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Summer 2006
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Foreword:
Steven
Jameson, Editor
Important aspects of the financial
sector
News:
A round
up of what's been
happening in the market
place
Meeting
Point:
BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR TRANSACTION
PROCESS
Straight-through processing or STP,
as it is commonly known, is a widely
used and perhaps widely misused term, now claimed by a wide
spectrum of software solutions providers in a range of industries.
CROSS BORDER
BANKING IN THE EU: DEVELOPMENTS AND EMERGING POLICY ISSUES
MANAGEMENT
Cross-border banking has become an
increasingly important structural feature of the EU banking
sector. In 2004, around 30% of the EU banking sector was
owned by non-resident banking groups, up from around 20%
in 197..
Country
Profile:
NETHERLANDS
ANTILLES: INVESTING IN SMALL ENTERPRISE IN THE
The Netherlands Antilles is an
autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprised
of five islands in two groups.
EMERGING
IFC's
A Look at Global Developing
Financial Centres.
Industry Insight:
LEGAL TECHNICALITIES
OF INVESTING IN PROPERTY ABROAD
There has been a tendency for many
British investors and private punters to invest in property
abroad in the last five
years.
IT IS NOT
GOLDEN POND WE ARE AT THE WRONG END OF THE PYRAMID
It has been said by a wise man “Don’t
lay any certain plans for the future it is like planting
toads and expecting to raise toadstools“.
KNOW YOUR
TOLERANCE FOR INVESTMENT RISK BEFORE DESIGNING AN INVESTING
PROGRAM
What is risk tolerance and how does
it influence your investment decisions? Understanding what
you can and cannot emotionally tolerate losing will help
you
make better investment decisions and ultimately gain higher
returns.
THE RISE
OF INTEGRATED EDM SOLUTIONS FOR FINANCE THE GOVERNING COUNCIL
FOR THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
Electronic document management (EDM)
and imaging solutions have been around since the late 1980s,
but until recently their use in finance and
accountancy tended to be restricted to stand-alone systems
for scanning supplier invoices or proofs of delivery.
MASTERING
DATA ON AN ENTERPRISE SCALE
Enterprise Data Management (EDM)
is a technology and operations strategy that breaks down
the barriers of traditional data ‘silos’ through
better consolidation, management and distribution of the
essential data that feeds business applications.
THE EXPANDING ROLE OF CFOs AND
TREASURERS IN ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
In the past five years, the CFO and
treasurer have gained increasing responsibilities in the
area of risk mitigation within the company.
Reference:
FORTHCOMING
EVENTS
Important dates for your diary
DIRECTORY
Associations, IFC's, Central Banks
and Technology
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