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This book argues that the implementation of compulsory, highly regulated, privately administered, defined contribution pensions facilitates rent-seeking behaviour on the part of the pension fund administrators and undermines the retirees’ income and well-being. While the book focuses primarily on Chile, its analysis and conclusions are applicable to several Latin American and Eastern European countries where privately administered pension systems have been implemented. Chapters evaluate the scholarly literature and empirical evidence around three aspects of the pension fund industry: structure, pricing and performance. The authors conclude that state regulation has facilitated the accumulation of capital in the hands of the pension fund administrators. They also demonstrate that these systems owe more to the values and principles of conservative philosophy than to neoliberalism in providing alternative solutions to the rent-seeking approach to retirement. Mark Hyde is a Reader in Work and Pensions at the University of Plymouth, UK. His most recent work on the privatisation of pensions has included several books and monographs:The Marketization of Social Security (2001), The Privatization of Mandatory Retirement Income Protection (2006), The Intergenerational Covenant (2010) and Classical Liberalism and Conservatism (2014). Silvia Borzutzky is a Teaching Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, USA. She has written extensively on Chilean politics and social security policies. She is the author of Vital Connections: Politics, Social Security and Inequality in Chile (2002), and co-editor of After Pinochet: The Chilean Road to Capitalism and Democracy (2006), and The Bachelet Government: Conflict and Consensus in Post-Pinochet Chile (2010).  .

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This book provides a critical analysis of The European Union’s regulatory framework for mobile payments and bitcoin. Chapters discuss the creation of the EU single market for e-payments and combine legal analysis with comparative case studies in their exploration of the regulatory challenges surrounding e-payments. The contributing authors analyse the key economic and legal issues of the development of bitcoin and mobile payments within the EU framework through a comparative lens. They cover topics ranging from user data and funds protection and the stability of the payment system to the competitiveness of the EU market. Providing a comprehensive and methodological guide to the bitcoin and mobile payments in Europe, this book will prove an illuminating and informative read for academics, students and policy makers with an interest in the impact of innovation on payment systems. .

Finance. --- Bank marketing. --- Investment banking. --- Securities. --- Capital market. --- Financial engineering. --- European Union. --- Financial Services. --- Investments and Securities. --- Financial Engineering. --- Capital Markets. --- European Union Politics. --- Banks and banking, Investment --- Investment banks --- Banks and banking --- Marketing of bank services --- Marketing of banking services --- Funding --- Funds --- Marketing --- Financial institutions --- Securities --- Economics --- Currency question --- Capital markets --- Market, Capital --- Finance --- Loans --- Money market --- Crowding out (Economics) --- Efficient market theory --- Computational finance --- Engineering, Financial --- Blue sky laws --- Capitalization (Finance) --- Investment securities --- Portfolio --- Scrip --- Securities law --- Underwriting --- Investments --- Investment banking --- Law and legislation --- Electronic funds transfers --- Bitcoin --- Electronic commerce --- Mobile commerce --- Banks and banking - Technological innovations --- Financial institutions - Technological innovations

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This book is a timely addition to the fast-growing international debate on Integrated Reporting, which offers a holistic view of the evolution and practice of Integrated Reporting. The book covers the determinants and consequences of Integrated Reporting, as well as examining some of the most relevant issues (particularly in the context of the United States) in the debate about Integrated Reporting.  The authors address key topics relating to Integrated Reporting such as: the extent to which consistency between integrated and other company reporting can be achieved, and the fundamental role of integrated thinking within a company setting. More specifically, the book provides a detailed discussion about the role of institutional investors, corporate governance systems and cultural variables in the practice of Integrated Reporting. The book contextualises Integrated Reporting as a practice within the broader realm of international accounting standards, with insight into its impact upon global markets.

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This book explores the ways in which the adoption of new paradigms, processes, and technologies can lead to greater revenue, cost efficiency and control, as well as improved business agility in the insurance industry.

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This book brings together a set of analytical and empirical essays aimed at understanding inclusive finance in emerging markets focusing on Asia. Despite the significant policy interest in the issue of financial inclusion in the Asian market, there is a dearth of academic literature on the topic. This book fills this gap by being the first of its kind to address the relevant issues and policy concerns relating to the availability and affordability of financial services in this rapidly emerging geopolitical area. The book features a mixture of empirical and case study oriented essays, informed by data, literature and policy analysis that will be useful for both the academics and the policy makers in the region interested in the subject. Countries highlighted in the essays assessing financial inclusivity include Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India.

Finance. --- Bank marketing. --- Investment banking. --- Securities. --- Development economics. --- Asia --- Social structure. --- Social inequality. --- Financial Services. --- Investments and Securities. --- Personal Finance/Wealth Management/Pension Planning. --- Asian Economics. --- Development Economics. --- Social Structure, Social Inequality. --- Economic conditions. --- Financial exclusion --- Exclusion, Financial --- Egalitarianism --- Inequality --- Social equality --- Social inequality --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Blue sky laws --- Capitalization (Finance) --- Investment securities --- Portfolio --- Scrip --- Securities --- Securities law --- Underwriting --- Banks and banking, Investment --- Investment banks --- Banks and banking --- Marketing of bank services --- Marketing of banking services --- Funding --- Funds --- Law and legislation --- Marketing --- Personal finance. --- Asia-Economic conditions. --- Economics --- Economic development --- Finance, Personal --- Financial management, Personal --- Financial planning, Personal --- Personal finance --- Personal financial management --- Personal financial planning --- Finance --- Financial literacy --- Investments --- Investment banking --- Financial institutions --- Planning --- Pension plans. --- Asia—Economic conditions. --- Political science --- Sociology --- Democracy --- Liberty --- Anthropology --- Social institutions --- Asia. --- Asian and Pacific Council countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- Equality.