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Publication date: 1 June 2004

David Jackman

What is the purpose of regulation? What are we really trying to achieve? What should the world look like after it has been regulated? Many “stakeholders” assent to the concept of…

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What is the purpose of regulation? What are we really trying to achieve? What should the world look like after it has been regulated? Many “stakeholders” assent to the concept of regulation as a tool to fix a problem, but is there any clear idea about what the outcomes should be? It is very easy to become enmeshed in the mechanisms and processes of compliance without developing a grasp of the principles underlying regulation. This paper argues that regulation is based on ethical drivers that, if we understand them better, will help direct us towards a more effective and efficient system. Incoherent and excessive regulation can diminish individuals’ and firms’ ability to comprehend these principles and apply them in everyday judgments. A culture of dependency can result. Increased regulation of an undirected kind could indeed make matters worse.

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Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, vol. 12 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1358-1988

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Publication date: 1 March 2001

David Jackman

Financial firms may know only too well what it is like when a supervision visit is due the next day. The compliance officer has spent the last few weeks checking files, collating…

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Financial firms may know only too well what it is like when a supervision visit is due the next day. The compliance officer has spent the last few weeks checking files, collating what is hoped to be relevant information, briefing colleagues, trying to ensure everything is covered. Of course, the officer is keen to convey the impression that no special effort has been made. The team, however, do not look very closely at the dealing records that have been so meticulously checked. Instead, infuriatingly, they pursue some details which the compliance officer did not really see as being key. What is the result? How does the firm react? What is the end result for consumers and the market? Is this the ‘regulation game’, or can something more meaningful be seen?

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Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, vol. 9 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1358-1988

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Publication date: 1 March 2005

Jonathan Edwards and Simon Wolfe

Compliance is key to the operation and reputation of the financial services sector and is now completely embedded in the way financial services organisations carry on investment…

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Compliance is key to the operation and reputation of the financial services sector and is now completely embedded in the way financial services organisations carry on investment business. It is also fundamental to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in seeking to achieve its regulatory objectives as set out in SS. 3‐6 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. A great deal has been written on the topic of compliance and the core objective of this paper is to review and comment on the current approach to compliance which has evolved since the introduction of the Financial Services Act 1986. It notes the change of emphasis by the FSA from individual compliance competence to organisational compliance competence. It focuses on conduct of business regulation and highlights the importance of training and competence to compliance and explains how the regulatory approach has been changing from a rules‐based approach to a more flexible ethical one.

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Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, vol. 13 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1358-1988

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Publication date: 1 March 2001

Chris Taylor

This paper is a development of a talk given by the author at a conference in November 2000, entitled, ‘How will T&C affect senior management? They, in particular, need to comply’…

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This paper is a development of a talk given by the author at a conference in November 2000, entitled, ‘How will T&C affect senior management? They, in particular, need to comply’. It examines and comments upon the introduction of and the interaction between the new ‘Training & Competence’ and ‘Senior Management’ arrangements that the Financial Services Authority will introduce at N2 which is expected to be no later than the end of November 2001.

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Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, vol. 9 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1358-1988

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Publication date: 1 August 1947

In the good old days, before civilisation and artificial eating habits caught up with mankind, the majority of people in the world got all the Vitamin B and protein their bodies…

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In the good old days, before civilisation and artificial eating habits caught up with mankind, the majority of people in the world got all the Vitamin B and protein their bodies needed through micro‐organic foods. Before the discovery of tea and coffee as beverages, European man drank beer and ale, and the people of Africa, Asia and Australasia drank palm wines. These drinks were prepared by the use of micro‐organisms or fermentation, and supplied large quantities of high‐grade protein and Vitamin B, so essential for health and growth. With the discovery of food yeast and the proposed manufacture of this remarkable food in the British Colonies, the modern diet is going to be revolutionised. The manufacture of bakers' yeast is a simple process and has been known to man for hundreds of years. Into a certain weight of yeast is. introduced a solution of sugars, nitrogen and phosphates and this is allowed to multiply and grow until it has increased its weight fourfold. During this time air is pumped into the solution so the micro‐organisms can breathe, and at the end of nine hours the yeast in the vat is separated from the bulk of the used food solution, washed and pressed ready for use. Yeast has become in recent years increasingly popular as a food, and research workers, knowing the value of yeast in the diet to correct deficiencies, have not been idle in this field. For many years Dr. A. G. Thaysen, Ph.D., M.Sc., has been conducting experiments with yeast, and now, under the auspices of the Colonial Products Research Council, the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research is setting up a Micro‐biological Research Laboratory to carry out further experiments. As a result of visits to the West Indies by Sir R. Robinson and Professor Simonsen, it has been decided that this laboratory should be built in St. Clair, Port of Spain, where Dr. Thaysen will conduct experiments for an initial period of three years. Dr. Thaysen is of Danish origin, a naturalised British subject. He went to England early in 1914 to work at the Lister Institute on micro‐organisms, and when World War I. broke out the Admiralty secured his services for special war work. After the war he continued his research work with the Admiralty, and in 1936 his laboratory was transferred to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Recently the Colonial Products Research Council, by arrangement with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, secured Dr. Thaysen's services for the study of food yeast in the West Indies. Whereas bakers' yeast will only increase fourfold in nine hours, it has been possible to increase the weight of food yeast 64‐fold in the same time, and this yeast shows the same behaviour in its life cycle as is characteristic of all free living bacteria. The aim of these experiments is the manufacture of food yeast on an industrial scale, and some years ago a small pilot plant was started at Teddington, England, where some 100 to 150 lb. of food yeast could be produced weekly. With the experience gained at this plant, the Colonial Office has set up a commercial scale plant in Jamaica with funds provided under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act. Jamaica was chosen for the site of this first pilot plant in the West Indies because the West Indies Sugar Company had the available accommodation, surplus power and technical staff to manufacture food yeast economically, and also had adequate supplies of molasses, sugar and cane juice close at hand. A similar plant is under construction in India. In planning for a wide scale manufacture of food yeast it is necessary to select localities where there is an abundant and cheap supply of the necessary sugars or other carbohydrates. The West Indies and India, for instance, can supply molasses; Africa, maize and other grains; the Middle East, citrus fruit and carob beans; and Canada, Newfoundland and the United States, waste sulphite liquor from the manufacture of paper. Food yeast, as produced in the pilot plant, is a light, straw‐coloured flaky powder with a pleasant nutty or meaty flavour. It has a protein content of between 40 and 45 per cent., contains some 2 per cent. of phosphorus, a balanced proportion of Vitamin B, riboflavin and nicotinic acid, and is superior to liver and the various yeast extracts at present on the market. One ton of food yeast can be produced from 1·7 tons of sugar products or other carbohydrates. Food yeast has been fed successfully to livestock with remarkable results, and for human consumption it can be incorporated into flour for bread and biscuits and used for flavouring soups and stews. To quote Dr. Thaysen : “ It is essential to produce food yeast at the lowest possible price if it is to serve its primary purpose of supplying those sections of humanity who are least blessed with worldly riches with a wholesome and abundant protein and Vitamin B food.” In other words, it can well be seen that the discovery of food yeast is going to be one of the greatest contributions science has made in our own time, the atomic bomb notwithstanding, and with so many people in the world at the moment suffering from years of malnutrition in varying degrees, food yeast is going to be one of the Allied Nations' greatest contributions to the rehabilitation of the world and the immediate need to feed Europe, after years of war, can be faced confidently now that Jamaica is producing it in sufficient quantity.

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British Food Journal, vol. 49 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0007-070X

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Publication date: 24 November 2022

Deepthi Krishna Thota

The image of Mel Gibson and Hugh Jackman (as Wolverine) in the Mad Max and X-Men franchises represents traditional heroic action masculinity. This chapter explores the roles of…

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The image of Mel Gibson and Hugh Jackman (as Wolverine) in the Mad Max and X-Men franchises represents traditional heroic action masculinity. This chapter explores the roles of female action heroes in defying patriarchy and subverting action film genre stereotypes in male-dominated franchises. In contrast to past characterisations of Max, Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) provides both a departure to the role of Max as the male saviour seeking vengeance, by focusing on Imperator Furiosa and offering space for a portrayal of femininity characterised by inclusivity and tolerance. In Logan (2017), the decay of Wolverine is central to the narrative. Rather than the portrayal of an immortal hypermasculine hero in the previous X-Men films (with emphasis on men in X-Men), a new female mutant Laura assumes his mantle. In this context, I consider the gender roles and depiction of women in these films, and how they may be read as offering a futuristic vision of utopia in dystopian narrative worlds.

In the distant future, the social and economic systems build by the patriarchy are crumbling, causing an environmental crisis and divisive society, where people who are different (mutants) are hunted down. Mad Max: Fury Road and Logan both offer an alternative depiction of women and girls, providing new perspectives to navigate an uncertain dystopian world through fierce female warriors Furiosa, and mutant girl Laura. Ultimately this chapter demonstrates that survival in the post-apocalyptic and dystopian worlds represented in Mad Max: Fury Road and Logan may be achieved via a subversive feminist solution/utopia to the crisis of masculinity.

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Gender and Action Films 2000 and Beyond
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ISBN: 978-1-80117-518-0

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Publication date: 1 December 1994

Jim Millington

Reviews a number of contributions to migration analysis. Discusses someof the rudiments of migration modelling before turning attention tospecific applications. Pays particular…

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Reviews a number of contributions to migration analysis. Discusses some of the rudiments of migration modelling before turning attention to specific applications. Pays particular attention to articles which have modelled the interaction between labour and housing markets.

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International Journal of Manpower, vol. 15 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-7720

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Publication date: 5 March 2018

Aiveen Dillon, Charlotte Wilson and Catherine Jackman

The purpose of this paper is to explore service users’ experiences of a mindfulness group intervention.

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The purpose of this paper is to explore service users’ experiences of a mindfulness group intervention.

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In total, 15 participants with a diagnosis of a mild or moderate intellectual disability and concurrent mental health difficulties were interviewed using semi-structured interviews about their experiences of attending the mindfulness group.

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Thematic analysis was used to interpret the data. The three super ordinate themes that emerged were positive aspects of mindfulness, positive aspects of attending the group and negative aspects of attending the group. There were seven subthemes. The results highlighted that participants found the mindfulness group to be beneficial, partly due to specific aspects of the mindfulness intervention and partly due to the group process. The negative aspects of the group were harder to elicit, and were less specifically related to mindfulness.

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Mindfulness-based interventions have emerged as a promising approach for individuals with intellectual disabilities with mental health difficulties. There is currently a lack of research exploring service users with intellectual disabilities about their experiences of mindfulness interventions.

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Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, vol. 12 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2044-1282

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Publication date: 17 January 2022

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Disadvantaged Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
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ISBN: 978-1-80071-450-2

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Publication date: 18 April 2002

Maryellen Schaub and David P. Baker

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Schooling and Social Capital in Diverse Cultures
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ISBN: 978-1-84950-885-8

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