Appointed by George W. Bush as the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in 2006, Sheila Bair witnessed the origins of the financial crisis and in 2008 became--along with Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, and Timothy Geithner--one of the key public servants trying to repair the damage to the global economy. "Bull by the Horns" is her remarkable and refreshingly honest account of that contentious time and the struggle for reform that followed and continues to this day.

From an Islamic perspective, although the ownership of wealth is with God, humans are gifted with wealth to manage it with the objective of benefiting the human society. Such guidance means that wealth management is a process involving the accumulation, generation, purification, preservation and distribution of wealth, to be conducted carefully in permissible ways. This book is the first to lay out a coherent framework on how wealth management should be conducted in compliance with guiding principles from edicts of a major world religion. The book begins by defining wealth from both a secular perspective, and an Islamic perspective, before describing how wealth needs to be earned in lawful ways, preserved and used to benefit the needs of community, with a small part of the wealth given away to charity, and the remainder managed in accordance with laws and common practices, as established by a majority consensus of scholars of the religion in historical times. Each section of the book has relevant chapters that discuss the theory, as well as the application and the challenges in Islamic wealth management in real and financial markets. This book will appeal to students and researchers of Islamic wealth management, certainly Islamic economics and finance in general; policy makers; and a range of industry practitioners, such as investment managers, financial planners, accountants and lawyers.

The budget has been among the most pressing topics facing Brussels throughout the history of the EU. Features and Challenges of the EU Budget proposes a timely analysis of the most pertinent issues surrounding the EU budget with a multidisciplinary approach that includes historical, political, legal and economic interpretations. This thought provoking book considers the history of the EU budget and the European integration process, offering insight into the broader political implications of the budget for both Member State governments and for their citizens. Features and Challenges of the EU Budget also explores the legal and economic repercussions of the EU budget, examines the framework that controls it, and interrogates the budget's effects on European growth and competitiveness alongside its significance to the structural balances of Member States. At a time of uncertainty for the EU, this book provides a critical investigation of how political factors will affect the future of the EU budget. Featuring the unique contributions of academics from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, this insightful work will be of great interest to scholars and students investigating the politics, structure and economics of the EU. This book will also be useful to institutions offering courses or programmes concerning the EU and its budget. Contributors include: P. Becker, A. Isoni, R. Kaiser, M. Koelling, K. Mause, E. Perreau, M. Pierri, M. Schratzenstaller, M. Scotto, U. Villani-Lubelli, L. Zamparini

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Die International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) sind aufgrund der sogenannten IAS-Verordnung von allen Staaten der Europaischen Union verbindlich anzuwenden. Auch in einem betriebswirtschaftlichen Studium oder in einer betriebswirtschaftlichen Aus- und Weiterbildung stehen die IFRS mittlerweile regelmaA ig auf dem Lehrplan. Diese Textausgabe enthalt alle International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) bzw. International Accounting Standards (IAS) sowie alle Interpretationen (SICs, IFRICs), die von der Europaischen Union (EU) gebilligt und so fA1/4r kapitalmarktorientierte Unternehmen verpflichtend anzuwenden sind. Zusatzlich enthalt diese Ausgabe das Rahmenkonzept in der Fassung von 2003 und die sogenannte IAS-Verordnung, mit der die Regelungen EU-weit verbindlich gemacht wurden. Das macht diese rein deutschsprachige Textausgabe zu dem perfekten Arbeitsmittel fA1/4r Studierende, SchA1/4ler und alle anderen Lernende. Die Textausgabe enthalt ein Vorwort und eine EinfA1/4hrung von Professor Dr. Henning ZA1/4lch, HHL-Leipzig Graduate School of Management, und Prof. Dr. Matthias Hendler, MA1/4nster. Die Ausgabe 2020/2021 berA1/4cksichtigt alle A nderungen, die von der Europaischen Union bis zum 1. Juli 2020 A1/4bernommen wurden. Aus rechtlichen GrA1/4nden darf dieses Buch nur innerhalb des Europaischen Wirtschsftsraums (EWR) verkauft werden.