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Foreword |
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Preface and acknowledgements |
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Abbreviations |
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PART 1 Accounting fundamentals |
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1 | (56) |
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3 | (8) |
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Book structure and contents |
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3 | (8) |
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2 Financial reporting instruments |
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11 | (14) |
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Documenting business transactions |
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12 | (1) |
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Classification of business activities |
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13 | (1) |
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Company accounts and key financial statement components |
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13 | (4) |
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Fundamental accounting equation |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (32) |
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The accounting process mechanism |
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26 | (5) |
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Double-entry bookkeeping method |
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31 | (4) |
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Relationship between accounting process and double-entry framework |
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35 | (1) |
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Relationship between the financial statements |
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36 | (2) |
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Accounting adjustments for accruals and valuations |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (1) |
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Using financial statements to analyse securities |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (11) |
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55 | (2) |
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PART 2 Accounting for financial instruments |
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57 | (108) |
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4 Relevant accounting standards |
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59 | (38) |
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Relevant IFRS and IAS accounting standards for financial instruments |
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59 | (24) |
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Comparison of IFRS and US GAAPs |
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83 | (6) |
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Originate-and-hold and originate-and-distribute banking strategies |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (3) |
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96 | (1) |
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5 Accounting treatment for financial instruments |
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97 | (40) |
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Accounting treatment of financial instruments |
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97 | (13) |
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Accounting implications when purchasing and selling financial instruments |
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110 | (1) |
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Accounting adjustments when purchasing and selling financial instruments |
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111 | (7) |
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Example regarding the accounting treatment of financial instruments |
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118 | (3) |
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Valuation of financial instruments (investments) |
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121 | (7) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (4) |
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134 | (3) |
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6 Bills of exchange and promissory notes |
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137 | (28) |
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The significance of bills of exchange |
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137 | (2) |
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The significance of a promissory note |
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139 | (2) |
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Advantages of bills of exchange and promissory notes |
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141 | (1) |
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Parties involved in bills of exchange |
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141 | (1) |
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The operation of bills of exchange |
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142 | (3) |
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Accounting entries for bills of exchange and promissory notes |
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145 | (2) |
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Calculating the bill of exchange (or promissory note) due date |
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147 | (1) |
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The global market place of commerce |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (11) |
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Additional practical problem |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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PART 3 Business and financial analysis of organisations |
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165 | (204) |
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7 Financial risk management principles |
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167 | (60) |
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168 | (2) |
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Occurrence of financial risk |
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170 | (1) |
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What is financial risk management? |
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171 | (5) |
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Financial risk management model |
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176 | (2) |
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Financial risk identification process |
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178 | (2) |
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Financial risk quantification process |
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180 | (39) |
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Formulating a risk response strategy |
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219 | (3) |
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Financial risk monitoring and control |
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222 | (1) |
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Financial risk management plan |
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223 | (2) |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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8 Financial risk management applications |
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227 | (48) |
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Diversification as a means to reduce risk |
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227 | (4) |
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Factors that impact interest rates |
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231 | (2) |
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Interest rate determination theories |
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233 | (3) |
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Factors that affect foreign currency exchange rates |
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236 | (2) |
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Currency exchange rate determination theories |
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238 | (2) |
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Development of the futures market |
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240 | (2) |
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Use of currency futures to hedge currency positions |
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242 | (1) |
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Comparison of futures with forward contracts |
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243 | (2) |
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Mitigating risk through the use of currency futures |
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245 | (1) |
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Mitigating financial risk due to currency exchange and interest fluctuations |
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245 | (6) |
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251 | (6) |
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Examples of hedging approaches |
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257 | (17) |
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274 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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9 Business and financial analysis |
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275 | (44) |
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275 | (12) |
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287 | (5) |
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Applying financial ratios to interpret an organisation's financial statements |
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292 | (10) |
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302 | (5) |
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Case study example: internal environment |
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307 | (3) |
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310 | (8) |
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318 | (1) |
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10 Valuation of a business |
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319 | (37) |
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Significance in valuing a business |
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320 | (1) |
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Factors that impact the valuation of a business |
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321 | (1) |
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The business valuation framework |
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322 | (4) |
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Non-going concern business valuation: asset break-up valuation method |
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326 | (1) |
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Going concern business valuation: asset approach |
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327 | (4) |
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Going concern business valuation: yield basis approach |
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331 | (5) |
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Going concern business valuation: economic value approach |
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336 | (1) |
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Other factors that impact business valuation |
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337 | (2) |
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Practical example: business valuation and sale of Trident Ltd |
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339 | (15) |
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354 | (1) |
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355 | (1) |
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11 Business Valuation Report and related issues |
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356 | (13) |
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Business Valuation Report: format and content |
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356 | (1) |
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Business Valuation Report: preliminary segment |
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356 | (2) |
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Business Valuation Report: domain descriptive segment |
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358 | (2) |
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Business Valuation Report: operating environment segment |
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360 | (2) |
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Business Valuation Report: financial statement normalisation segment |
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362 | (1) |
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Business Valuation Report: business valuation segment |
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363 | (1) |
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Business Valuation Report: business valuation finalisation segment |
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364 | (3) |
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Business Valuation Report: covering letter |
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367 | (1) |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (1) |
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PART 4 Money laundering: the curse of financial services |
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369 | (38) |
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12 Anti-money laundering regulatory issues |
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371 | (36) |
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Anti-money laundering (AML) |
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371 | (3) |
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Effects of AML legislation on business enterprises |
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374 | (2) |
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Overview of anti-money laundering measures in the EU (the 4th Directive) |
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376 | (6) |
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Overview of anti-money laundering measures in the USA |
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382 | (2) |
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United States of America anti-money laundering legal framework |
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384 | (4) |
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Recommendations of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) |
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388 | (9) |
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FATF gatekeeper initiative |
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397 | (1) |
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Anti-money laundering (AML) risk-based approach |
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398 | (2) |
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Auditing and testing AML programs |
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400 | (1) |
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Prepare an AML program testing strategy |
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400 | (1) |
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Audit program for testing and validation AML/CTF activities |
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400 | (1) |
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Report findings and follow-up |
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401 | (1) |
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Impact of AML regulations on financial institutions |
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402 | (2) |
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Regulatory issues stemming from the G20 |
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404 | (1) |
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Potential regulatory issues |
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405 | (2) |
Conclusion |
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407 | (1) |
References |
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408 | (1) |
Index |
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