Law of France (" Loi sur la Sécurité Financière ") — French equivalent of Sarbanes – Oxley Act
* Study Pursuant to Section 108 ( d ) of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002 on the Adoption by the United States Financial Reporting System of a Principles-Based Accounting System
* October 1992 – The Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 codifies within its language the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 that creates the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, and mandates HUD to set goals for lower income and underserved housing areas for the GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
** Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992,
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Anthropology has been used in Britain to provide an alternative explanation for the Financial crisis of 2007 – 2010 to the technical explanations rooted in economic and political theory.
During the Financial crisis of 2007 – 2010, Bulgaria marked a decline in its economy of 5. 5 % in 2009, but quickly restored its positive growth to 0. 2 % in 2010, in contrast to other Balkan countries.
They are receiving some attention again in the wake of the Financial crisis of 2007 – 2010.
* Financial crisis of 2007 – 2010
On September 1, 2010, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an advisory on " Informal Value Transfer Systems ".
Millsaps College is featured in Loren Pope ’ s Colleges That Change Lives and is one of only 24 private colleges nationwide named a Best Buy in the 2010 edition of Fiske ’ s Top Financial Finds on the College Tuition Market.
One of only 24 private colleges nationwide and the only college in Mississippi named a " Best Buy " in the 2010 edition of Fiske's Top Financial Finds on the College Tuition Market.
On 1 September 2010, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an advisory on " informal value transfer systems " referencing United States v. Banki.
* " Norman Foster " ( Review of Norman Foster: A Life in Architecture, by Deyan Sudjic ), Financial Times, 5 June 2010
The Eagles have worn white for their home opener in every game since moving to Lincoln Financial Field in 2003, with the exceptions for the 2010 home opener ( see next paragraph ) and the 2011 home opener against the New York Giants.
The Financial crisis of 2007 – 2010 led to mainstream discussions as to whether " Marx was right ".
The end-of-year FY 2010 DoS Agency Financial Report, approved by Secretary Clinton on 15 November 2010, showed actual total costs for the year of $ 27. 4 billion.
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Occasionally artists make impromptu performances ; for example, in 2010, a troupe of 22 dancers " contort their bodies and cram themselves into the nooks and crannies of the Financial District in Bodies in Urban Spaces " choreographed by Willi Donner.
Some economists believe the United States may be currently experiencing deflation as part of the Financial crisis of 2007 – 2010 ; compare the theory of debt-deflation.
According to the City of Las Vegas ' 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the greater Clark County area are:
* Nanjing Greenland Financial Center, Nanjing, China, 2010
The concept of business model has also been introduced into the accounting of deferred taxes under International Financial Reporting Standards with 2010 amendments to IAS 12 addressing deferred taxes related to investment property.
According to the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, the group's total income in FY 2010 was US $ 20, 728, 530.
Eight years later, according to The Financial Times ' 2010 rankings, the Washington University-Fudan University EMBA Program was ranked as one of the top 20 international executive MBA programs worldwide.
According to the city's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city were:
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