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Public Property
This entry examines the conceptualization, categorization, and limitations of public property rights within the framework of Islamic jurisprudence....
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Game of Thrones—The Clash Between Public Interest and Property Rights in Banking Resolution
The acute Global Financial Crisis of 2007–2008 triggered a series of reforms at the EU level, which included the adoption of the Bank Recovery and...
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Reimagine the Paradigm of Property Right: Metaverse and Tokenization
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology and finance, the concept of property rights is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the...
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Taxation of Virtual Currencies; Environmental, Social and Governance Considerations; Protection of Intellectual Property Rights; Antitrust; and Cybersecurity
There are a multitude of legal issues attendant to virtual currencies. In this chapter, we consider several of the most pressing topics that have...
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Fundamental rights and banking supervision
This paper examines the intersections of fundamental rights and European banking supervision. It contributes to a more nuanced and refined...
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Consumer rights and banking contracts
Survey evidence regularly shows that bank customers view bankers as less ethical or honest than other professions. This article sheds light on one...
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The Internationalisation of Property Investment
The globalisation of financial and property markets really only developed towards the end of the twentieth century and was driven by socio, economic...
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Portfolio Theory and Property in a Multi-Asset Portfolio
Most of the commercial properties held as an investment are wrapped up in funds, large and small. Because of this, no study of commercial property...
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The Household Finance Issues in China
This book systematically studies and discusses pertinent issues related to household finance in China. This book not only elucidates the concept and...
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An analysis of post-demutualisation in the property–liability insurance industry
Using a quasi-natural experiment, we examine how demutualisation affects demutualised insurers’ capital, organisational flexibility and alignment of...
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Slavery
During the Jahiliyyah period, Arab society perpetuated the ancient Near Eastern understanding of slavery, treating slaves as property without social...
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The Case of Indian Real Estate
Capital requirements for real estate are classified into four main categories, namely land acquisition, project development, construction, and sales...
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Alms (Zakat)
This text delves into the multifaceted concept of zakat, a religious duty in Islam that also serves as a social and economic mechanism. Zakat’s...
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Earnings management surrounding forced CEO turnover: evidence from the U.S. property-casualty insurance industry
In this paper, we investigate earnings management surrounding forced CEO turnover for U.S. property-casualty insurance companies with differing...
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The Surge in Blockchain-Based Patent Applications: Booster or Bumps?
This chapter discusses the evolving distributed patent system built on blockchain technologies. By looking into the theories, practices, and...
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Ownership of ESG characteristics
A portfolio can be viewed as the collection of the businesses, policies and practices of constituent companies. We measure investors’ Ownership of...
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Bank intervention and firms’ earnings management: evidence from debt covenant violations
Earnings management has long been one of the main concerns in accounting and management literature, and the extent to which corporate governance...
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Digitalisation, Sustainability, and the Banking and Capital Markets Union Thoughts on Current Issues of EU Financial Regulation
This book covers three topics that have dominated financial market regulation and supervision debates: digital finance, sustainable finance, and the...
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Infrastructure Projects Finance
Infrastructure includes the basic physical and organizational structures needed for a society to operate and for an economy to function. It can be...
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The Ongoing Sino-US Trade War and Subsequent Tech War
The Sino-US trade war and the ensuing technological war (2018–2023) with the associated increase in all kinds of trade-restricting measures has...