Essays about: "Dodd-Frank Act"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Dodd-Frank Act.
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1. Strengthening Sovereignty or Creating Dependence : A study on the United Nations and the Dodd-Frank Act’s effect on the autonomy of the Democratic Republic of Congo in mineral conflicts
University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studierAbstract : As the global demand for natural resources grows, conflicts and instability surrounding minerals and resources continue to mark the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operation MONUSCO has been deployed in the DRC since 2010, and that same year, the United States (US) established the Dodd-Frank Act with its Section 1502 concerning conflict minerals originating from the DRC. READ MORE
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2. Actors and Narratives in Congolese Mineral Trade : A Qualitative Case Study on Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : .... READ MORE
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3. Different regulatory regimes and banking crises - The role of moral hazard
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Since 1988 there have been international attempts to regulate banks with the Basel Rules; despite these international efforts to regulate banks within the Basel Rules, the rules have been insufficient. The financial crisis of 2008 highlighted the importance of regulatory oversight in the banking sector. READ MORE
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4. The Impact of Country-Specific Contextual Factors on the Outcome of Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act Regulating Conflict Minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättAbstract : The conflict mineral crisis has been ongoing in the DRC for nearly two decades, with armed groups and increased military presence have played on the tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold to fund a brutal war across the eastern region of the country. Recent international efforts to tackle such illicit trade in conflict minerals has focused on requiring relevant stakeholders involved in the mineral sourcing from the DRC to adhere to due diligence processes on their supply chains in an attempt to identify conflict-sourced minerals. READ MORE
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5. Do Banks Suffer From Stigmatization In Equity Capital Markets?
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This Master's Thesis investigates which effect the Federal Reserve's release of detailed Discount Window transaction data on March 31, 2011 had on the borrowing banks' stock performance. Three sets of event studies indicate that those banks did not experience negative abnormal stock returns, rejecting the hypothesis that, in equity capital markets, there is a negative stigma attached to borrowing under the Discount Window facility. READ MORE
