This work describes how the rules of accounting are developed. It provides a new perspective on European accounting, showing how laws, standards, decrees and other regulations evolve, discussing and comparing the institutional settings and the legislative processes within each country.

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Product Description: Practical tools and advice for managing financial risk, updated for a post-crisis world Advanced Financial Risk Management bridges the gap between the idealized assumptions used for risk valuation and the realities that must be reflected in management actions...read more

'Advances in Business and Management Forecasting' is a blind refereed serial publication published on an annual basis. The objective of this research annual is to present state-of-the-art studies in the application of forecasting methodologies to such areas as sales, marketing and strategic decision making.

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Product Description: We are entering a new era in which those with the means will need to rely on their own financial planning for their future security. This includes many, if not most, of your clients.The Advisor's Guide to Long-Term Care is literally guaranteed to make you better able to understand and address the long-term care insurance needs of your clients...read more

Product Description: The insurance industry is among the most highly regulated industries today, and literature on the field is a complex thicket of sources. This valuable, one-of-a-kind resource is a comprehensive guide to locating and using information resources about the insurance industry...read more

Product Description: How to perform a Risk Management Analysis in any organization. What is Risk, indeed. Some people see it as danger, others think risk is fun!! For me it is still simply the uncertain event which awaits you and which has a negative effect on your financial status...read more

Product Description: This ground-breaking book explores what happens when the fine line between competitive excellence and fraudulent and corrupt practice is crossed. Whilst most fraud literature focuses on the individual perpetrator, The Anatomy of Fraud and Corruption looks at how organizations as a whole and the people within it behave when fraud and corruption occur...read more

*FULLY UPDATED in December 2018 for Schedule 3*Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) have never been more important. Criminals and terrorists are desperate to move their money around the world and protect it from seizure, and you and your insurance company form a vital part of Guernsey's defences against the contamination of the world's financial system by this dirty money.By reading this concise guide, anyone working in the insurance sector in Guernsey will learn about their personal and institutional AML/CFT obligations. The key elements of Guernsey's AML/CFT regime are explained, and you are encouraged to read this guide alongside your own company's AML/CFT procedures in order to get the very best from both.

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Product Description: 'Applications of Management Science' is a blind refereed serial publication published on an annual basis. The objective of this research annual is to present state-of-the-art studies in the application of management science to the solution of significant managerial decision-making problems...read more

This accessible book looks at the historical and cultural contexts of art works and architecture around the world from prehistoric times to the 20th century—with detailed and informative analyses of art, artists, patrons, and techniques. Its unique chronological presentation in compact topical units offers an exceptionally easy-to-use format—with general period/style introductions followed by self-contained sections on a selected number of specific representative pieces. The global focus emphasizes the diversity and commonality of the human experience. A fully integrated, chronological history of art covers all periods, places, and arts—including extensive analyses of European art, and some American, African, Mesoamerican, and Asian art—along with thorough coverage of women artists throughout. For those who appreciate art and its history.